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Penn Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0DR

The view of the junction with Marston Road in Wolverhampton.

By the Goldthorn Hotel, looking north-north-east towards Wolverhampton city centre. Permission has now been granted to demolish the Goldthorn Hotel (recently called Quality Hotel, then Mercure Goldthorn Hotel; sold by them to Talash Hotels in 2017). It is to be replaced by another Lidl supermarket, less than two hundred metres from the entrance to a larger Tesco supermarket. The original building (before multiple extensions) dates from c1894 was called The Pines; a private residence. There is a lot of local discontent! https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2021/05/03/lidl-submits-plans-for-new-store-at-old-hotel-site/ https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2022/05/25/wolverhampton-hotel-to-be-demolished-and-replaced-with-lidl-supermarket/ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/glitzy-hotel-famous-stars-once-24058884

The supermarket by Penn Road/Marston Road was built for Safeway in the early 1980s(?), and was taken over by Morrison's in February 2004. Within a year or so Morrison's were forced to sell it on to Waitrose because of "competition regulation" laws. In September 2020 it was announced that the store would be closing on 31 December, and would be operated by Tesco from early 2021. Tesco re-opened the doors on 30 June 2021. Waitrose had a very clear and easy to read fuel price board. Tesco decided not to. The prices are 129·9/130·9 for petrol/diesel. I passed by on a bus on 16 September, and still could not see the price. Whoever designed this is a fool, more interested in brand colour co-ordination than clear signage. Image]

The view from Marston Road, Wolverhampton.

The supermarket was built for Safeway in the early 1980s(?), and was taken over by Morrison's in February 2004. Within a year or so Morrison's were forced to sell it on to Waitrose because of "competition regulation" laws. In September 2020 it was announced that the store would be closing on 31 December, and would be operated by Tesco from early 2021.

The supermarket was built for Safeway in the early 1980s(?), and was taken over by Morrison's in February 2004. Within a year or so Morrison's were forced to sell it on to Waitrose because of "competition regulation" laws. In September 2020 it was announced that the store would be closing on 31 December, and would be operated by Tesco from early 2021.

The supermarket by Penn Road/Marston Road was built for Safeway in the early 1980s(?), and was taken over by Morrison's in February 2004. Within a year or so Morrison's were forced to sell it on to Waitrose because of "competition regulation" laws. In September 2020 it was announced that the store would be closing on 31 December, and would be operated by Tesco from early 2021. Tesco re-opened the doors on 30 June 2021. Waitrose had a very clear and easy to read fuel price board. Tesco decided not to. The prices are 129·9/130·9 for petrol/diesel. Image]

The tall white pole and its associated equipment boxes below have appeared in the last two months. I have yet to discover which mobile phone company owns it. Don't expect to read the price* of fuel easily as you drive by. Tesco's brand experts are too interested in colour co-ordination to bother with actually making the prices clearly visible (except maybe at night). Waitrose weren't that silly. * The prices are 129·9/130·9 for petrol/diesel.