Wolverhampton, West Midlands

'Milano' Coffee Bar

As a school girl I have delicious memories of the forbidden coffee bar in Darlington Street. I remember it was downstairs, or is that now muddled with a thousand other coffee bars? It was dimly lit and had an amazing machine that hissed and spluttered and made coffee, the taste of which I have no recollection beyond the fact that it... [more]

Pearks

Pearks was one of the first supermarkets in Wolverthampton to start trading. I worked there in 1962. My name was Marain Beech, I went on to marry a former work colleague, Chris Rutter.

Cheese was cut up on the premises, and so wa bacon. Many happy times. Does anyone else remember working there? The supermarket was in Queen Street.... [more]

Bedford Williams Store

Hello, does anyone remember the Bedford Williams Store in Victoria Street, Wolverhampton? I was employed there in 1962 until about 1964 in the fabric department and I also worked on the button covering counter and stocking repairs. My supervisor's name was Miss Corkingdale. I would love to see if anyone remembers the store. I now live in Australia and I am... [more]

Grand Theatre

I remember going to the Grand Theatre in Lichfield Street when I was a child. My aunt took me to see Margaret Lockwood in 'Peter Pan'. Her daughter Julia Lockwood was playing Wendy. Afterwards my aunt took me to the stage door and managed to get Margaret Lockwood's autograph and Julia's for me. My aunt was quite well known at the... [more]

My parents wedding

Although I wasn't to be born for another 6 years, I remember my mother teling me about her wedding day here. My brother's name is Peter, I wonder if the connection is from this church?

West Midlands Pocket Album

With a DA registration plate, the automobile is from the Wolverhampton area, and appears to be chauffeur-driven. In the years immediately prior to the Great War, a number of British car manufacturers got round the problem of the poor state of most of the country's roads by offering 'colonial' versions of their touring cars. These models had greater ground clearance than vehicles manufactured for the domestic market. In... [more]

Wolverhampton Photographic Memories

Horse trams are slowly climbing the hill on their journey from Tettenhall. The shops on the left were demolished in the 1930s to make way for Burton Tailors and F W Bradford Ltd, a family-run department store incorporated into James Beattie in 1960. Stobart the tailors, on the right with the display of hats and caps, has now lost the corner of its ground floor.

West Midlands Pocket Album

In the days of horse-drawn trams Darlington Street was considered wide enough for a single line only, and here inbound and outbound cars have made use of the passing loop. As can be seen, double-deck cars required a pair of horses to pull them, sometimes three if the going was particularly steep. These cars could carry about 20 passengers in the saloon and 24 on... [more]