“Howes Life” with the Lions When my Aunt featured in the Lions Den at Bostock & Wombwells, Menagerie, in 1930 It was to be the last time this popular attraction would visit our town. This lively sketch of the old Market Place, dated 1793, by artist Thomas Rowlandson, […]
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She came from by “The Besom Yard”
Like every other town and city, over the years old Wolverhampton has had its share of unusual folk. In the 80’s we had Dave the radio carrying cowboy, who handed over to Ezra the Dudley Street Evangelist. The picture below shows a great Wolverhampton character of yesteryear. Miss Gibson, had […]
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