Wolverhampton is a city full of the charms of its Midlands location. Here are some of our favourite pre-match watering holes:. The seats are reasonably comfortable, the views are almost universally unobstructed and the concourses are wide and welcoming. Molineaux is a stadium in a state of constant flux in order to ensure it keeps up with the times. As such there are a host of ever-evolving match day hospitality packages for your enjoyment.
There are no less than twelve suites and rooms available for private hire at Molineaux, not including the executive boxes. Whether you want to host a Christening, an exhibition or even a wedding, this could be the perfect venue for your private hire needs. Tours tend to run on Fridays, Sundays and Saturdays between 11am and 1pm, but this is subject to change so check the website before turning up. You need to book in advance for the tour, so get in touch with the club before you head along.
Founded as St. They were not only one of the founding members of the Football League but also helped to establish the European Cup, the competition that was later to be rebranded as the Champions League. Despite the club failing to relive their former glories in recent times they do have an illustrious history.
They have won the second-tier of English football three times, too, with their most recent win coming in He originally built himself a home that he somewhat arrogantly called Molineaux House, which was later turned into Molineaux Hotel. In the land was purchased by O. McGregor and he turned it into a pleasure park, complete with ice rink, cycling track and a boating lake. Crucially it also featured a football pitch, and it was this that Wolverhampton Wanderers leased from Northampton Brewery after the company bought the land in The ground as it is presently known came into existence during the s.
It followed the takeover of the club by Sir Jack Hayward, the man after whom one of the stands is now named. Plans to renovate the stadium were announced in , with The Stan Cullis Stand the first to undergo developments. Work was planned in 4 phases and some of these were completed, but it was held up due to the club's then owner, Steve Morgan, deciding to put it up for sale.
Now Fosun International have taken over and plans are developing apace. In the westernmost building that ran alongside Molineux Alley, and housed the billiard hall, was demolished when it fell into a bad state of repair. In the hotel became partly cut-off from the town when the ring road was built close to the front of the building. This deprived the pub of much of its passing trade, and so it rapidly went into decline, finally closing in after the expiry of the lease.
A final view of the hotel in the early s. Courtesy of David Clare. The intrinsic value of the building is such that its loss would be detrimental to the character and heritage of the town centre. In the owners again applied for permission to demolish the building, and again permission was refused, thanks to the listing. The sad looking derelict building in the s. The building in Another view from A full restoration project soon got underway.
After the fire in The building has now been carefully, and faithfully restored to its former glory. The most historically significant areas were the Rococo Room, the Oak Room, and the main staircase. The project also included the construction of an archive building for the new occupier, Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies. After years of dereliction and decay, the building, one of the most well-known and significant landmarks in the City, has been saved for posterity, so that it can continue to be enjoyed by generations yet to come.
References: Gerald P. Mander and Norman W. In the hotel was acquired by Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, which soon applied for permission to demolish the building.
The application was strongly opposed, and refused by the council on the grounds that: The intrinsic value of the building is such that its loss would be detrimental to the character and heritage of the town centre. The recent history of the building is well known. Following years of neglect by several owners, the hotel suffered greatly at the hands of an arsonist in June John S.
The slideshow represents the demolition of the Stan Cullis Stand The North Bank and pictures from the demolition and plans for the redevelopment are here Slide show courtesy of www.
Wolves hope to have uncovered seats available by mid September planned capacity 7, The trophy was proudly on display in the Wolves Trophy Cabinet at Molineux. But, if you want to step back in time to the s click here or the s click here. Previously named after one of the great Wolves Chairmen who presided over what was Wolves second most successful period ever, John Ireland, the East Stand was renamed after Wolves all time scoring legend Steve Bull during the Premiership Season.
Captain of England and Wolves, the great Billy Wright. His statue stands in front of the main entrance and the Billy Wright West Stand.
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