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Owen Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0HP

The housing all around is predominantly solid late Victorian and early 20th century, much of it terraced. Here the junction has five ways, Owen Road passing through (south-east to north-west), and Burleigh Road, Manlove Street, and Dalton Street branching off. Some of the old corner shops have closed, but others remain, now operated by a multi-cultural population. Some regeneration has been attempted by introducing many speed humps, a 20mph speed restriction, and attractively block paving the roads at the junction, giving a real urban village feel to the site. There is still a launderette here, and that has been a dying "species" for years.

Until recently there was a space between the shop and the next house, probably built in late Victorian or early Edwardian times. I will appreciate any local historian contacting me about the history of this gap. It can just be seen on the left in this image: Image]

This image can be compared with one taken a year earlier to play "spot the difference". Image]

This is in Owen Road north-west of the junction with Manlove Street and Burleigh Road. The area contains mainly late Victorian or early 20th terraced housing. The community is racially very mixed. Many corner shops still thrive, and other premises in some of the terraces support a variety of small businesses.

This shows the extended corner shop at the junction with Owen Road. The short bell shaped tower is an architectural oddity among these late Victorian and early 20th century terraced shops and houses.

The housing all around is predominantly solid late Victorian and early 20th century, much of it terraced. Here the junction has five ways and the view is straight up Manlove Street from Owen Road (continuing to the left). Some of the old corner shops in the area have closed but many others remain, now operated by a multi-cultural population. Some regeneration has been attempted by introducing many speed humps, a 20mph speed restriction, and attractively block paving the roads at the junction, giving a real urban village feel to the site. There is still a very useful launderette here*, and that has been a dying "species" for years. (See a picture from 2008 taken in full sun http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1092682) * This launderette is partly an extension onto the original corner building. It also provides key cutting services and sells locks, paint brushes, tools and Duracell batteries!

A sunny winter afternoon looking at the corner of Manlove Street and Dalton Street from Owen Road. The housing all around is predominantly solid late Victorian and early 20th century, much of it terraced. Many of the old corner shops, and some others remain, now operated by the present varied multi-cultural residents. Some regeneration has been attempted by introducing many speed humps, a 20mph speed restriction, and attractively block paving the roads at the junction, giving a real urban village feel to the site. There is still a launderette here, and that has been a dying "species" for years.

The housing all around is predominantly solid late Victorian and early 20th century, much of it terraced. Here the junction has five ways and the view is straight up Manlove Street from Owen Road (continuing to the left), with Dalton Street branching to the right by the white house. Some of the old corner shops have closed but others remain, now operated by a multi-cultural population. Some regeneration has been attempted by introducing many speed humps, a 20mph speed restriction, and attractively block paving the roads at the junction, giving a real urban village feel to the site. There is still a launderette here, and that has been a dying "species" for years. A larger image (2010) can be seen here Image]

The view of the five way road junction in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton.

The housing all around is predominantly solid late Victorian and early 20th century, much of it terraced. Here the junction has five ways, Owen Road passing through (south-east to north-west), and Burleigh Road, Manlove Street, and Dalton Street branching off. Some of the old corner shops have closed, but others remain, now operated by a multi-cultural population. Some regeneration has been attempted by introducing many speed humps, a 20mph speed restriction, and attractively block paving the roads at the junction, giving a real urban village feel to the site. There is still a launderette here, and that has been a dying "species" for years.