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Bromford Rise, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0ES

The view along the A449 dual carriageway in Wolverhampton.

This is now partly hidden in bushes by a footpath linking Penn Road with the Tesco (formerly Waitrose, formerly Morrison's, originally Safeway) supermarket. It was installed in the early 1980s when Safeway opened the new store. A. J. Stevens & Company (1914) Limited was one of the most important motorcycle manufacturers in the Midlands. The company was formed in 1914 and built a new works on the site now occupied by the supermarket. The works eventually covered about 230,000 sq ft and the company produced up to 25,000 machines a year in its heyday. Its motorcycles were very successful in competitions and the Isle of Man T.T., and gained a reputation for quality. The company sadly closed in 1931. (Information from here: http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/plaques/PennRoad.htm )

This is now partly hidden in bushes by a footpath linking Penn Road with the Tesco (formerly Waitrose, formerly Morrison's, originally Safeway) supermarket. It was installed in the early 1980s when Safeway opened the new store. A. J. Stevens & Company (1914) Limited was one of the most important motorcycle manufacturers in the Midlands. The company was formed in 1914 and built a new works on the site now occupied by the supermarket. The works eventually covered about 230,000 sq ft and the company produced up to 25,000 machines a year in its heyday. Its motorcycles were very successful in competitions and the Isle of Man T.T., and gained a reputation for quality. The company sadly closed in 1931. (Information from here: http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/plaques/PennRoad.htm )

The view of the junction with Marston Road in Wolverhampton.

The view of the Concrete AJS motorcycle sculpture by the Penn Road, Wolverhampton. This is now partly hidden in bushes on a footpath linking Penn Road with the Tesco (formerly Waitrose, formerly Morrison's, originally Safeway) supermarket. It was installed in the early 1980s when Safeway opened the new store. The view in August 2005 Image

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 in Merridale, Wolverhampton.