Have you heard the one about the lawyer and the bible? Despite the set up, it is no comedy, moreover, a poignant family tale from Victorian times. Now I know I said in my last outing that it would be the final part of our “Tales from Carribee Island”, but […]
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An Island Far Away? Despite sounding somewhat similar to the Caribbean Islands, the area of Wolverhampton City Centre once known as “Carribee Island” was no place in the sun! “CRIBBEY – ISLAND” the place was called, yet twas no harbour seen; Nor, save the songbirds patch of turf, a single blade […]
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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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Although housing was well established on the east side, it was mostly nurseries and gardens at the lower half of North Street.Now notice the line of the wall marked as “Jack’s spot” on this map, which was seen in 1870 as a ten foot wall that backed the lower yard […]
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I want to talk about a place called “The Londes”. Picture this place: Due to the building of the new Asda Supermarket, the re-building of the Molineux grounds, and the considerable extensions to the University Campus, the area where I spent my youth has been completely replaced by new buildings […]
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