Wolverhampton in 50 Buildings Bower Steve
The city of Wolverhampton was originally a Staffordshire market town and its wealth was built on the woollen trade but during the Industrial Revolution the exploitation of coal and iron deposits in…
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The city of Wolverhampton was originally a Staffordshire market town and its wealth was built on the woollen trade but during the Industrial Revolution the exploitation of coal and iron deposits in the area transformed Wolverhampton which along with neighbouring towns came to be known as the Black Country. The town became a centre for steel production, lock and key manufacturing, iron and brass working, bicycle and car manufacturing and many other industries. Mass housing was built in the first half of the 20th century to replace the slum dwellings that had grown up around these industries. The city has altered radically in recent decades, with the decline of many heavy industries, opening of large-scale shopping centres and other redevelopment projects, movement away from mass entertainment such as cinemas, closure of the tram and trolleybus systems, development of the university and
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