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©Roger Kidd
Wolverhampton City Centre at night.
©Gordon Griffiths
Similar to recent designs for other stores elsewhere it does not appear to fit in with the other buildings in the street. What is the function of the walkways and tower on the roof?
©John M
Wolverhampton Marks and Spencer's celebrate 125years shopping, the queue for the one penny gifts in Dudley Street.
©Gordon Griffiths
Woolworths Wolverhampton nears its end on new year's day 2009.
©Gordon Griffiths
Pedestrianised since about 1974. The present paving dates from about 2006. Looking towards Queen Square. Marks and Spencer is on the right. Shops surrounding the Mander Centre are on the left. Just discernible by the two men in the foreground, is the cute wording on the hot jacket potato vendor's kiosk. "Welcome to Spudley Street."
©Roger Kidd
This is Bilston Street, the terminus of the last trolleybus route in the town, which ran out to Dudley. The street is now pedestrianised and some other interesting changes have taken place. The building on the right, formerly The Garrick P.H. and now a building society, has lost the two left hand bays to redevelopment. The other building behind the trolleybus has been replaced, although the design is remarkably similar to the lower two floors of the one in the picture. For a slide show of British Trolleybuses in the late 60s http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=1773236&displayclass=slide
©Alan Murray-Rust
Pedestrianised since about 1974. The current paving was laid in about 2006. This image shows the street looking towards Queen Square. Marks and Spencer is on the right. Shops surrounding the Mander Centre are on the left.
©Roger Kidd
Please compare with [[[566157]]] The truncated building on the corner, formerly the Garrick public house, then a Birmingham Midshires Building Society branch, is now an employment agency. The centre red-brick with large shuttered entry is the Marks and Spencer's delivery bay. Since pedestrianisation, no buses come this way. Buses now stop in Bilston Street about 100 metres to the east, outside the new police station.
©Roger Kidd
A Wolverhampton City centre street.
©Gordon Griffiths
The view towards Dudley Street in Wolverhampton City centre.
©Gordon Griffiths
Woolworths closed here after Christmas in 2008. When the Mander Centre first opened Woolworths was on two floors, but they soon relinquished the top floor, retaining only a stairway up to the Dudley Street level. Now as we approach Christmas 2010, this store has been featured on local television as the only Woolworths in the Black Country which no business wishes to take over on the terms offered. Many city shops are unoccupied for various reasons and to try and paper over the commercial dereliction, the council have seen fit to place huge brightly coloured hoardings across window fronts telling everybody, and apparently illustrating what a wonderful place Wolverhampton is in which to shop and study and serve. The four nearest to the camera here tell us "First Class Education" (capital letter for each word!), "Extraordinary Bands", "Great Shopping" and "Live Theatre". http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1063175 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2176928 Update, June 2011. The property is still empty. Apparently the Mander Centre does not own it, so can not let it out or develop it. The centre was built around the pre-existing Woolworth's store. Clearly, the owners (who are never named!!) feel that while the recession causes prices to be low, they will just hold on to the empty property as an investment for the future.
©Roger Kidd
Woolworths ceased trading here after Christmas in 2008. It is seen through some of the trading clutter that fills the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton these days. Above Woolworths is Boots. When the Mander Centre first opened Woolworths was on two floors, but they soon relinquished the top floor, retaining only a stairway up to the Dudley Street level. Now as we approach Christmas 2010, this store has been featured on local television as the only Woolworths premises in the Black Country which no business wishes to take over on the terms offered. Many city shops are unoccupied for various reasons and to try and paper over the commercial dereliction, the council have seen fit to place huge brightly coloured hoardings across window fronts telling everybody, and illustrating hat a wonderful place Wolverhampton is in which to shop and study and serve. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1063175 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2176953
©Roger Kidd
©Roger Kidd
Seen through some of the trading clutter that fills the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton these days. Above Woolworths is Boots. When the Mander Centre first opened Woolworths was on two floors, but they soon relinquished the top floor, retaining only a stairway up to the Dudley Street level. It seems that this will be Wooly's last Christmas, unless a competent buyer can be found.
©Roger Kidd

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