Memories of life in Wolverhampton - How it used to be

The residents of Lilleshall Crescent have completed a project to capture memories of how life used to be in the city.

This reminiscence project and collection of writing was funded by Wolverhampton City Libraries and The ABCD Partnership.

The collection of writing has recently been published and copies can be found in the local history collection at Central Library and Penn and Springvale libraries. Copies will also be available through Wolverhampton Archives and local history department. Extracts will appear here regularly.

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Read the first extract about what it was like to grow up in Wolverhampton from the PDF file below:

Read the second extract about the games children used to play in Wolverhampton from the PDF file below:

The third extract reveals just how difficult life was then:

What was it like when the residents of Lilleshall Crescent left school?  Find out by dowloading the file below:

What did the residents do in their spare time? Find out by dowloading the file below:

Read the wonderful stories of the residents' war time weddings.  Download the file below:

The residents have some words of wisdom for us.  Find out what they are by downloading the file beolow:

Thank you to all of the participants in this project.  Here are the final credits:

Read the press release about the completion of the booklet.