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This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old
photographs and archived images to show the history of various
local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and
people
The photographs in this fascinating selection, the majority of
which are previously unpublished, recall the changes Wolverhampton
underwent between the 1860s and 1960s, a century during which the
town centre saw the completion of slum clearance programmes, the
building of the ring road, and the construction of two major
shopping centres. Districts not featured in previous publications -
such as Finchfield, Whitmore Reans, Parkfields and Blakenhall - are
included in this one. Derived from a variety of sources, notably
the studio of Arthur Bennett Clark and a photographic survey
carried out by the Wolverhampton Photographic Society in the
mid-1950s, the photographs are all from the extensive and excellent
collection held by Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies, the
quality of which is due in large part to the efforts and enthusiasm
of former Chief Librarian Frank Mason. They bring to vivid life a
town our forefathers must have known, and remind those of us who
were there of a past which has all but vanished.
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