Wolverhampton City Archives
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Wolverhampton Archives keeps documents, maps, books, photos, newspapers and more relating to the history of areas now within the city of Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Joined May 2011
To continue South Asian Heritage Month, these photographs show Sunbeam Trolleybuses in use in Colombo, Sri Lanka in the 1950s #RootstoRoutes.@SAHM_UK. @WolvesCouncil. #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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For South Asian Heritage Month, this is from the Visitors Book of the Mayoralty of Cllr Claire Darke, of a celebration dinner for the City Friendship Agreement with Arjundhara Municipality, Nepal, Jul 2019 #RootstoRoutes.@SAHM_UK.@WolvesCouncil.#SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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To continue South Asian Heritage Month, this Guy Arab Mark V double-deck bus chassis was due to be shipped to Lahore, for the West Pakistan Road Transport Board, at Guy Motors in Fallings Park in 1963. #RootstoRoutes @SAHM_UK @WolvesCouncil #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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To continue South Asian Heritage Month, this photograph shows Shakantha Devi and her friend Jenny in New Delhi, India, in 1970, from the Apna Heritage collection. #RootstoRoutes @SAHM_UK @WolvesCouncil #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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Today marks the start of South Asian Heritage Month. To celebrate, particularly in regards to this year's theme of #RootstoRoutes, here is HR talking about his childhood in Bangladesh: @SAHM_UK @WolvesCouncil #SAHM2025 #SouthAsianHeritageMonth.
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RT @WaterstonesWton: Great new local interest title! Illustrated Tales of the Black Country by Helen Harwood collects curious and fascinati….
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RT @BMSGH: Easter Greetings, The Midland Ancestors Family History Centre in the Kingsley Norris Room at The Birmingham & Midland Institute….
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RT @Preservica: 🎉 Congratulations to @WolvesArchives for retaining the esteemed Archive Service Accreditation from @UkNatArchives! We appl….
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The National Archives praises Wolverhampton's service for its good practice in preserving collections.
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RT @WolvesCouncil: 👏 @WolvesArchives has retained its prestigious Archive Service Accreditation status from the National Archives. It is a….
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We were delighted to host the culmination of this project, and what wonderful work you have all done! @hswv_ @St_Matthias_wlv.
So pleased to be able to exhibit artwork created by local young people as part of the @TheRWTCharity Care, Create, Conserve project at Wolverhampton Archives. Thank you to staff and students from Highfields and St Matthias School for working with me on the #youthvoice project.
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RT @SandwellArchive: ⭐️We're looking for volunteers to help with our upcoming project, “Illuminating the Chance Glass Works Collection”, an….
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RT @bclmdirector: Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, 2025. And the winner is. Repeat, winner is @BCLivingMuseum Enormous team effort rec….
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RT @BCLivingMuseum: Did you know the Elephant & Castle Pub, recreated here at the Museum, became a home-from-home for Wolverhampton's Irish….
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RT @WaterstonesWton: Back in stock: as recommended by Clive Corbett in the Wolves matchday programme, The Major: the Life and Times of Fran….
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RT @ArchivesWM: Discover historic objects, photographs and documents cared for by museums and #Archives in the Black Country .#ArchivesWM @….
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Congratulations fellow Black Country archive @SandwellArchive! 🥳🥂.
Congratulations to #ArchivesWM member service @SandwellArchive who have been awarded a grant as part of @UkNatArchives #ArchivesRevealed programme!.
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RT @WolvesCouncil: It's LGBT+ History Month, and we and @WolvesArchives have put together a free exhibition that highlights the LGBT+ histo….
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RT @WolvesCouncil: This LGBT+ History Month people are being invited to share their stories or historical materials that could help strengt….
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RT @WolvesCouncil: Come along to the Talking History Cafes at Pride House with Wolverhampton LGBT+ on Thursday 20 February @WolvesArchives….
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RT @WolvesCouncil: It's LGBT+ History Month, and we and @WolvesArchives have put together a free exhibition that highlights the LGBT+ histo….
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