Sujet

Market Hall, North Street, Wolverhampton, Spring 1942. Creator: George Bernard Mason.

Légende

Market Hall, North Street, Wolverhampton, Spring 1942. The west portico of the Market Hall in North Street. The Market Hall opened in 1853. By 1868 it was described as 'being the worst conducted market hall in England' with stall holders complaining of a lack of enforcement of bye laws and a prevalence of pick-pockets. Over the subsequent years the situation improved, thanks in part to the presence of police officers, and the market went from strength to strength. It finally closed in 1960 after concerns that repairs would prove too costly. The Civic Centre now occupies the site.

Date

1942

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Notre référence

HRM21B16_094

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,8Mo (4,1Mo) / 36,8cm x 47,5cm / 4347 x 5612 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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