Description:The Sutherland Papers contain many plans relating to lands in Wolverhampton. These include a particularly interesting plan from 1838 which shows a number of buildings which were used as shops at the junction of Darlington and North Street in the town.
The Plan includes References which tell us about the individual buildings. The properties marked ‘a’ on Darlington Street were occupied by a man named Mr. Adams who was a cabinetmaker. Adams owned five rooms on multiple floors. These included three attics, a kitchen, an ale cellar, a coal cellar and three chambers. Adams also occupied two rooms over the top of the room marked ‘D’ which had an entry for shopping.
Mr. Hay occupied the rooms marked ‘b’. His property included a kitchen and brewhouse and four rooms in the attics. Both Adams and Hay had water closets and separate ale and coal cellars.
The properties marked with the letter ‘c’ facing onto North Street belonged to Mr. Nicklin. He used one of his two cellars as a warehouse and had four chambers within his property.
This colourful plan includes detail of staircases and yard areas, demonstrating the layout of the buildings on Darlington and North Street at this time.
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