Of the many who indulge in recalling their reminiscences, there are two classes, those who inflict cold, bare stodgy dry facts upon a long-suffering public, and those who have the happy knack of carefully sifting out those incidents that make entreating copy – I have always believed I belong in the […]
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In the early 1950’s, my friend John Neave started as a student printer at the Wolverhampton School of Art; situated then, in the basement of the Art Gallery, under the supervision of John Mills a Liverpudlian – a Letter press teacher. John holds fond memories of a fellow teacher at the […]
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Ask any old Wuffler today, if he or she has heard of the name Villiers. The majority will yes, and mention the once great engineering works in the street that bears the same name in Blakenhall. Not all though a few will associate the Villers mark on our town with […]
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I was searching through my collection of local photographs the other evening when I came across this award winning study of the Black Country’s violin-playing tramp Harold Thompson. A classic image of the region. It was taken in 1961 by the late Express & Star photographer Peter Garland. The picture […]
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A few days ago I had reason to visit St Johns retail Park, as it was a nice day I decided to return into town via George Street and St John’s Square I don’t know what urged me to wander through those ornate, gateposts, I can’t ever recall going that […]
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This photo appeared on Tuesday 6th December in the Express & Stars MEMORY LANE – by Toby Neal. Obviously like the many young employees at the Star these days who haven’t the time to spend researching the history of these photo’s, Toby hadn’t realised the significance of this scene the […]
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This article which has recently appeared in the Express & Star brought to mind the stories of two brave policeman who through there tragic deaths in the line of duty left their markers in those green fields of Wolverhampton and their names on the Citys Roll of honour. Let me […]
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Picture Postcards Record Past Heroes of the Beautiful Game. A small feature in the Express and Star on Saturday the eleventh of February 2012, written by Mark Andrews, featured a collection of postcards regarding the “Crooked House’ Pub in Himley at the turn of the century. Mark said, rightfully so, […]
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Bromley Place today. But this extended apartment block today houses a very important link with just one famous Wolverhampton achievment from the past. that sent a thrill around the world. It commemorates the fact that Louis H. Coatalen 1879-1962, Chief Engineer, Sunbeam Motor Car Company Ltd, 1909-1930. Designer of Aero […]
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The telegram said ‘killed in action’ and the tears flowed. But this wartime hero had a cold nose and four legs. Doris Blakeley nee Berry recollects a wartime memory: Doris Berry was born in Chester Street, Whitmore Reans in 1921, but when she was five her grandmother who had a […]
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The German High Command called it, “Operation Cerberus”, it passed into history as “the Channel Dash” or the “Channel Fiasco” depending on how you see it. At a meeting at Rastenburg, Hitler pressed for the pocket battleships Scharnhorst, Gneisnau, and Prinz Eugen, to be withdrawn from Brest, were they had […]
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My grandson Daniel is always telling me I should do more topical posts So what’s more topical today on the 5th May 2011, than the Alternative Vote. It has already split the party faithful and caused battles in the commons, But all this bad behaviour practised today mainly by the […]
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