Wolverhampton: Images of England by Mary Mills

Wolverhampton: Images of England by Mary Mills

The photographs in this fascinating selection, the majority of which are previously unpublished, recall the changes Wolverhampton underwent between the 1860s and 1960s, a century during which the town centre saw the completion of slum clearance programmes, the building of the ring road, and the construction of two major shopping centres. Districts not featured in previous publications - such as Finchfield, Whitmore Reans, Parkfields and Blakenhall - are included in this one. Derived from a variety of sources, notably the studio of Arthur Bennett Clark and a photographic survey carried out by the Wolverhampton Photographic Society in the mid-1950s, the photographs are all from the extensive and excellent collection held by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies, the quality of which is due in large part to the efforts and enthusiasm of former Chief Librarian Frank Mason. They bring to vivid life a town our forefathers must have known, and remind those of us who were there of a past which has all but vanished.

Mary Mills is an author and researcher.

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ISBN 13	9780752430201
ISBN 10	0752430203
Title	Wolverhampton: Images of England
Author	Mary Mills
Series	Images Of England Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2003-05-30
Number of pages	128
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