Locations & Map
The map below contains details of commemorative blue plaques that form part of the scheme originally pioneered by the Wolverhampton Civic Society in 1983. If a plaque is not found on there, it is not part of our official count of blue plaques.
Key:
Markers in dark blue are plaques erected where the name on the top is Wolverhampton Civic Society.
Markers in lighter blue are plaques erected where the name on the top is Wolverhampton Civic & Historical Society.
Markers in amber are plaques which are either wholly or part funded and currently in progress (click into the marker for exact details).
Markers in black are plaques which are currently in storage for some reason.
Markers in red are plaques which were erected but are now missing/whereabouts are unknown.
Markers in light grey are plaques which have been proposed but require a sponsor. Their location and approval may also be subject to change
Details of Wolverhampton’s Plaques
| Short Name | Full Name | Period | Category | Location | Installed | Inscription | Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJS Motor Cycles | AJS Motor Cycles | 1914-1932 | Transport | Graisley Hill off Pen Rd | 1998 | A.J.S On this site Messrs A J Stevens (1914) Ltd manufactured motor cycles 1915-1931 and motor cars 1930-1932 | Marston Wolverhampton Heritage Trust | ||
| Armstrong | Joseph Armstrong | 1816-1877 | Transport | 10 Park Road West | 1997 | Joseph Armstrong 1816-1877 Superintendent Great Western Railway Northern Division 1854-1864 lived here | Wolverhampton Rail Enthusiasts | ||
| Bantock | Albert Baldwin Bantock | 1862-1938 | Political | Bantock Park | 1998 | Alderman A.B. Bantock FP 1862-1938. Mayor 1905-6-7 and 1914-15, Bequeathed Bantock (Merridale) House to the Citizens of Wolverhampton. Opened 22nd April 1948. “He lived and loved this place” | Friends of Bantock House | ||
| Beach | Alderman Herbert Beach | 1874-1953 | Political | 2005 | Alderman Herbert Beach JP, 1874-1953. Charter mayor of Bilston, 1933; Freeman of the borough, 1950; House and Hotel furnisher; Organist of High Street Methodist Church | Jim Hewitson | |||
| Beattie | James Beattie | 1852-1934 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Victoria Street | 1991 | James Beattie 1852-1934 Founded on this site the Victoria Drapery Supply Stores 1877 Leading to the creation of Beatties Department Store Group | James Beattie PLC | ||
| Berryman | Gwen Berryman | 1906-1983 | Acting | 123 Goldthorn Hill | 1997 | Gwen Berryman 1906-1983 Actress Born in Wolverhampton Played Doris Archer in the BBC Radio series “The Archers” 1951-1980 | BBC Pebble Mill Birmingham | ||
| Bidlake | George Bidlake | 1866 | Architecture | 91 Tettenhall Road | 1983 | Architect of Berrington Lodge, 1866. | Society of Architects | ||
| Bird | Edward Bird RA | 1772-1819 | Artist | Old Hall Street | 1987 | Edward Bird R.A. 1772-1819 Painter Born Goat (North) Street Apprentice Japanning artist Old Hall Works worked here 1785-1793 | Friends of Wolverhampton Museum and Galleries | ||
| Briton | Briton Motor Co Ltd | 1909-1929 | Transport | Lower Horseley Field | 1998 | Briton Motor Co Ltd 1909-1929 Built cars Stewart Street 1909-1913 Lower Walsall Street 1913-1922 Briton Cars continued assembly at Chillington Fields 1922-1929 | C Weight | ||
| Brook | Lord Norman Brook | 1902-1967 | Political | 104 Richmond Rd | 2002 | Norman Craven Brook PC GCB KCB CB 1902-1967 Educated Wolverhampton Grammar School 1914-1921 Secretary of the Cabinet 1947-1962 Joint Permanent Secretary of the Treasury Head of Home Civil Service 1956-1962. Created Baron Normanbrook 1963 Lived here 1914-1921 | Old Wulfrunian Society | ||
| Burton | Tommy Burton 1935- 2000 | 1935-2000 | Music | The Trumpet Bilston | 2014 | 1935-2000 Tommy Burton; Born and bred in Bilston. Pianist and musician with unique talent, wit and humour, who entertained around the country and here at “The Trumpet” | Friends and fellow muscians | ||
| Catacombs Club | Catacombs Club | 1967-1974 | Music | DWP Building Temple St | 2009 | Catacombs Club; Legendary venue and founding establishment for the rare and northern soul scene. Existed near this site, 1967-74. | www.brother-horden.com | ||
| Chatwin | J A Chatwin | 1830-1907 | Architecture | Lloyds Bank Queen Square | 1987 | J. A. Chatwin FRIBA 1830-1907 architect designed this Italianate styled building 1878 | Lloyds Bank 1877 | ||
| Chubb & Sons | Chubb & Sons | 1818-1938 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Chubb Building 1899-1938 | 1991 | Chubb & Son’s established 1818 manufactured locks and safes at The Chubb building 1899-1938 | Chubb & Sons Lock Safe Co | ||
| City Status | City Status 2000 | 2001 | History | Civic Building | 2001 | This plaque commemorates the award of Millennium City Status to Wolverhampton on 31st January 2001 | City of Wolverhampton | ||
| Clyno | Clyno Cars | 1910-1927 | Transport | Pelham St | 1997 | Clyno manufactured motor cycles 1910-1922 and motor cars 1923-1927 at Pelham Works | Wolverhampton Glass and Windows | ||
| Coatalen | Louis Coatalen | 1879-1962 | Transport | Bromley House Penn Rd | 1997 | Louis H. Coatalen 1879-1962 Chief Engineer Sunbeam Motor Car Co Ltd 1909-1930 Designer of aero engines World famous racing cars Land speed record breaking cars and touring cars lived here 1916-1919 | Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register | ||
| Compton Hall | Compton Hall | 1840 | Building | Compton | 2001 | Compton Hall Designed c1840 Edward Banks 1817-1867 architect The William Morris Company named a wallpaper and textile design “Compton” 1896 Became a hospice 1982 | Dr DJK Darby | ||
| Cox | Ernest Cox | 1883-1959 | Engineering | Dudley Road Schools | 2000 | Ernest F. G. Cox, 1883-1959 Engineer and Marine Salvage Expert. Educated here 1890-1897 | Historical Diving Society | ||
| Darby | Dr Ernest Darby & Madam Florence Parkes Darby | 1932-1976 | Music | 7 Summerfield Rd West Park from 1932 to 1976 | 1987 | Dr. Ernest Darby and Madame Parkes Darby musicians lived here 1932-1976 | Larry McLean | ||
| Darlington Street | Darlington Street | 1823 | History | Beatties | 2000 | Darlington Street created by The Town Commissioners c.1823 to improve access to Chapel Ash, Tettenhall and the Holyhead Road. Surveyor: John Moreton Superintendent of Works: John Worrallow Named after Lord Darlington from whom most of the land was bought | Frank Sharman | ||
| Dyke | Dr S C Dyke | 1886-1975 | Medicine | Limes Rd Upper Green Tettenhall | 1988 | Dr S. C. Dyke F.R.C.P. 1886-1975 Director of Pathology Royal Hospital Wolverhampton 1924-1952 Founder and President of Association of Clinical Pathology European and World Associations of Clinical Pathology Last Chairman Tettenhall Council 1965-1966 | Dr Hugh Dyke and Dr Elizabeth Howl | ||
| Eddowes | Catherine Eddowes | 1842-1888 | Crime | Jubilee Christian Centre, 121 Merridale Street, WV3 0RE | 2014 | Born nearby, at 20 Merridale Street, Graiseley Green, on 14-4-1842 and murdered on 30-9-1888 in Whitechapel, London. An innocent victim of “Jack the Ripper”. | Lumley Designs | ||
| Emerson | RJ Emerson | 1878-1944 | Artist | Express & Star Building Queen Street | 1990 | R. J. Emerson FRBS, RBSA 1878-1944 art teacher and sculptor Municipal School of Art 1910-1942 sculpted “Mercury” on this building 1932 | Express & Star | ||
| Fighting Cocks | Fighting Cocks pub and original WWFC ground | 1881 | Sport | Lidl | 2014 | This road junction is known as “Fighting Cocks” the site of a fighting cock pit. Also the site in 1881 of the Wolves football ground, when joining the football league and reaching the FA Cup final. | Goldthorn Park & District Residents Association + WWFC | ||
| First all British Flying Meeting | First all British Flying Meeting | 1910 | British First | Entrance Dunstall Park | 2000 | Dunstall Park Venue of the Midland Aero Club for their First All-British Flying Meeting 27 June-2 July 1910 | Express & Star | ||
| First Balloon Record | World Altitude Balloon Record | 1862 | World Record | Science Park Stafford St | 1996 | World Altitude Balloon Record c30,000ft without Oxygen by James Glaisher F.R.S. and Henry Coxwell Ascended from Stafford Road Gas Works which supplied Commercial Coal Gas on 5.9.1862 | British Gas Transco | ||
| First Traffic Lights | First Traffic Lights | 1927 | British First | Princess Square | 1994 | First experimental system of traffic lights in England installed Princes Square, November 1927. Permanently installed October 1928 | Express & Star | ||
| Fleeming | T H Fleeming | 1849-1935 | Architecture | Barclays Bank Queen Square 1876 | 1987 | T. H. Fleeming FRIBA 1849-1935, Architect, Designed this Gothick styled Building, 1876 | Barclays Bank | ||
| Forder | Forder & Company Ltd | 1882-1911 | Transport | Cleveland Rd | 1985 | Forder & Co. Ltd. manufactured Hansom cabs on this site 1882-c1911 | SJ Dixon & Son Ltd | ||
| Fowler | Sir Henry Fowler | 1830-1911 | Political | National Westminster Bank Darlington St | 1983 | Henry Hartley Fowler, PC, GCSI LLD; Vicount Wolverhampton, 1830-1911; Lord President of the Council, 1908-1910; First freeman of Wolverhampton; MP for Wolverhampton, 1892. MP for Wolverhampton, 1880-1908. Worked on this site. | Fowler Langley & Wright | ||
| Fraser | Dr John Fraser | 1820-1909 | Medicine | 5 Tettenhall Road | 1993 | John Fraser M.D F.G.S., 1820-1909 Botantist and geologist. Benefactor, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museum Houses his collection of 10,000 forssils and minerals. | Bryan Fowler | ||
| Freeman | John Freeman | 1853-1944 | Literature | Former Town Hall Bilston | 1987 | John Freeman, 1853-1944; Born in Bilston, Author, Black Country Stories and Sketches, 1930 | Black Country Society | ||
| Graham | Thomas Graham | 1841-1909 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Express and Star Queen St | 1983 | Founder of the Express and Star Thomas Graham Born 2 February 1841 Died 22 June 1909 | Express & Star | ||
| Guy Motors | Sydney S. Guy | 1884-1982 | Transport | Park lane Bushbury | 1997 | Syndey S. Guy 1884-1971 founder Guy Motors 1914-1982 Manufacturers of buses, cars and lorries on this site | Guy Family & “Owner’s” Club | ||
| Gwinnett | Button Gwinnett | 1735-1777 | Political | St Peter’s House Exchange St | 1985 | Button Gwinnett 1735-1777 married in St. Peter’s Church 1757 Signer of the Declaration of Independence 4th July 1776 President of Georgia 1777 | National Society Daughters of the American Revolution | ||
| Harding | Gilbert Harding | 1907-1960 | Literature | Royal Wolverhampton School | UNK | Gilbert Harding (5 June 1907 – 16 November 1960) was an English journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc-jockey, actor, interviewer and television presenter. He also appeared in several films, sometimes in character parts but usually as himself – for example in Expresso Bongo, 1959. | Dr and Mrs Crowe | ||
| Hare | HT Hare | 1860-1921 | Architecture | Central Library Snow Hill 1902 | 1987 | H. T. Hare F.R.I.B.A 1860-1921 architect President R.I.B.A. 1917-1919 designed this building 1900 | Wolverhampton Society of Architects | ||
| Hill | Sir Rowland Hill | 1795-1879 | Political | Old Post Office Lichfield St | 1991 | Sir Rowland Hill 1795-1879 Founder, The World’s First Uniform Postal Rate, The Penny Post. Lived in a Farmhouse, now Horsehills Drive off Compton Road c 1788-1802. Married Caroline Pearson. St Peter’s Church 1827 | The Post Office | ||
| Hughes | Herbert Hughes | 1914-1995 | Political | Old Hall St | 2005 | H.D. Hughes MA 1914-1995; President, Workers’ Education Association, 1971-1981, Member of Parliament, Wolverhampton West, 1945-1950 Principal Ruskin College, Oxford 1950-1979 | Wolverhampton Branch WEA | ||
| Hunt | Kenneth Hunt | 1884-1949 | Sport | St Marks Church Chapel Ash | 2004 | The Reverend Kenneth Hunt MA 1884-1949 Wolves & England International 1907-1920 Olympic Gold Medal London 1908 FA Cup Winner’s Medal 1908 Reverend Hunt’s family home St. Mark’s Vicarage 1898-1920’s | Wolves FC | ||
| Hunt | John W Hunt Football Cup, | Sport | Wolverhampton City Archives Molineux building | 2017 | The first meeting JW Hunt cup at Molineux building 16th September | Players, referees members and supporters | |||
| Hutchinson Smith | Major Kenneth Hutchinson Smith | 1927-1940 | Architecture | Castlecroft Gardens | 2008 | Architect and Builder. Specialist in timber framed houses. Designed and built 26 in Castlecroft Gardens, 1927-1940. | Castlecroft Gardens Residents’ Association | ||
| Kemble | JP Kemble | 1757-1823 | Acting | Park Hall Hotel Goldthorn Hill | 1987 | John Philip Kemble 1757-1823 Actor attended Sedgley Park School 1767-1771 formerly on this site Debut in acting Wolverhampton 1776 | Embassy Hotels | ||
| Leveson’s Family Great Hall | Leveson’s Family Great Hall | 1560-1883 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Adult Education College Old Hall St | 1989 | The Great Hall Home of the Leveson family 1560-1702 Demolished 1883 Stood near this site | Richard Wisker | ||
| Lisle | Edward Lisle | 1852-1921 | Transport | Moxley Foundry Frederick St | 1993 | Edward Lisle 1852-1921 Founder – STAR Cycles, cars and commercial vehicles. First STAR cycle built 1869. First STAR car built 1897. This building was STAR HQ 1904 | Lisle Family | ||
| Lyseight | Reverend Oliver Lyseight | 1920-2006 | Religious | 2013 | Reverend Oliver Lyseight 1920 -2006 Founder member and leader of the New Testament Church of God (UK). | ||||
| Macdonald | Macdonald Sisters | 1862-1863 | Political | Waterloo Rd Lived here 1862-1863 | 1987 | The Macdonald Sisters lived here 1862-1863. Georgina married Sir Edward Burne-Jones Bt., A.R.A. Alice’s son was Rudyard Kipling. Louisa’s son was Stanley Baldwin Agnes married Sir Edward Poynter Bt., P.R.A | Walker Barnett & Hill | ||
| Maclean & McNeill | Dr Margaret (Madge) Maclean & Dr Ina Lochead McNeill | Medicine | Heritage Lottery Fund | 2013 | Inscription missing | First women Doctors at Hospital for Women Wolverhampton | |||
| MacMunn | Charles MacMunn | Medicine | Medication Institute New Cross | 2005 | Inscription missing | Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals’ Consultants Committee | |||
| Mander | Benjamin Mander | 1752-1819 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Mander Centre | 1986 | Benjamin Mander 1752-1819 founded the Japanning and varnish manufacturing company 1773 | Mander Property Ltd | ||
| Mander | Charles Benjamin Mander | 1865 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Mount Rd Tettenhall Wood | 1992 | Mount Hotel Former home of Charles Benjamin Mander Paint and varnish manufacturer House built 1865 Extended 1891 Ballroom built 1908 House sold 1952 | Jarvis Hotels | ||
| Mander | Sir Charles Mander & Charles Benjamin Mander | 1884-1951 | Political | Law Courts Former Town Hall North St | 1988 | Sir Charles Arthur Mander Second Baronet 1884-1951 Mayor of the Borough 1932-33 and 1936-37 Freeman of Wolverhampton 1945 High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire 1926 Justice of the Peace | Sir Charles Mander Bt | ||
| Marshall | Arthur Marshall | 1858-1915 | Architecture | Darlington St Methodist Church 1899 | 1983 | Arthur Marshall 1858-1915 architect designed this building 1899 | Richard Rhodes and Michael Phillips | ||
| Marston | John Marston & Sir Charles Marston | 1836-1918 | Entrepreneurs and Business | “The Oaks” Merridale Road | 1983 | John Marston JP 1836-1918, Mayor 1889-1891, Alderman 1891, Freeman 1909. Founder of The Sunbeam Company. And his son, Sir Charles Marston K.St.J.,J.P.,FRSA 1867-1946, Industrialist and author Lved Here. | Melissa Marston and Marjorie Von Harten Daughters | ||
| Masefield | John Masefield | 1902 | Literature | 141 Tettenhall Road | 1985 | John Masefield O.M. 1878-1967 Poet Laureate stayed here 1902 | Wolverhampton Literary and Scientific Society | ||
| McNeill | Dr Ina Lochead McNeill | 1869-1949 | Medicine | Heritage Lottery Fund | 2013 | 1869-1949 Ina Lochhead McNeill MB, Cg.B (Glasgow) Lived here. Appointed first woman Surgeon to the Wolverhampton Women’s Hospital in 1902. | First woman Doctor in Wolverhampton | ||
| Merridale House | Merridale House & Sir Rupert Kettle | 1817-1894 | Judiciary | 124 Compton Road | 2008 | Merridale House, home of Sir Rupert Kettle (1817-1894); Barrister and County Court Judge *A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work”, Lived in this house c.1851 -1894. Building saved and restored by Dino’s Building Limited, 2007 | Dino Elbakkali, MD of Dino’s Building Ltd | ||
| Merridale Old Farmhouse | Old Farmhouse & Diary | 1303-1614 | Building | Merridale Lane | 2004 | The Old Farmhouse & Dairy Late medieval manor house known as Merridale Old Hall Home of the Salford family c1303-c1614 Original building saved in 1914 Restored by Maythorn Construction 2003 | CJ Sedgemore & HJ Sedgemore | ||
| Meynell | EJ Meynell | 1826-1900 | Entrepreneurs and Business | 32a Queen St | 1998 | Edward James Meynell 1826-1900 Manufacturer Meynell Valves Ltd Founded 1798 Bilston Street Moved 1866 Montrose Street Moved 1970 Shaw Road, Bushberry Manufactured plumbers brasswork, pumps, taps, valves and thermostatic shower mixers. Born near this place. | Hugh Meynell | ||
| Milner | John Milner | 1752-1826 | Religious | St Peter and St Paul Paternoster Row | 1991 | John Milner 1752-1826 Bishop Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District 1803-1826 lived and worked in Giffard House | Pat Reidy | ||
| Morris | Sir John Morris Kt | 1866 | Political | Elmslie Bank Wightwick | 1994 | Sir John Morris K.t. Mayor of Wolverhampton Knighted by Queen Victoria 30 November 1866 lived here | Cavendish Rensch | ||
| Newbolt | Sir Henry Newbolt | 1862-1938 | Literature | Barclays Bank Bilston | 2013 | Sir Henry Newbolt 1862-1938; Poet, Born near this Place. | Wolverhampton MBC | ||
| Noyes | Alfred Noyes | 1880-1958 | Literature | St Mark’s Road Chapel Ash | 1987 | Alfred Noyes CBE 1880-1958; Poet and Author Born in St Mark’s Road | His Three Children | ||
| O’Gorman | Rev Brian S O’Gorman | 1910-1991 | Religious | Beckminster Church Birches Barn Road Penn Fields | 1992 | The Rev. Brian S. O’Gorman 1910-1991 Methodist preacher President of Conference 1969 | Methodist Church Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District | ||
| Phipps | CJ Phipps | 1835-1897 | Architecture | Grand Theatre Lichfield St | 1987 | C. J. Phipps FSA 1835-1897 theatre architect designed the Grand Theatre 1894 | Manby & Stewart | ||
| Queen’s Building | Queen’s Building | 1849 | Building | Victoria Sq | 1995 | The Queen’s Building; Gateway to the High Level Railway Station. Erected 1849, Edward Banks, Architect | Centro 1995 / Neptune 2012 | ||
| Rejlander | Oscar Rejlander | 1813-1875 | Artist | Darlington Street | 2015 | O. G. Rejlander 1813-1875 Father of Art Photography lived and practised near this place 1842-1862 | Wolverhampton Photographic Society | ||
| Richardson | Arnold Richardson | 1914-1973 | Religious | Civic Hall North St | 1990 | Arnold Richardson 1914-1973 Wolverhampton Borough organist 1938-1973 | Roy Wheeler | ||
| Rollings | John Rollings | 1850-1909 | Transport | Quality Hotel Penn Rd | 2001 | John Rollings 1850-1909 Director of STAR cycles cars and commercial vehicles. Vice President and Benefactor Royal Wolverhampton School First owner occupier of The Pines 1894-1909 | Brian Rollings | ||
| Rudge | Daniel Rudge | 1841-1880 | Transport | Telecom Buildings Church St | 1990 | Daniel Rudge 1841-1880 Maker High wheel racing bicycles Landlord Tiger Inn situated in this street | Glyn Stockdale | ||
| Sheldon | J H Sheldon | 1894-1972 | Medicine | New Cross Hospital (inside) | 1988 | J. H. Sheldon C.B.E. M.D. F.R.C.P. 1894-1972 Consultant Physician Royal Hospital Wolverhampton 1920-1958 President International Association Gerontology 1954-1957 Freeman of Wolverhampton 1958 | Royal Hospital Medical Committee | ||
| Smith | Francis Smith | 1672-1738 | Architecture | Giffard House North St | 1983 | Francis Smith of Warwick 1672-1738 Architect Presbytery Giffard House 1728 | Michael Rix | ||
| Sproson | Emma Sproson | 1867-1936 | Political | Former Town Hall North St | 2001 | Emma Sproson 1867-1936 Wolverhampton’s first female councillor 1921-1927 Suffragette & Socialist known as “Red Emma” | Rudi and Kay Herbert | ||
| St George’s | St George’s Church | 1828-1830 | Religious | St George’s Parade | 1990 | St. George. A Commissioners’ Church, built 1828-1830. Architect James Morgan | J Sainsbury | ||
| St Peter’s Collegiate Church | St Peter’s Collegiate Church | 994-1994 | Religious | St. Peter’s Porch | 1994 | The Collegiate Church of St. Peter Endowed by Lady Wulfrun 994 A.D. Present church built c. 1425 Royal Peculiar united with the Deanery of Windsor 1479-1846 | Wolverhampton Civic Society | ||
| Star & Garter | Star & Garter Hotel | 1642-1836 | Pub | Victoria Street | 1993 | Star and Garter stood here rebuilt 1836 coaching inn formerly an Elizabethan house where King Charles I stayed 17 October 1642 | Frank Mason | ||
| Stevens | AJS Motor Cycles – Stevens Brothers Wolverhampton Ltd | 1909-1915 | Transport | Retreat Street | 1998 | On this site Stevens Bros (Wolverhampton) Ltd manufactured AJS motor cycles 1909-1915 and Stevens motor cycles and three wheeler vans 1932-1938 A.J.S The Stevens Screw Co Ltd operated as general engineers 1906-1992 | Marston Wolverhampton Heritage Trust | ||
| Sunbeam | Sunbeam Cars | 1899-1935 | Transport | Timken building – Upper Villiers Street | 1994 | Moorfield Works founded by John Marston and Thomas Cureton manufactured Sunbeam cars and aero engines 1899-1935 | Torrington Ltd | ||
| Sunbeam | Sunbeam Experimental Dept | 1915-1935 | World Record | Sunbeam Studios Sunbeam St off Upper Villiers St | 1996 | Sunbeam Experimental Department 1915-1935. Designed and constructed world land speed record breaking cars; 1922 350HP Sunbeam 133MPH, K. Lee Guinness; 1925 Blue Bird 150MPH Sir Malcolm Campbell, 1927; 1000HP Sunbeam 203MPH, Sir Henry Seagrave | IMEX Properties Ltd | ||
| Sunbeam Bicycles and Motor Cycles | Sunbeam Bicycles and Motor Cycles | 1890-1937 | Transport | Paul Street | 1994 | The Sunbeam The world renowned Sunbeam bicycles and motor cycles were manufactured on this site during the period 1890-1937 | IMI Marston Ltd | ||
| Teyte | Maggie Teyte 1888-1976 | 1888-1976 | Music | Exchange St | 1983 | Dame Maggie Teyte 1888-1976 Prima Donna Born Exchange Street | Rita and Garry O’Connor (Relatives) | ||
| Thorne | GR Thorne | 1853-1934 | Political | North St | 1998 | G. R. Thorne 1853-1934 Liberal Mayor 1902-1903 Council Member 1888-91 & 1897-1920 Liberal M.P. East Wolverhampton 1908-1929 | Richard Whitehouse Liberal Democrat Mayor 1993-4 | ||
| Thorneycroft | George Thorneycroft | 1791-1851 | Political | Salisbury House Chapel Ash | 1983 | George Benjamin Thorneycroft 1791-1851 First Mayor of Wolverhampton 1848 lived here | Mason and Richards Partnership | ||
| Underhill | Evelyn Underhill | 1875-1941 | Religious | “Claremont” 131 Penn Rd | 1998 | Evelyn Underhill 1875-1941 Christian writer and Guide to the Spiritual Life born near this place | Inter-Faith Group | ||
| Victoria | Queen Victoria’s Visit | 1866 | Monarchy | Midland Bank Queen Sq | 1987 | Queen Victoria visited Wolverhampton to unveil a statue of her consort Prince Albert, 30th November, 1866 | Express & Star | ||
| Viking Cycles Ltd | Viking Cycles Ltd | 1902-1967 | Transport | Princess St Coral Betting Shop | 2005 | Viking Cycles Limited, 1908-1967. The City’s largest cycle manufacturer. Viking was Britain’s leading producer of innovative lightweight and juvenile cycles in the mid 20th Century, and the company sponsored and equipped the Nation’s most successful racing team post-war. Viking Cycles were built in Princess Alley between 1934 and 1955. | Vic and Karen Davies | ||
| Villiers Reform Club | Villiers Reform Club and Rt Hon CP Villiers MP | 1802-1898 | Political | 6 George St Snow Hill | 1990 | The Villiers Reform Club met here in the early 1880’s Named after Rt. Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers 1802-1898 Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton 1835-1898 Father of the House of Commons 1890-1898 Longest serving M.P. of all time | Larry McLean | ||
| Wallis | George Wallis | 1811-1891 | Artist | Army Careers Office Queen St Lectured here circa 1839 | 1983 | George Wallis FSA 1811-1891 Industrial design artist lectured here c1838 | Tarmac | ||
| Warren | Tom Warren CBE | 1882 – 1968 | Political | Brittania Hotel, Lichfield St | 2013 | 1882 – 1968 Tom Warren C.B.E. President ~ The Rotary Club of Wolverhampton, 1928 – 1929 President ~ Rotary International, 1945 – 1946 The Rotary Club of Wolverhampton met at the Britannia (formerly Victoria) Hotel from 1923 until 1976 ‘Service above Self’ | Wolverhampton Rotary Club | ||
| Weller Architectural Partnership | Weller Architectural Partnership | 1874 – 1962 | Architecture | 15 King St | 2008 | The Office of the Weller Architectural Partnership; John Weller I, His Descendants and Partners c1874 – 1962. | Wolverhampton Society of Architects | ||
| West Park Conservatory | West Park Conservatory Restoration Centenary | 1896-1996 | Building | West Park Conservatory | 1996 | West Park Conservatory 1896 Architects T. Mawson and D. Gibson Restored 1996 with the assistance of grant aids from the European Regional Development Fund and English Heritage Re-opened by Councillor Mrs Joyce Hill August 1996 | Wolverhampton Civic Society and Wolverhampton MBC | ||
| Wheeler | Sir Charles Wheeler | 1892-1974 | Artist | Art Gallery Wulfruna St | 1983 | Sir Charles Wheeler KCVO CBE PRA 1892-1974 Sculptor Freeman of Wolverhampton 1958 studied here | Wolverhampton Civic Society | ||
| Wilkinson | John Wilkinson | 1728 – 1808 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Wilkinson school Bradley | 2017 | (1728 – 1808) John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson; Ironmaster, Inventor, Entrepreneur. “Father of the South Staffs Iron Trade”. Pioneered ay Bradley in 1767, “The Mother Furmace” powered with steam. | Staffordshire Iron and Steel | ||
| Wolverhampton Council | First Meeting of Wolverhampton Council | 1848 | Political | Former County Court Queen St | 1987 | Wolverhampton Council first met on 22nd May 1848 at the Assembly Rooms now the County Court | Wolverhampton MBC | ||
| Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School | Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School | 1902-1967 | Education | Newhampton Road | 1994 | Inscription missing | WMGS Old Pupils Association | ||
| Wood | William Wood | 1671-1713 | Entrepreneurs and Business | Front of University – Wulfruna Street | 1987 | William Wood 1671-1730 ironmaster Lived at the Deanery Hall on this site 1692-1713 | The Polytechnic | ||
| Young | Dr Percy Young | 1912-2004 | Historian | 72 Clark Road | 2008 | Dr Percy Marshall Young 1912-2004; Teacher, musician and author of over 60 books, mostly on music and football. Official historian of the Wolves. Lived in this house from 1951 until his death. | Wolves Aid Wolves FC |