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Wolverhampton

Out of darkness cometh light.

Wolverhampton is the hampton of Wulfrun, and the place in the West Midlands, England, where we lived From January (2017)—date at which Fabrice took up his position of Director of Studies for Physics at the University of Wolverhampton—until December (2023) where we brexited the decadent island. This is where Luz was conceived and lived the first months of her intra-uterine life, before our covid escape, also to Spain (Luz was born in Madrid).

It is nearby Birmingham (the big local city, in fact, UK's second) and Telford (UK's fastest growing city) and not too far from Shrewsbury, Worcester, Stafford and Coventry. Almost as close are Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester and Liverpool. It is not even far from London (less than 2 hours).

It is one of the three millennium cities (along with Brighton and Inverness [1]) and the first town in Britain to introduce automated traffic lights (in 1927), in Princes Square, at the junction of Lichfield Street and Princess Street. Charlie Chaplin, who might be of black country origin, made his debut as a pageboy in a Sherlock Holmes story in the city theatre (the Grand), where also Churchill held a meeting (in 1909) that got disrupted with stink balls by local suffragettes. The city was home to a few history-making people, including a Nobel prize in chemistry (Arthur Harden) and the first signature on the Declaration of Independence on the 4th July 1776 (Button Gwinnett). The local football team, the Wolves, were the first English to play in the Soviet Union.

Gallery

Stafford street, in the city center, where we live, April (2017).
One of our favourite pubs, after the Hogs Head: the Royal London, (id.)
Typical Wolverhampton skyline, the typical British brick house (id.)
A wall from the old train station (not the one you see now as a traveller, which buries it), July (2017).
Julia in the beautiful Saint Georges' street (id.)
This is the Londonian bit of Wolverhampton (id.)
It also benefits from the local canal frenzy (31 July (2017)).
Julia in Queen-square, with Saint Peter in background, (28 April (2018)).
Wightwick Manor, with Camilo (id.)
A canal in Wolverhampton (pointing to Birmingham, id.)
In the Victorian (so-called West) park of Wolverhampton, May (2018).
The boys and girls school, on 14 March (2020).
The pretty Tettenhall Road that goes down to Wolverhampton, on 9 December (2023).

Saint Peter

The choir stalls are mid-15th century and come from the Lilleshall Abbey.

Locks

Wolverhampton has 21 locks on its canal (Birmingham Main Line canal). All of the Locks, the cottages at Broad Street and the railway viaducts are Listed structures and are part of the Wolverhampton Locks Conservation Area. The walk is about 2.8km.

Clubs and Activities

http://www.whatsonwolverhampton.com/

Ideas with Julia

Go to school by scooter
Painting in the West Park: Wolverhampton painting project (2019).
Singing and playing music
Put on some good raincoats and boats and enjoy walking in the rain
To the lighthouse to watch some movie/Arena Theatre to see a play
go to swim to the Uni swimming pool
go to the library

Cinema and Theatre

http://light-house.co.uk

Painting

Society of Artists
Can't paint, can't draw meetings, Every Monday 6-8pm, Lighthouse Media Centre (12 euros each, 20 with Julia).
National Saturday Club
Activities in the Art Galleries

Music

Sport

Uni (take membership): clases, Two under 16 years old can access the swimming pool with a Staff Wellbeing membership free of charge.

Badminton

Yoga: http://www.igo-yoga.com

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 <p align=right>''Out of darkness cometh light''.</p>
-'''''Wolverhampton''''' is the <wz tip="Usually from old English's hām tūn (home town) but, in this case, actually from hēantūn (high place). Wolverhampton is the highest altitude city center in the UK.">[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hampton hampton]</wz> of [[Wulfrun]], and the place in the [[West Midlands]], [[England]], where we (mainly [[Fabrice]]) live since [[January (2017)]], date at which [[Fabrice]] took up his position of Director of Studies for [[Physics]] at the [[University of Wolverhampton]].
+'''''Wolverhampton''''' is the <wz tip="Usually from old English's hām tūn (home town) but, in this case, actually from hēantūn (high place). Wolverhampton is the highest altitude city center in the UK.">[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hampton hampton]</wz> of [[Wulfrun]], and the place in the [[West Midlands]], [[England]], where we lived From [[January (2017)]]—date at which [[Fabrice]] took up his position of Director of Studies for [[Physics]] at the [[University of Wolverhampton]]—until [[December (2023)]] where we [[brexit]]ed the decadent island. This is where [[Luz]] was conceived and lived the first months of her intra-uterine life, before our [[covid]] escape, also to [[Spain]] (Luz was born in [[Madrid]]).
 <center><wz tip="Julia exploring in April 2017 the oldest part of Wolverhampton, where stands, since the 15th century, Saint Peter's collegiate church.">[[File:julia-wolverhampton-april17.jpg|600px]]</wz></center>
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 File:Wolverhampton-April2018-3.jpg|A canal in Wolverhampton (pointing to [[Birmingham]], id.)
 File:west-park-2May2018.jpg|In the Victorian (so-called West) park of Wolverhampton, [[May (2018)]].
+Wolverhampton-14March2020.jpg|The boys and girls school, on {{thisday|14|March|2020}}.
+File:tettenhall-9Dec23-2.jpg|The pretty [[Tettenhall]] Road that goes down to Wolverhampton, on {{thisday|9|December|2023}}.
 </gallery>
-== Links ==
+== Saint Peter ==
-* [http://www.wonderfulwolverhampton.co.uk/ Wonderful Wolverhampton].
+The choir stalls are mid-15th century and come from the [[Lilleshall Abbey]].
-* [https://goo.gl/B8nyIK on Google maps].
-* [http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=52.584747&lon=-2.128108&z=16&m=b on Wikimapia].
+== Locks ==
-* [http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/ The history of Wolverhampton].
-* [http://lostwolverhampton.co.uk Lost Wolverhampton].
+Wolverhampton has 21 locks on its canal (Birmingham Main Line canal). All of the Locks, the cottages at Broad Street and the railway viaducts are Listed structures and are part of the Wolverhampton Locks Conservation Area. The walk is about 2.8km.
-* [https://www.locrating.com/ School locator]
+<center><wz tip="The trail with the mighty 21 locks.">[[File:WCC_1076_Locks_Wolverhampton.jpg|400px]]</wz></center>
 == Clubs and Activities ==
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 * Go to school by scooter
-* Painting in the West Park: [[Wolverhampton painting]] (2019) Project.
+* Painting in the West Park: [[Wolverhampton painting project (2019)]].
 * Singing and playing music
 * Put on some good raincoats and boats and enjoy walking in the rain
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 * [https://www.wlv.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/wlv-gym/staff-wellbeing-memberships/ Uni] (take membership): [https://www.wlv.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/wlv-gym/exercise-classes/ clases], Two under 16 years old can access the swimming pool with a Staff Wellbeing membership free of charge.
-* [https://www.wlv.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/wlv-gym/facilities/ Badmington]
+* [https://www.wlv.ac.uk/study-here/student-life/wlv-gym/facilities/ Badminton]
 * Yoga: http://www.igo-yoga.com
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 === Volunteering ===
+== Links ==
+* [http://www.wonderfulwolverhampton.co.uk/ Wonderful Wolverhampton].
+* [https://goo.gl/B8nyIK on Google maps].
+* [http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=52.584747&lon=-2.128108&z=16&m=b on Wikimapia].
+* [http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/ The history of Wolverhampton].
+* [http://lostwolverhampton.co.uk Lost Wolverhampton].
+* [https://www.locrating.com/ School locator]
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