Local History

These local history pages are intended as brief introductions to popular topics. We have designed them so they can be used by a wide audience – school children, teachers, local historians and others. If you would like more detail about these topics, or you have a particular research query, or you are interested in a topic not listed here please email us and we will be able to offer you advice.

• Eradicating Filth - Public Health in Victorian Times
• Wolverhampton's Religious Faiths
• Women of Wolverhampton
• Population Migration
• Wolverhampton and World War 1
• Wolverhampton and World War 2
• Out of Darkness Cometh Light - Local Government
• Wolverhampton's Architectural Heritage
• Aspects of the Region's Industrial Heritage
• Queen Victoria's Visit to Wolverhampton

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You may also wish to visit the Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society’s web site which has an extensive range of innovative web pages devoted to Wolverhampton’s history.