Queen Street, Wolverhampton, Feb 1967.
Queen Street, Wolverhampton, Feb 1967. No. 46 Queen Street (with arches and awnings). The building was erected in 1826 as a purpose-built dispensary - the first in Wolverhampton. It was designed by Hollins of Birmingham in the Greek Revival style. It was extended backwards towards Castle Street around 1833. In 1849, the dispensary moved to the Royal Hospital when it opened in Cleveland Road in the same year. The vacant building was then taken over by John Lees for use as an orphanage and school, and it was probably at this time that further alterations were made to it. In 1854, the orphanage moved to new promises on Goldthorn Hill. The building was most probably turned into a post office around this date. The building has since had many uses including housing the premises of the shop A. D. Foulkes Ltd, the offices of the National Coal Board, and an Indian restaurant (left with awnings). The shop front has since been removed and part of the original frontage brought back to its original design (2007).
Size: 2409px × 1783px
Location: Queen Street,Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Midlands, England, UK
Photo credit: © Wolverhampton Archives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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