The first building to be completed in the Upper Street development area, the new parish centre was officially opened by the Bishop of Lichfield, the Right Reverend A. S. Reeve. Mrs A. S. Reeve, Tettenhall Urban District Council, Councillor Dr S. C. Dyke,

Roof-top, open-air parking was planned above a block of two-storey shops. School Street is mentioned, and the premises of Edwin Blakemore & Sons, F. Smith (Elec) Limited, and H. S. Richards & Son can be seen.

The Greek temple-style toilet block and Midlands Electricity Board sub-station on the junction of Tettenhall and Compton Roads was to be taken down and replaced by a modern substitute on the corner of Merridale and Compton Roads.

A 900-year-old Norman chest, hollowed out of a trunk of an oak tree, was believed to be the oldest object in the town, and the church used it for church plate, money and vestments. The photograph shows Prebendary N. W. Watson examining the chest.

Entrance in Peel Street. Stalls are visible through the entrance railings with a “Police No Waiting” traffic cone outside, at the front of the photograph. Rolls of cloth can be seen on a stall to the left, and customers are visible.

View of market hall with customers among stalls. There is a sign for Tate Bros visible among the lighting. There had been a protest among stallholders at the Town Council Markets Committee’s decision to raise stall rents.

Mr T. Chater in the attendants’ new maroon uniform, which replaced the black or dark blue suits worn previously, to make them more identifiable in the crowd. St Peter’s Church can be seen in the background.

Pigeons had been noted to be resting on various aspects of the friezes on the side of the building. A later article states that a pigeon repellant was being used by Wolverhampton Corporation to keep the birds away. The National Gallery and Nelson’s Column

Members of the church, which originated in South Carolina in the 1880s, gathered at the Waterloo Road Baptist Church for their annual convention. Please note this item may contain archaic terms which we would not longer deem acceptable, and may cause offe

During demolition and alteration work, an old gas chandelier was found from Wolverhampton’s first cinema, which opened in 1909. The photograph shows Bill Blower holding the item.