High Street, originally called Cock
Street until the early 20th century, disappeared when the
original ASDA supermarket was built in the1970s.
This photograph shows the northern side
of the street looking westwards after many of the old buildings
had already gone.
Another view of the northern side
of the street, this time looking eastwards towards King
Street.
On the left was the
Gas shop and next door Fine Footwear Repairs. The next shop
called simply "Darlaston" was a discount store and next door
was the Bull's Head pub. On the right was Jowetts and
finally Darlaston Winestores.
The Salvation Army's church in
High Street, just before it was demolished to make way for
the original Asda Supermarket in the early 1970's.
A final view along High Street.
The derelict area on the left was the site of "The Spinning
Wheels" toy and model shop.
New Road ran along the back of the
Owen Memorial Gardens, in between High Street and New
Street. The row of 1960s shops in the photograph were never
used. During construction there was a mix-up with the plans
that resulted in the building being built back-to-front.
