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Agricultural Hall
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The Agricultural Hall used to stand at the junction of Dudley Street and Snow Hill, it later became the Gauemont cinema and is now the site of a Wilkinson store. |
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The Barley Mow
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The Barley Mow is situated on Penn Common |
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Barn Street
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Barn Street stood on the corner of Peel Street |
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Broad Street
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Broad Street reputedly had the last thatched house to be seen in Wolverhampton.The street was once know as "Rotten Row" and then as "Canal Street". Can Lane(Railway Street) ran along the bottom. This view is about 1870. |
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Cattle Market
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The Cattle Market used to be in Bilston Street |
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The Central Arcade 1967
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The Central Arcade had it's entrance in Dudley Street, it is now the entrance to The Mander Center. If the powers that be could have foreseen what a magnificent entrance the arcade would have made to the Mander Center, it would still have been here today. They destroyed it as they did to the other arcade, Queens Arcade that had it's entrance in Queen Square. |
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Chapel Ash
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Chapel Ash is very different today from this photograph, the island has disappeared and traffic lights have been put up in it's place. |
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Chapel Of Ease
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The Chapel Of Ease in St John's church in St John's Square |
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Congregational Church
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The Congregational Church stood on the corner of Queen's Street and Market Street where the job centre is now. |
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A Civic Farewell
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The Mayor giving a civic farewell to the Staffordshire Regiment as they prepare to leave for the Great War.
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The Coach and Horses
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The Coach And Horses on the corner of Bell Street. |
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The Crooked House
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The real name of the Crooked House at Himley is The Glynn Arms. Due to subsidence it became known locally as the Crooked House |
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The Crown and Cushion
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The Crown And Cushion once stood in Bilston Street is seen here being demolished. |
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Culwell Street
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A very good picture of how the houses used to look in Culwell Street, all these have now gone and the street is unrecognisable |
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Darlington Street
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Even from this picture Darlington Street at the junction with Waterloo Road is still very easily recognised, the big building on the left is the methodist church (still standing today) and at the bottom of the picture St Mark's Church in Chapel Ash can be just made out. |
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Deanery House
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This very fine house was demolished to make way for the Technical College(now part of The Wolverhampton University) in Wulfruna Street |
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Dudley Road
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Dudley Road looking towards Wolverhampton, the old Ship And Rainbow on the left of the picture is still standing and in use, but is very different today. |
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Dudley Road
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A very different view of Dudley Road from the previous photograph, the houses in the picture were brew houses. |
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Dudley Street
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Dudley Street looking towards Queen Square. At the top of the picture St Peter's Church can be just made out. |
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Dudley Street 1946
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Looking down Dudley Street towards Snow Hill in 1946, notice the fashion of the day |
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The Elephant and Castle
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The Elephant And Castle stood at the junction of Stafford Street and Cannock Road. The local council failed to put a preservation order on it and property devolopers demolished it in 2001 |
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The Empire Palace
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The Empire Palace in Queen Square was also known as The Hippodrome. Times Furnishing Store once occupied the site in recent times, but now it is a Yates Wine Lodge. |
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The Fountain Inn
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At the moment little is known about The Fountain Inn. |
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The Freemasons Arms
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The Freemasons Arms was in the same area as Springfield Brewery |
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The Giffard Arms
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The Giffard Arms in Victoria Street is still standing today and is still in use as a public house. Part of it was taken over when James Beattie extended his store |
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Giffard House and Chapel
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Giffard House still stands in what used to be known as North Street before the ring road came into being, note the chapel on the left. |
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The Grammar School
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The Wolverhampton Grammar in John's Lane, this is now the entrance to the Mander Centre |
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The Grand Theatre
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The Grand Theatre in Lichfield Street |
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The Halfway House
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The Halfway House so called as it is halfway between London and Holyhead |
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The Hen And Chickens
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The Hen And Chickens in Dudley Street |
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High Green (Queen Square)
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A view of High Green |
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High Green And High Street
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High Green (Queen Square) and High Street (Dudley Street) |
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High Hall
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High Hall used to stand in High Green, the road to the left is Lichfield Street |
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High Level Station
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One of Wolverhampton's railway stations, the other being Low Level |
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HorseFair
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HorseFair is now known as Lich Gates |
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Horsely Fields
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You can just see the gas works in the distance, hence the reason why Horsely Fields had one of the first gas lamps |
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Interior View
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An interior view of a house in Worcester Street |
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John's Lane
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John's Lane where the Wolverhampton Grammar school used to be, but this picture shows an earlier view of the lane |
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Lichfield Street
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Lichfield Street looking from Prince's Square, Wolverhampton was the first town to have traffic lights, you can just see them in the foreground |
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Lichfield Street
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Lichfield Street looking from the top of the Prudential Building? the Criterion Hotel is the big building in the centre |
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Lichfield Street
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A very old view of Lichfield Street looking at St Peters Church |
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42 |
Lichfield Street
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Another view of Lichfield Street this time looking towards Queen Square |
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Lichfield Street
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Looking down Lichfield towards High Level Station, the General Post Office is on the right of the picture |
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Lichfield Street
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How Lichfield Street used to look in the times when Queen Square was called High Green, this view is looking toward High Green. The shop sign on the is of a watch maker |
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Lichfield Street
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Lichfield Street looking toward Prince's Square with St Peter's Gardens and The Art Gallery on the left. |
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Lichfield Street
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Lichfield Street is to the right of this building (Midlands Bank now) and Lich Gates to the left |
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Lindy Lou
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The oldest building in Wolverhampton stands on the corner of John's Lane, it has been various establishments over the years and is now an information centre |
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Quaker Meeting House
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This was situated just off Lower Lichfield Street, or Broad Street as it is now known. |
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Market Square
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The old Market Square is where the Civic Centre is now. On the left is the Market and the building right in front is the wholesale market hall |
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The Market Place
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A print of the market when it was held in High Green (Queen Square) in 1795 |
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Market Square
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A view of the Market Square from St Peter's Church |
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Central Arcade 1967
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A view of a busy Centeral Arcade, it is now the entrance to the Mander Centre in Dudley Street although the ornate interior is gone |
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Market Square
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The Market Square, the Civic Centre is there now |
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The Mermaid Inn
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A very old pub that stands on the Bridgenorth Road |
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The Molineux 1871
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This picture shows what the grounds where like before Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club made it their home |
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56 |
The Neachells Public House
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Very little has changed with this pub that stands at the crossroads of the Willenhall, Neachells Lane and Moseley Road |
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North Street
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A very rare view of North Street, notice the water pump on the side of the road, it usually served the whole street |
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North Street
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A very different looking North Street here, the building next to the post office with the archway, is the Bluecoat School |
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The Queen Victoria Nursing Institution
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This fine looking building was demolished to make way for the extension of Bank's Brewery |
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The Bluecoat School
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The Old Bluecoat School in Little Berry Street(now Berry Street) in about 1878, before it was moved to North Street.
The girls and boys photographed, show the old regulation dress, since abandoned for ordinary attire, whilst standing in the doorway can be seen the then head master, Mr. Cook. |
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The Old Chancel
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The Old Chancel at the side of St Peter's Church |
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The Oldfieldhouse
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The Oldfieldhouse pub at Claregate is now called the Claregate |
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63 |
The Market Place
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The Market Place by St Peter's on a busy day |
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The Old Still
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The Old Still in King Street is still in use today as a pub. It was once owned by the father of Dame Maggie Teyte one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. |
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Penn Road
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Penn Road at the turn of the century, the road on the left is Lea Road |
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Presbyterian Chapel
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This chapel I think was situated down Temple Street |
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The Prince Albert
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The Prince Albert Hotel was built to serve the passengers from the railway station that where looking for accommodation |
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Prince's Square
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Prince's square junction, to the left of The Mutual Insurance building is Lichfield Stree, to the right is Wulfruna Street |
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The Queen's Picture House
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The Queen's Picture House in Queen Square was turned into a popular venue for dances after demise if picture houses, it was later incorporated into the bank next door to it |
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The Queen's Hotel
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The Queen's Hotel stands on the corner of North Street and Cheapside, it is still in use todsay as a drinking house but somewhat changed |
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Queen Square
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In this view you can just make out the enterance to the other arcade, on the left, that Wolverhampton had, namely The Queen's Arcade |
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72 |
Queen Square
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Another view of Queen Square |
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Queen Square 1965
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The Prince Regent on his horse in Queen's Square |
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Queen Square 1969
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Queen Square looking toward Lichfield Street |
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Queen Square
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Queen Square after 1900 |
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Queen Square
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Queen Square pre 1900 |
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Queen Street
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Queen Street showing Martyns Store a big department store of the time |
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Market Hall
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The Indoor Market (or Market Hall) used to be where the Civic Centre is now |
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The Rose And Crown
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The Rose And Crown on the Penn Road is still in use today but has changed considerably |
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Rush Hour
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Rush hour in 1964 at the junction of Garrick Street and Bilston Street. |
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Salop Street
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A very very old view of Salop Street |
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Saxon Cross
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A Saxon Cross in the grounds of St Peter's Church |
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The Shoulder Of Mutton Inn
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This old pub is in Wood Road Compton, but I don't think it is a pub anymore |
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Snowhill
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A view of Snowhill |
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Snowhill
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Another view of Snowhill before the ring road came into being |
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Snowhill
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Snowhill looking towards Dudley Street, you can see the statue of Sir Charles Pelham, this now stands in The West Park |
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Stafford Street
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Looking down Stafford Street towards The Elephant and Castle |
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St James Vicarage
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St James Vicarage in St James Square, the square has now gone entirely to make way for progress of the ring road.
St jame's Square, just off Horsely Fields was built around 1750. It consisted of a range of Georgian Houses, three storeys high. |
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St Pauls Church
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St Pauls stood in Penn Road but was demolished to make way for the ring road and the widening of the Penn Road |
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St Peters Walk
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This view shows the entrance to the boays and girls school thatw as there at the time. I believe this walk is knowm as Paternoster Row. |
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The Talbot Hotel
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The Talbot Hotel in Princes Street |
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92 |
The Tettenhall Road
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In the picture you can see The Halfway House on the left |
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The Tettenhall Road
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Another view of The Tettenhal Road, this time at St Judes where you can just see the spire of the church |
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The Stag
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A print of The Stag Inn on Penn Common, it is still in use today |
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The Tiger Inn
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On the corner of darlington Street and North Street |
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The Town Hall
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A very old view of North Street showing The old Town Hall on the left and The Market Hall on the right. The Town Hall is now a magistrates court. |
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Trolley Buses
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Trolley Buses in Lichfield Street |
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98 |
Victoria Street
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Lindy Lou, the oldest building in Wolverhampton, in Victoria Street |
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99 |
Wadhams Hill
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This very fine road had to make way for the ring road |
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Waterloo Road
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A fine view of the houses that where in Waterloo Road |
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101 |
Whitmore Reans
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Leicester Square in Whitmore Reans |
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Whitmore Reans
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Looking down New Hampton Road toward the Tettenhall Road |
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Wightwick Manor
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The grand old house of WightwickManor |
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104 |
Worcester Street
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Looking down Worcester Street toward the town centre |
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Queen Square 1820
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Queen Square(High Green) as it looked in 1820. The column in the picture is a forty foot gas column. |
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Collegiate Church Of St Peter
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St Peters church that dominates the town. In 994AD Lady Wulfruna made grant of land to the monestary of St Mary which stood where St Peter's Churchis now |
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ABC Cinema
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The Cannon, as the ABC had become known, just before closure in 1961. The Garrick St. Amusement Centre part of the building had once been a cafe. In 1968 it had become "The Clock". |
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Central Arcade
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Central Arcade about 1967, as can be seen, some of the shops where closing down in anticipation of the developement of the Mander Centre. This arcade used to run through into St John's Street.. It was destroyed by fire in 1974. |
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Bell Street 1974
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A view of Bell Street in 1974 reavling the entrance to the Mander Centre. |
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Bilston Street
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Bilston as it was in 1967. The Garrick public house is the building on the right of the picture. |
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Canal Bridge
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The Wednesfield Road canal bridge at the foot of Broad Street about 1962. The bridge was removed and is now in the Black Country Museum after the road was widened |
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Bus Depot
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The Cleveland Road bus depot opposite The Royal Hospital in the early 1960's |
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Chapel Ash 1963
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Chapel Ash as it looked in 1963. |
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Clifton Cinema
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The Clifton Cinema that was situated in Bilston Street closed in 1966 and re-opened as a bingo club in 1978. It was demolished in 1981 and the Police Station now stands on the site. |
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Darlington Street
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Looking down Darlington Street from Queen Square, notice the art deco elephants on the top of Burton's mensware. |
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Gaumont
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Sadly the Gaumont, Snow Hill, is no loger there, Wilkinsons occupy the spot now. This is a view taken in the early 1960's |
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High Level Station
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The exterior of the High Level Station as it was in 1959. As was the usual practice, it was demolished to make way for a new station in the early 1960's |
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Wholesale Market
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A view of the inside of the Wholesale Market taken in 1973 just before it was moved to Stowheath Lane. |
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Lichfield Street 1913
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A view of Lichfield Street in 1913 |
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Lindy Lou
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Another view of Lindy Lou, you can clearly see how you where able to walk up St John's lane, through the Central Arcade and into Dudley Street. |
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low level Station
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The "King George V" steam train arrives at Low level Station in 1962, note the "Intercity Express"arriving at the same time. In 1967 mainline services where withdrawn from Low level Station |
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low level Station
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The Exterior of Low Level Station in 1962. |
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The Molineux Hotel
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The Molineux Hotel in 1964 on Wadham's Hill, note the entrance to the Wolves ground on the left. Wadhams Hill made way for the ring road and the Hotel fell in to disuse, but now it has been restored to nearly it's former glory. |
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West Park Monolinth
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Visitors to West Park inspect the monolinth in 1902 |
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Fighting Cocks
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At the junction of Dudley Road, Sedgley Road, Goldthorn Hill and Parkfield Road. This area was known as "Fighting cocks", it took it's name from the pub of the same name that you can just see in the right of the picture. |
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Midland Counties Dairy
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Midland Counties Dairy
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At the junction of penn Road and Lea Road, The Midland Counties Dairy building pictured here in 1962, was built in 1931, but sadly was demolished 1988. Now a MacDonalds fast food stands there. |
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Queen's Arcade
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Another fine arcade that was to be done away with by the council in the mid-sixties. |
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Queen Square
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Looking down Dudley Street from Queen Square 1968 |
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Queen Square
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Looking down Dudley Street from Queen Square 1968 |
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Queen Square
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Queen Square about 1952 |
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Coach and Horses
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A Trolley bus outside The Coach And Horses on Snow Hill. Only the building occupied by Jay's Furnishing in the backgrouind still stands today. |
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Snow Hill
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Where the ring road began! a trolley bus leaving Snow Hill for the Dudley Road - now the location where the ring road crosses the latter. |
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Stafford Road
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Satfford Road looking towards Five Ways in 1964 - last day of trolley bus operation on this route. The picture is taken from the top of the steps of the Railwayman's Institute. The road in the right foreground is the entrance to Staffor Road Works of the Great Western Railway |
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Victoria Street
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A view in the early 1960's showing the Odeon tower in Skinner Street |
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Star And Garter Hotel
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The Star And Garter Hotel stood at the top of Victoria Street. this picture was taken in 1962. The hotel had closed in 1961, and was demolished in 1964 to make way for the Mander Centre. It was built in 1836. |
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Thornley Street
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A view of Thornley Street showing a trolly bus alongside a Guy bus of 1957. On the left is The Percy Thomas Hall which became part of the Lafayette Club. |
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Town Centre
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A view of the town centre in 1968. |
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139 |
Victoria Street
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Another view of Victoria street, but this time in 1997, the Odeon tower in Skinner Street has now become the Rank Bingo and Beatties car park dominates the skyline. |
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Wholesale Market
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The Wholesale Fruit And Vegatable market - built in 1902 and demolished seventy years later. When this picture was taken in 1969/1970 the ex market patch was being used as a car park, but later the Civic Centre was built on it. |
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The Boat Inn
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The Boat Inn in Compton Road was named because it was quite near the canal, 200 yards further on, it is no longer there. |
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Corn Exchange Inn
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The Corn exchange was on the opposite corner to the Central Library, Argos now stands on the corner |
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Empire Vaults
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The Empire Vaults at the bottom of Queen Square, Yates is on the site now. It was associated with the Empire Musical Hall, which was replaced by the Hippodrome. |
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The Fieldhouse
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The Fieldhouse is up the hill at Wightwick behind The Mermaid Inn |
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The Fighting Cocks
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This pub used to stand on the junction of Goldthorn Hill and Sedgley Road, a supermarket stands there now. The area is still known as "Fighting Cocks" |
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The Little Swan
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The Little Swan used to be in Horsley Field, it was lost to the ring road and the bus station. It had two entrances in twp different streets, one was in Horseley Field and the other in Pipers Row. |
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The Mermaid Inn
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An earlier view of the Mermaid Inn at Wightwick than the one shown before |
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The Molineux Hotel
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A rare view of the back of The Molineux Hotel in 1974 |
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New Inn
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The New Inn stood on the corner of Horseley Field and Old Mill Street, it went the same way as a lot of others when the ring road came about. |
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Tunwall Street
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Tunwall Street was one of the most important thoroughfares of the early town. The street later became known as Cock Street, after the Cock Inn, and in 1866 was changed to Victoria Street to cmmemorate the visit of Queen Victoria. |
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Bell Street
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Bell Street before devlolpement, showing some of the oldest housing in the town. |
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The Quarter House
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The Quarterhouse on the compton next to Holy Trinity Church, a new Quarterhouse now occupies the site. |
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The Union Inn
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The Union Inn on Broad Street was known locally as The Bridges, as it sat between the canal bridgve and two railway bridges. It was demolished as the road was widened. |
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Chapel Ash
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Chapel Ash around 1965 looking towards Darlington Street |
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Compton Holloway
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A very early view of Compton Holloway |
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Darlington Street
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Looking down Darlington Street, Victoria Street is off to the left and North Street to the right. |
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Low Level Station
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Low Level Station getting ready for demolition |
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Princes Street
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A good view of Princes Street looking towards where it merges into Market Street |
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Queen Square
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A fine view of Queen Square showing the trams |
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Darlington Street
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A very old Darlington Street looking towards Queen Square |
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Dudley Street
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Dudley Street around 1965, the Central Arcade on the left of the picture
is now the entrance to the Mander Centre |
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Queen Square
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A victorian view of Queen Square |
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St Bartholomew Church
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St Bartholomews Church in Lower Penn |
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St Peters Church
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St Peters Church viewed from Lichfield Street |
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St Peters Church
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St Peters Church Lich Gate Entrance |
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Victoria Street
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Looking up Victoria Street towards Queen Square |
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Boscobel House
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The beautiful but modest timber framed Boscobel House sheltered Charles II after defeat at Worcester. In 1651 he evaded capture by sheltering in an oak tree, which soon became known as the 'Royal Oak', he then escaped and later returned to restore the Monarchy to England in the 1660s.
The house has been fully refurbished and offers much to see and do. Around the house are the hunting lodge and gardens, dairy, farmyard and smithy, all of which are there to be explored.
There are tales of the 'Priest Holes' on the guided tour and a tea room in which to relax and ponder the sites you've seen. A visit is not complete without visiting the descendent of the original 'Royal Oak', badly damaged in recent storms but still standing and a reminder of events over 350 years ago. |
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Queen Square
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Victorian Quen Square in colour |
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Chapel Ash
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Chapel Ash about 1900, the buildings are still there although the scene it's self has changed dramatically. |
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Lowlevel Station
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Lowlevel Station after the closure and left to stand, it is now being developed. |
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St Paul's Church
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A photograph of the sunken gardens and St Paul's Church as they looked in May, 1964, viewed from the top of the new multi-storey garage at the junction of the ring road at Penn Road. |
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St Marks
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St Marks Church In Chapel Ash |
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St Peters Church
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In side St Peters Church |
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Queen Square
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Queen Square showing The Queens Arcade on the right of the photograph as you look at it. |
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Lea Road
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Lea Road about 1920/30 |
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