The main entrance to the Midland Railway goods depot in Wednesfield Road.

The western side of the Midland Railway goods depot, awaiting demolition. It took three years to build the goods depot, from November 1878 to November 1881.

Another view of the Midland Railway goods depot from Wednesfield Road. In 1966, British Rail decided to centre its local goods operations in the newly remodelled Bescot Yard and so most of the other local goods depots soon closed. The Midland Railway goods depot was then leased to Railstores Limited but was little used. By October 1988, when the lease on the building expired, the depot was in a bad state due to a lack of routine maintenance.

The north western corner of the goods depot. Late in 1988 the building became part of Wolverhampton steel terminal and gained a new lease of  life. It was initially heavily used, but due to the changing economic climate it fell into disuse again. It was demolished in the mid 1990s to make way for the Royal Mail sorting office.

The empty Low Level Station, which at the time was owned by the local authority. Plans for its use included a museum featuring locally made vehicles, but it never came to fruition.


Another view of the empty Low Level station.

The old pedestrian access to the Low Level Station from the High Level Station, known as "The Colonnades". It was restored in 2003, but is no longer in use.

The old Great Western Railway track bed, now occupied by the multi storey tower block 'Liberty Heights', and 'Heantun Point'. All providing student accommodation. Lock Street opposite is now part of a national cycle route.


The old foot bridge that was across the Great Western Railway, seen from Lock Street. It gave pedestrian access to what was then Bridge Street, leading to Culwell Street and Grimstone Street.

Canal boats moored in the remaining part of what was known as Victoria Basin, opposite the old cottages by lock 1 (top lock). To the left of the cottages is the Sablon Welding Company’s workshop, where ornamental ironwork was made.


Looking across the canal to the derelict Chillington Interchange Basin.


A close-up view of the derelict Chillington Interchange Basin, as seen from the top of the bridge..

The remaining buildings from the Commercial Road Power Station, which closed in the late 1970s. It opened on Thursday the 30th January, 1895 with a ceremony performed by the famous 19th century physicist Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society. It initially supplied 2,000 volts DC to several sub-stations where the supply was converted to 220 volts DC by motor-generators, for distribution to around 5 square miles. The initial generating equipment was supplied by Thomas Parker Limited.

Another view of Commercial Road Power Station, which by 1925 had a capacity of 23MW supplying an area of 47 square miles. On the site was a large cooling tower, a brick chimney, 115 feet high and a steel chimney, 175 feet high. A three phase AC distribution system was introduced in 1933, by which time the station supplied an area of 106 square miles. In 1936 a new generating hall was added and on the 1st April, 1948 the industry was nationalised, local supplies then came under the control of the Midlands Electricity Board.

The remains of a four storey lodging house and the roving bridge at Aldersley Junction. The lodging house had stables on the ground floor, and offered overnight accommodation for canal boatmen and their families. Horses entered the stables via the small arch in the bridge, by where the remains of several small coal-fired ovens can be seen.

S J Dixon & Son Limited’s fine building in Cleveland Road, which was built in 1885 as an extension to Forder & Company’s factory. At that time the 80 feet high building was the tallest structure in Wolverhampton (other than church towers and spires). There are six floors including the basement. On the 1st December, 1893 the building was sold to Thomas Reade and during the following year Reade Brothers and Company, Limited, manufacturing chemists, was formed. The firm moved into the Cleveland Road building and were there until 1959 when the building and the adjoining houses, were put-up for sale and were acquired by S. J. Dixon & Son Limited in September 1960.

The Greyhound and Punch Bowl, High Street, Bilston. It was built in about 1450 by John de Mollesley and originally called Stowheath Manor. It is Grade II* listed and was damaged as the result of an arson attack in 2023.

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