Wolverhampton's Architectural Heritage

Buildings and Architecture in Wolverhampton

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Timeline of events 1600 - 1990
List of sources for further study available at Archives & Local Studies
Questions to use in the classroom

Topic Areas

• Civic Buildings
• Places of Work
• Places of Leisure
• Houses

Wolverhampton is a modern city - it was granted city status on 31 January 2001. A modern city that moves with the times: a city that strives for constant improvement. As such, Wolverhampton is constantly building and rebuilding. The city centre has undergone radical change over the years, not once but twice. First there were extensive changes in the last quarter of the 19th century. This was followed by redevelopment of the city centre in the 1960's and 1970's with the building of both the Mander and Wulfrun Shopping Centres.

Mander Centre, opened 1969 (L2/MAN/I/2)

Wolverhampton today has a streamlined city centre with a number of modern buildings. However if one looks closely you can find buildings that have survived the test of time and stand as true monuments to Wolverhampton's past.

This section is devoted to the buildings and architecture to be found in and around Wolverhampton, and in order to understand the city better this section is divided into four parts.