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Cleveland Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 1BX

The website http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm states: This building, owned by S J Dixon & Son Limited, was erected in 1885 on Cleveland Road by a local firm of builders, Bradney & Co, as an extension to Forder & Co's extension to their 1880/2 factory. Bradney's workmen are said to have used the newly available electric light to extend their working day in order to complete the work. The building was reported to have been, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Wolverhampton; but whether or not that included church spires or purely secular buildings was not stated. The whole area including Cleveland Road has been blighted for almost twenty years since the closure of the Royal Hospital nearby in 1997, and the subsequent fiasco involving Tesco not developing the site as planned. Nearby properties, including the hospital, are derelict or already demolished. The imposing red-brick Dixon's building is an exception.

The website http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm states: This building, owned by S J Dixon & Son Limited, was erected in 1885 on Cleveland Road by a local firm of builders, Bradney & Co, as an extension to Forder & Co's extension to their 1880/2 factory. Bradney's workmen are said to have used the newly available electric light to extend their working day in order to complete the work. The building was reported to have been, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Wolverhampton; but whether or not that included church spires or purely secular buildings was not stated. The whole area including Cleveland Road has been blighted for almost twenty years since the closure of the Royal Hospital nearby in 1997, and the subsequent fiasco involving Tesco not developing the site as planned. Nearby properties, including the hospital, are derelict or already demolished. The imposing red-brick Dixon's building is an exception.

Dixon's is a long established seller of wallcoverings and paint. The website http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm states: This building, owned by S J Dixon and Son Limited, was erected in 1885 on Cleveland Road by a local firm of builders, Bradney and Co, as an extension to Forder and Co's extension to their 1880/2 factory. Bradney's workmen are said to have used the newly available electric light to extend their working day in order to complete the work. The building was reported to have been, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Wolverhampton; but whether or not that included church spires or purely secular buildings was not stated. The whole area including Cleveland Road has been blighted for almost twenty years since the closure of the Royal Hospital nearby in 1997, and the subsequent fiasco involving Tesco not developing the site as planned. Nearby properties, including the hospital, are derelict or already demolished. The imposing red-brick Dixon's building is an exception.

Seen from the Bilston Road, this is at the back of Dixon House, which has its impressive Victorian front in Cleveland Road. http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm Image]

Car 02 of the West Midlands Metro is seen at The Royal stop at Wolverhampton. The car is northbound, just one stop from its final destination at St. Georges.

The whole area including Cleveland Road has been blighted for almost twenty years since the closure of the Royal Hospital nearby in 1997, and the subsequent fiasco involving Tesco not developing the site as planned. Nearby properties are derelict or already demolished. The imposing red-brick Dixon's building is an exception. This website http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm states: This building, owned by S J Dixon & Son Limited, was erected in 1885 on Cleveland Road by a local firm of builders, Bradney & Co, as an extension to Forder & Co's extension to their 1880/2 factory. Bradney's workmen are said to have used the newly available electric light to extend their working day in order to complete the work. The building was reported to have been, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Wolverhampton; but whether or not that included church spires or purely secular buildings was not stated. Image]

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This website http://web.archive.org/web/20071118015049/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/interesting/dixons/dixons01.htm says this building, owned by S J Dixon & Son Limited, was erected in 1885 on Cleveland Road by a local firm of builders, Bradney and Co, as an extension to Forder and Co's extension to their 1880/2 factory. Bradney's workmen are said to have used the newly available electric light to extend their working day in order to complete the work. The building was reported to have been, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in Wolverhampton; but whether or not that included church spires or purely secular buildings was not stated.

A Tram stop on the Wolverhampton Metro line.