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Photos of the Centre
of Wolverhampton in Recent Times
by Bev Parker |
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Many changes have taken place since the start of the
century that have completely altered the look of the
City centre. Old landmarks have gone forever and have
been replaced, some shops have changed hands and the old
bus station has been updated and greatly improved.
What follows is a number of photographs that I took in
the first decade of the century, recording some of the
old street scenes before they disappeared forever. |
Wolverhampton bus station in 2001.
It was built in 1986 to replace an earlier one on the
same site, built in 1980. It closed on the 3rd
April 2010 in readiness for the building of the present
bus station, which opened on Sunday 24th July 2011 and
was built at a cost of £22.5 million. |
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Another view of the old bus
station. |
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The enquiries building in the old
bus station. |
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The overhead canopy alongside
Railway Drive. |
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Looking into the old bus station
from Railway Drive. |
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Another view from Railway Drive. |
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Building work on the present bus
station in September 2010. |
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Another view from September 2010. |
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The wonderful T J Hughes shop in
the Mander Centre in July 2011 just before final
closure. |
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Inside T J Hughes. |
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The top entrance by the car park. |
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Another sad loss was the closure
of Thorntons shop in Dudley Street. |
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Snow Hill in March 2009. |
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Another view of Snow Hill in March
2009. |
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Blakemore's Cash and Carry off
Raglan Street in May 2001. |
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Raglan House in May 2001. |
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The old shops in School Street. |
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The bottom of Temple Street in
March 2009. |
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Victoria Street and The Litten
Tree, now The George Wallis. |
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The old corn mill on Corn Hill in
September 2010. |
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The YMCA residents centre at
The Lindens in Penn Road, in June 2001. |
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The Fox Hotel on the corner of
the ring road and School Street. |
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The long-gone shops in Bell
Street, seen in March 2009. |
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The Crown in Cartwright Street
in 2001. |
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The old Low Level Station
showing the building of Broad Gauge Apartments and
Grand Station Suite. |
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Barclays Bank in Lichfield
Street in March 2009. |
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