IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Dobbs Street, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 4JX
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Dobbs Street, WV2 4JX by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (410 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Dobbs Street View
The view into Bell Place Wolverhampton.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2012
0.02 miles
2
Bell Place in Wolverhampton
A telephoto assisted image, looking north towards the St John's Retail Park.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 12 Oct 2017
0.02 miles
3
Pountney Street
The view in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 11 Mar 2013
0.04 miles
4
One Pound a Day
The view of the Dudley Road car park in Wolverhampton.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Jan 2013
0.05 miles
5
Dobbs Street
The view down a Wolverhampton street.
Image: © Gordon Griffiths
Taken: 31 Dec 2012
0.05 miles
6
Pountney Street in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton
Looking east-north-east towards Ablow Street and the A449 (Penn Road). On the right is the Royale Banqueting Suite.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 12 Oct 2017
0.06 miles
7
Star Car Works - Frederick Street
The Star Works was built in 1903 providing 40,000 square feet of factory space around a central courtyard. The Star Company built their first bicycle in 1869 and first car in 1892. This was one of the first purpose built car factories. The company operated until 1928 when it was taken over by Guy Motors. The listed building is now a furniture factory outlet.
Image: © John M
Taken: 12 Sep 2009
0.06 miles
8
Site of Wearwell Works - Pountney Street
A modern factory building occupies the site. Wearwell were in the forefront of motorcycle manufacture in the early 1900s after dabbling with car building. They built motorcycles on this site until 1909 notably the Wolf. Engines were provided by the Stevens brothers. The failure of Wearwell prompted the Stevens brothers to set up the AJS factory on Retreat Street.
Image: © John M
Taken: 12 Sep 2009
0.07 miles
9
Royale Banqueting Suite
Industrial building with external and internal redecoration to convert to a banqueting suite. These are becoming a relatively common feature around the city catering primarily for marriage celebrations within the large Sikh community.
Image
Image: © John M
Taken: 12 May 2016
0.07 miles
10
Factory buildings in Frederick Street, Wolverhampton
This is the former Star Motor Company. It is now the Starworks Warehouse music and events venue. Built in 1903, ‘Star Motors’ was one of the first mass production car manufacturing plants in the UK. The industrial warehouse now holds regular music festivals, contemporary art exhibitions, family weekends, street food events and vintage fares!
There is a blue plaque on the building with the text:
EDWARD LISLE
1852-1921
FOUNDER - STAR Cycles,
Cars and Commercial Vehicles.
first STAR Cycle built
1869.
first STAR Car built
1897.
This building was
Star HQ.
1904
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Motor_Company
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Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 7 Apr 2018
0.07 miles