Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, Circa 1935
A postcard view from about 1935, looking from the top of the Tettenhall Road, along Chapel Ash towards Wolverhampton town centre. The small traffic roundabout has long since been replaced by a complicated traffic light operated road junction, but the majority of buildings remain, especially those in the foreground, so the scene is still recognisable to this day. The church spire that can be seen rising above the chimneys is that of St Mark’s, which still stands, but in recent years was cleverly converted into offices.
On the left of the picture, at the junction of Chapel Ash and Bath Road, is Charles Clarks and Son Ltd, a coachbuilder turned car dealer, one of the first in the town to sell motor cars. Amongst the once famous names seen painted on the façade of the building are Austin Cars of Birmingham, the Wolverhampton made Star Car Co, who in 1932 stopped producing cars. Rover, Talbot and also Esso (petrol) are advertised. Sadly, the Charles Clarks business disappeared many years ago, and today a kitchen design and sales business now occupies the premises.
I'm not too sure, but the bank to the right of the picture may have been a Martin's Bank at this time, later to become a Lloyds bank, but these days it’s a tattoo parlour.
To improve the aesthetics of the photograph, the publishers of the postcard have removed all trace of the trolleybus overhead wires from the view, which is rather unfortunate, but was a common practice at the time.
Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, Circa 1935
A postcard view from about 1935, looking from the top of the Tettenhall Road, along Chapel Ash towards Wolverhampton town centre. The small traffic roundabout has long since been replaced by a complicated traffic light operated road junction, but the majority of buildings remain, especially those in the foreground, so the scene is still recognisable to this day. The church spire that can be seen rising above the chimneys is that of St Mark’s, which still stands, but in recent years was cleverly converted into offices.
On the left of the picture, at the junction of Chapel Ash and Bath Road, is Charles Clarks and Son Ltd, a coachbuilder turned car dealer, one of the first in the town to sell motor cars. Amongst the once famous names seen painted on the façade of the building are Austin Cars of Birmingham, the Wolverhampton made Star Car Co, who in 1932 stopped producing cars. Rover, Talbot and also Esso (petrol) are advertised. Sadly, the Charles Clarks business disappeared many years ago, and today a kitchen design and sales business now occupies the premises.
I'm not too sure, but the bank to the right of the picture may have been a Martin's Bank at this time, later to become a Lloyds bank, but these days it’s a tattoo parlour.
To improve the aesthetics of the photograph, the publishers of the postcard have removed all trace of the trolleybus overhead wires from the view, which is rather unfortunate, but was a common practice at the time.