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Description: | A photograph, taken by photographers Bennett Clark, of vehicles and people in Queen Square. The Lorain passenger tram clearly stops at the Wolverhampton Art & Industrial Exhibition that is being held in West Park. Also in the Square are other horse-drawn vehicles. In the centre stands the Prince Albert Memorial erected in 1866 to commemorate the visit to the town, of Queen Victoria. In Lichfield Street beyond, can be seen the Art Gallery, and other buildings undergoing some kind of restoration. To the left, on the junction with Lich Gates, is Barclay's Bank. To the right, in the turreted building, is the Cafe Royal. On the top of the turret is a time-ball which was presented to the town by the first Sir Charles Mander before he received his title. At 10.00 a.m. every morning, the ball would glide slowly down its shaft. Further to the right is Fleemings the chemists. The image also depicts the changes beginning to take place in public transport. Note the pillar box and ornate gas lamp in the foreground. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Archives | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Archives | Subjects: | Cafes Photograph Photographs Banks Buildings Streets | Temporal: | 1902 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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