Disused properties in Snow Hill, Wolverhampton
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Disused properties in Snow Hill, Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 2 Mar 2012
Off to the left, the whole Georgian row has been restored (1996-2000), is occupied, and is Grade II listed as a result. Presumably these two were considered too far gone or altered to include. Both were originally fne Georgian town houses (middle to late 18th century). Later the ground floors were converted to shops and (the corner one) a coaching inn (The Coach and Horses - then renamed The Pied Bull). This was without its top floor and roof for many years, but rebuilding and renovation is now under way, though this appears to have been suspended. Above the fish bar, just the windows seem to have been made secure. I look forward to a pair of smart properties to photograph in 2013 or 2014, which will complete the repairs in Snow Hill. Past Temple Street is the boarded up Netto store (closed circa 2008) which was formerly Rackhams until they pulled out in the 1980s. The upper floors were occupied by the city archives department until 2009.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.581741
Longitude
-2.125991