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Hailstone and Edwin Richards quarries, Rowley Hills

D-EXP/P/Q2/15 4 Mar 1980 Wolverhampton Archives

Residents on the Lion Farm, Darbys Hill and Springfield Estates were being consulted on plans for the Rowley Hills District area, including the merger of two quarries, at Oakham Primary School. Sandwell Council, Turners HIll Road, Tarmac Roadstone (Southe

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Hailstone Quarry, Springfield, Rowley Hills

D-EXP/P/Q2/14 29 Apr 1975 Wolverhampton Archives

Tarmac had purchased a sprayer to squirt water into the quarry and avoid dust being blown into neighbouring homes and schools. The River Tame is mentioned. The photograph shows John Horsnall and Alun Hughes with the sprayer in action in the background.

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Jacqueline Mellar, Brabham Crescent, Streetly

D-EXP/P/H71/27 4 Apr 1978 Wolverhampton Archives

Jacqueline dreamed of becoming a gymnast like Olga Korbut, and had completed half the classes in a special course for promising Midland athletes at Tarmac School of Sport when it was discovered she had a rare hip condition called Perth’s Disease. Josephin

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Low Hill, Bushbury, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/H1/46 8 Sep 1973 Wolverhampton Archives

Town Council members were calling for the demolition of homes in the Low Hill area due to the rising costs of their modernisation. Councillor Ken Purchase and former mayor Arthur Storer are quoted, and Councillors Jim Carpenter and Duncan Rutherford are m

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Ludlow Heights, Bridgnorth

D-EXP/P/B7/38 27 Jan 1967 Wolverhampton Archives

New homes had been built by Tarmac of Ettingshall.

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Molineux Hotel, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1M/36 5 Nov 1988 Wolverhampton Archives

On a visit to the Mayor’s Parlour at Wolverhampton’s Civic Centre, Prince Charles was disappointed about the state of the historic building and started talks with owners Tarmac over its future. Mayor Councillor Phil Richards, Giffard House and St Peter’s

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Newport Street, Park Village, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1N/5 6 Jan 1983 Wolverhampton Archives

Midshires Building Society was putting up the cash for private householders in Park Village to borrow to improve their run-down homes. Frederick Shaw of Crowther Street, Edith Taylor of Leslie Road, Martin Cooper, and Councillor Ken Purchase are quoted. C

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Offenham House, Kellett Road, Nechells, Birmingham

D-EXP/P/H44/3 21 Apr 1983 Wolverhampton Archives

The tower block was officially reopened by Councillor Edwina Currie after a major refurbishment by the City Council and Tarmac Contract Housing. The photograph shows (from left) Ron Plant, May Dowd, Edwina Currie, Linda Coleman and Tony Boden.

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Patent Shaft, steel works, Leabrook Road, Wednesbury

D-EXP/P/I45/70 10 Aug 1988 Wolverhampton Archives

The start of open-cast mining on the former steelworks site by British Coal. The Richardson Brothers of Oldbury and Tarmac of Wolverhampton are mentioned.