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Wolverhampton Civic Centre is a municipal building in the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. The building houses a council chamber for City of Wolverhampton Council . History
Wolverhampton Civic Hall is a music venue in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It has been one of the most notable live music venues in the county for several decades. It has been one of the most notable live music venues in the county for several decades.
The council meets and has its main offices at Wolverhampton Civic Centre, in St Peter's Square in the city centre. [39] The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1979. [40] [41] Prior to 1979 the council had met at the Town Hall on North Street, which had been completed in 1871 for the old borough council. [42]
The Queen Mother visited the town hall and met with civic leaders on 3 June 1969. [9] [10] Following the implementation of re-organisation associated with the Local Government Act 1972, the building briefly became the headquarters of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council, until the council moved to Wolverhampton Civic Centre in 1978. [2]
Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England. It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands [1] and a single unloading stand.
The city centre includes the main shopping centres: the Mander Centre (named after the Mander family whose paint factory once stood on the site) and Wulfrun Centre), the Civic Centre (the headquarters of the city council), the main campus of the University of Wolverhampton and the terminus of the West Midlands Metro.
Wolverhampton (/ ˌ w ʊ l v ər ˈ h æ m p t ə n / ⓘ WUUL-vər-HAMP-tən) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south.
Graiseley is home to parks, shopping centres and schools, along with sub-urban and inner city housing. Areas within the ward include: part of Graiseley; Penn Fields; Merridale; Chapel Ash; and part of Bradmore. It borders the St Peter's, Blakenhall, Penn, Merry Hill and Park wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. [3]