The traditional rhyme goes “Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot”. Over four hundred years ago a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of co-conspirators hatched a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. “The Gunpowder Plot”, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason […]
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Well, as it is approaching Halloween I wondered if this little story, which first came to light in Wolverhampton’s town hall pub, would be of interest to our members. It was told to me as a youngster, by a friend of my fathers who worked atthat time in the Retail […]
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We hear today many convincing stories regarding the centre of town being plagued by rats in the 1940’s and 50’s. Now, as I have mentioned often before, I was born close to St Peter’s Church which seemed to be the centre of all activities during my childhood. To hear a tale […]
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One of the most personal decisions in a person’s life is the nature of what happens to them once they shuffle from this mortal coil. In present times, many people choose cremation over burial, partly due to its more cost-effective nature, but also for the freedom it offers. Rather than […]
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A STORY FOR HALLOWEEN There is an old house lying peacefully in the heart of shropshire, a beautiful Elizabethan building with unusual chimney stacks. It is to these chimney stacks a curious and eerie story is told. Plaish Hall at Cardington – An evocative drawing courtesy of Legendary Wolverhampton […]
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I have many stories recounting the life and times of the many Victorian family owned emporiums scattered across our town over the years. This story is just one of them. Most Wulfrunians today will recognise No 83 Darlington the Pertemps Recruitment Centre building on the corner of Red Lion Street. […]
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The terrible treatment of the weaker sex across the World at the moment, which I abhor, is brought to us graphically every day through the news and media. Regarding this, the lines and title in this my latest post may seem a bit derogatory. I can assure you this is […]
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“The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. The plan was to blow up […]
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This tale of a “British Restaurant” is an hard one to swallow. Do you remember the British or Civic Restaurants?” as they were known. British Restaurants were inaugurated in 1941, to provide a substantial cheap meal for the general public, and there were originally five such restaurants in Wolverhampton, situated […]
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This well known roadside inn at Penn which was included in the sale of a portion of the Lloyd estate 24th & 25th September 1901, is connected with a very curious story bearing its past history. It is one of the oldest licensed houses in the county, and the present […]
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“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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Fred Thomas was the youngest son of William and Francis Thomas who had started their wholesale fish merchants business in Horseley fields in the latter part of the 1800s. Fred, the youngest son of William and Frances Thomas is pictured in the lounge of his bungalow in Ounsdale Road, Wombourne […]
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