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Queen Square, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1Q/26 27 Mar 1961 Wolverhampton Archives

The photograph shows Helga Coleman looking at the statue of Prince Albert, and the article relates to the statue needing a clean. There is a later article using the same photograph stating that Lady Longford’s book “Victoria R.I.”, which listed memorials

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Queen Square, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1Q/27 14 Dec 1961 Wolverhampton Archives

On the centenary of the death of Prince Albert, no tributes had appeared next to his statue. A later article states that calls to remove the Prince Albert statue in favour of a Sir Charles Wheeler version of Lady Wulfruna had been rejected. Queen Victoria

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Wolverhampton College of Art

D-EXP/P/W65/9 5 Jan 1960 Wolverhampton Archives

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

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Walsall Council House

D-EXP/R/RQE/81 22 May 1962 Wolverhampton Archives

R. Hayes (Jewellers), Ltd. presented the County Borough of Walsall with a gold pen for Her Majesty the Queen to use when she signed the Distinguished Visitors’ Book during her visit.

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King Edward School, Birmingham

D-EXP/R/RQE/34 3 Nov 1955 Wolverhampton Archives

The photograph shows the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty the Queen leaving their car on arrival.

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Salop Street, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1S/20 20 Feb 1957 Wolverhampton Archives

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.

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Open Market, Brickkiln Croft/School Street

D-EXP/P/W69/16 31 Dec 1960 Wolverhampton Archives

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.