I have no doubt that the civic leaders of the Black Country town (now city) of Wolverhampton thought that using a new fangled aerial photograph of the town centre was very clever in 1932. And there’s no denying that the image, from a historical perspective, is fascinating. The area shown Read More →
I have no doubt that the civic leaders of the Black Country town (now city) of Wolverhampton thought that using a new fangled aerial photograph of the town centre was very clever in 1932. And there’s no denying that the image, from a historical perspective, is fascinating. The area shown Read More →
Just simple, bold and straightforward – the style echoes the solidity of the product. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/QRYk4j
Read More →Just simple, bold and straightforward – the style echoes the solidity of the product. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/QRYk4j
Read More →Wolverhampton was one of the few major towns not to have municipalised its gas company and, like many parts of London and LIverpool, continued to be supplied by a private company until nationalisation in 1949. I do like the way the company puts itself in the list along with several Read More →
AS a child in the 1960s and ’70s I well recall this building as it was still then in use as a bus depot (the trolleybuses having gone in 1967) having been built to house the town’s earlier tram fleet. Sadly the building was demolished a few years ago, a Read More →
Not anymore they aren’t. The Wolverhampton plant of the American Goodyear company opened in 1927 and was one of the city’s major employers until it closed finally in 2017. This is a fine, bold graphic for both tyre and tread. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/29V4CJQ
Read More →Founded in 1903 by E P Hooley the Wolverhampton based road surfacing company Tarmac (after Tar Macadam) would in time grow to be an important building supply and contracting company. In recent years they were involved in a complex series of acquistions, mergers and de-mergers. The name still survives. This Read More →
Founded in 1903 by E P Hooley the Wolverhampton based road surfacing company Tarmac (after Tar Macadam) would in time grow to be an important building supply and contracting company. In recent years they were involved in a complex series of acquistions, mergers and de-mergers. The name still survives. This Read More →
Founded in 1903 by E P Hooley the Wolverhampton based road surfacing company Tarmac (after Tar Macadam) would in time grow to be an important building supply and contracting company. In recent years they were involved in a complex series of acquistions, mergers and de-mergers. The name still survives. This Read More →
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