Wordsley, West Midlands

Walks with my Dad

This picture is the memorable part of our route, a walk from Belle Vue where I lived until the late fifties. My father would take me for walks on Sundays when the weather was good, which it seemed to be most of the time, we would walk up the common which was then all countryside. We would climb over the stile... [more]

Living in Wordsley

I remember Wordsley as a small boy to a young man. I went to Lawnswood School now a Music College? I lived in New Street which is further up the high Street ,than this picture. I remember the Chip Shop, the first shop you see in this picture on the far left. It used to be our Friday teatime treat or... [more]

Football in the Park

Behind this picture were the tennis courts and behind that were the football changing rooms and the pitches. I played in goal there for several teams over the years, the last being the Wordsley Labour Club. I had started with Stuart Crystal and over the years gained nicknames like the Crab or the Bear. There would also be some I cannot... [more]

Wordsley Hig Street

Wonderful to see these old photos of Wordsley. Unfortunately not of the shop where I spent the first few years of my life, from 1950.
My parents had a chip shop at 109 High Street, next door to the Cat Inn. Eventually they changed trades and went to fresh fish, then greengrocery, then hardware. Perhaps a few might remember "Bob" Hope... [more]

The Community Centre

The large building on the right is the Community Centre, built as an art school to improve the standards of design which in the 19th century was very poor, particularly in the glass industry. Opposite was a parade of shops, just out of shot. On the left at the corner of Kinver Street was Whitehouses the butchers, housed in a very... [more]

Lower High Street

This picture is taken from the junction of Kinver Street and is looking up towards Church Street on the top left. At the bottom right is the Rose and Crown pub (Davenports house) next to which was a shop that sold everything and I think belonged to the Randalls. After that was the Hall (like a village hall) and then the... [more]

Green Fields

These houses were built as a private estate and took up most of the land which belonged to Tack farm. Houses went from here across to the "old wood", and into it at some points, they went down from here to the edge of the park and down to Bells Lane were the old estate ended. There was a Council estate... [more]

West Midlands Living Memories

The fine bay windows of this house have been filled in with concrete and adorned with graffiti, while other windows have been boarded up. Nevertheless, it is still recognisable, and part of it is still in use, though apparently not as living accommodation. It stands on the edge of King George's Field in a quiet corner of Wordsley.

West Midlands Living Memories

The fine bay windows of this house have been filled in with concrete and adorned with graffiti, while other windows have been boarded up. Nevertheless, it is still recognisable, and part of it is still in use, though apparently not as living accommodation. It stands on the edge of King George's Field in a quiet corner of Wordsley.

West Midlands Living Memories

This picture gives a tantalising glimpse of the wonderful Red House Cone, which belongs to Stuart & Sons, makers of crystal glass. Built of brick in 1790, the cone housed a central furnace around which glassmakers worked in what must have been hellish conditions. This is the only such cone to survive in the Midlands; it ceased production in 1936. ... [more]