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Lost WolverhamptonPaperback, 15 March 2024

Lost Wolverhampton
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Part of Series
Lost
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Date Published
15 Mar 2024
ISBN-10
1398105309
ISBN-13
9781398105300

Description

Wolverhampton in the West Midlands was granted city status in 2000 but its origins lie in Anglo Saxon England. During the Middle Ages Wolverhampton was a prosperous Staffordshire market town and a centre for the wool trade. Its coal and iron deposits enabled it to grow rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, when it became one of the most heavily industrialised areas of the country, specialising in coal mining, iron and steel production, engineering and manufacturing. The wealth brought into the town is seen today by the many civic buildings in Wolverhampton from that era, and large areas of social housing were built in the 20th century to accommodate the population. Much has changed in Wolverhampton in recent decades, following the large scale urban planning schemes of the 1960s and 1970s and later, and regeneration schemes for the city centre rebuilding old shopping centres and reflecting a change in working practices from industry and manufacturing to more service-based employment, but Wolverhampton has still retained its distinctive identity. Lost Wolverhampton presents a portrait of this corner of the West Midlands over the last century to recent decades that has radically changed or disappeared today, showing not only the industries and buildings that have gone but also the people and street scenes, many popular places of entertainment and much more. This fascinating photographic history of lost Wolverhampton will appeal to all those who live in the area or know it well, as well as those who remember it from previous decades.

Product Details

Author:
Alec Brew
Book Format:
Paperback
Date Published:
15 March 2024
ISBN-10:
1398105309
ISBN-13:
9781398105300
Language:
English
Location:
Stroud
Pages:
96
Series:

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