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Blue Rock Quarry, Oldbury

D-EXP/P/Q2/6 8 Aug 1969 Wolverhampton Archives

Warley Councillor Ted Williams expressed concerns about the lack of warning notices by the deep water-filled quarry owned by Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltd. as there were dangers to children playing nearby. Ivy House Road, the Birmingham New Road, and Roun

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Ring Road, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1R/39 12 May 1972 Wolverhampton Archives

An aerial view from the multi-storey office blocks, the Tarmac building near the junction with Waterloo Road. St John’s Church, Mander House, Darlington Street and the Methodist Church can be seen.

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Darlington Street, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1D/9 1 Dec 1975 Wolverhampton Archives

The top of Darlington Street opposite Beatties, where old shops were due to be adapted and refurbished as rentable office units with modern shops on the ground floor. Cradley Heath, Halesowen, and Tarmac Group are mentioned, and the photograph includes t

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The Wergs, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W1W/31 7 Jun 1978 Wolverhampton Archives

An artist’s impression of a proposed office block for the new regional headquarters for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries near Tarmac’s proposed office executive suite, which was facing opposition from neighbouring residents. Rachel Heyhoe-Flint,

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Wolverhampton

D-EXP/P/W52/16 15 Dec 1973 Wolverhampton Archives

An aerial panoramic photograph of Wolverhampton with lights at night, taken from the roof of the Tarmac building close to the junction of the Ring Road and Waterloo Road, showing buildings including Darlington Street Methodist Church. An energy crisis and

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Tarmac Eves, Construction House, Wolverhampton

D-EXP/S/WF/13 10 Jul 1974 Wolverhampton Archives

The women’s team usually played against men, and had brought in men to assist as goalkeeper and sweepers, but were looking for female defenders. The photograph shows Noreen Lloyd, Jackie Folks, Jane Hill, Irene Entwistle, Sue Baggott, Gillian Spilsbury, P

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Tessa Sanderson, Olympic athlete

D-EXP/S/SA/13 10 Apr 1985 Wolverhampton Archives

The Sports Council’s West Midland Region organised a three-day intensive coaching session, sponsored by Tarmac, at Deansfield High School in Deans Road. The photograph shows Tessa helping Claire Ashmore of the Howley Grange School in Halesowen with her gy

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Rachael Heyhoe-Flint, former captain, England Women’s Cricket Team

D-EXP/S/HE/38 3 Jan 1979 Wolverhampton Archives

Construction giants Tarmac from Ettingshall had backed out of a controversial scheme to build and office block at Danescourt in the Wergs suburb of Wolverhampton, and campaigners, led by Rachael, were celebrating. Tettenhall is mentioned.

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June or Julie Allsop, City Girl Business Services, Tamworth

D-EXP/N/AL/335 15 May 1986 Wolverhampton Archives

The company had started up at Tamworth Business Centre nine months earlier and was going from strength to strength, with Julie and her two partners Suzanne and Simone Hedges looking to start a temping agency as part of the company’s services. The photogra

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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