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Category: Local Landmarks

BILSTONS’ BLAST FROM THE PAST

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Billy

A potted history of Bilston Steel Works. Gone today in 2015 But will never be Forgotten. Bilston Steel Works was situated at Spring Vale, Bilston.         Between 1866 and 1883 six new blast furnaces were built at Springvale. The furnaces were hand-fed and the molten iron was […]

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BILSTONS JEWEL IN THE CROWN

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Billy

  Local Bilstonians pass this building today with hardly a second glance as it has just been an integral part of the High Street scene throughout their life times..     The Wars of the Roses would seem to mark the period of this ancient house, formerly the home of […]

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ALL GONE – BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Billy

The landscape of so many cities and towns throughout Britain has changed dramatically since the war especially the centres containing the streets with the various individual shops sitting side by side. Wolverhampton, for example in the heart of the “Midlands’ was never a classic picture postcard town I suppose mainly […]

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Wolverhampton’s “Man on the ‘Oss” is 150 years old this year.

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Billy

  Wolverhampton’s “Man on the ‘Oss” is 150 years old this year!   Arrowsmith’s cartoon shows the captured Crimean Cannon, soon to be replaced with the statue of the Prince Consort which remains there today in 2015. After the death of Albert, the Prince Consort, in 1861 steps were taken in […]

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History Abounds Around McDonald’s

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Billy

Lea Road Junction 1910. On the left at the side of the Pillar Box was the gates of the large house known as Hillside. fast forward a century and the site is now occupied by a drive – through, McDonald’s. A little while ago I was asked how Lea Road […]

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When Spring Water was on Tap

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Billy

It seemed to us kids growing up between the wars in Wolverhampton that every park, public square  or open place in and around town had its horse trough or drinking fountain. Though by the late thirties, the Corporation had stopped building troughs, as the automobile was gradually replacing the horse […]

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The Grave Before The Cemetery

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Billy

“Only an Old Directory of Wolverhampton” One of the first books on Wolverhampton I ever owned was a small directory from 1838 published by Joseph Bridgen and it has been the source of many a story I’ve done over the years. It was said as a practical printer Mr Bridgen […]

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Little Things Mean A Lot

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Billy

I received an email message earlier this week from David; an Old Wulfrunian born close to Kingsland Road, off Leicester Square.  David noticed I had been “idle on parade,” regarding the website of late and sent me this message from Australia. “Hello Billy, Do hope this email finds you well. […]

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Lawyers Field – Deanery Row – Prospect Place – Fender Row

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Billy

These are truly historic names, now long gone, that for me and for many others conjure up a picture of happy memories which most of us today visualise  through rose-coloured glasses. But in reality if you had seen the living accommodation around Prospect Place in the years between the wars, […]

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Well. Whad’ya know, Whad’ya say?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Billy

On Saturday the 27th February 2010. I attended the annual, Wolverhampton Local History Symposium at Bantock House Museum. The illustrated talks were well researched, diverse and informative, and all of the speakers were excellent; it was a most enjoyable day. Later, during  the final discussion a question was put to […]

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There Was No Rhyme Nor Reason

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Billy

A thank you in verse for lifting the curse. There came a time my drink ran dry, and those who once cared passed me by. And all around me was swept away, never to see another day. I felt certain this would happen to me, and the same sorry end […]

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