Join me on a pilgrimage to a Civic Centre, standing today on “A celebrated piece of gone but not Forgotten Land” The end of the 1950’s marked the beginning of a new era. In the background from left to right you see the Education offices or the Clinic. Where outside here today stands […]
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A Strange Tale in Wolverhampton’s Town Hall Pub
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 […]
Read moreThe Rat Catcher – He don’t come here anymore.
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 […]
Read moreFriday We Had Fish
Although I have never been a keen angler, throughout my life I have always had a love for fish. It may stem from the fact that my grandfather and my father were at some time connected with the trade. To this day there is nothing I find more interesting that […]
Read moreFeathering for Christmas
The way to handle “The Birds” came naturally to my father Jack Howe A story of Market Life My father, was introduced to working life in Wolverhampton markets by his boyhood friend Tommy Wright, who’s uncle, Albert Thomas owned a local fish merchant business. During the first World war every […]
Read moreWhen Spring Water was on Tap
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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