A WULFRUNIAN WAY ©
by Robbie Kennedy Bennett

I descend from a working class background;
I grew up in a town of my mothers line.
I live everyday a Wulfrunian way,
And there is nothing that I want that is not mine.
There are family names scattered all around,
Roots of mine are in this town,
Within the soil deep in the ground.
Goodyear company my grandad served,
Long service recognition was well deserved
I can always find a family name,
From Bushbury and Graiseley to Steelhouse lane.
Williams, Rowley and Owen have seen,
World wars and coronations of Kings and Queen,
We have walked down St Peters steps to the market,
Shopped at the open stalls.
Waited at the stops for trolley buses,
And sat on the old church walls.
We have saw vehicles drive down Dudley Street
And been struck by the light in the old Arcade.
Many a relation at All Saints was taught,
And many a present from Beatties was bought.
We have stood on the terraces at Molineux,
The great days my relations have seen.
We were here before the racetrack at Dunstall,
Before greyhounds and speedway at Monmore Green.
The Mander Centre came,
And shoppers descending from a family name.
Williams, Rowley and Owen have been,
The town of Wolverhampton changes we have seen.
Prince Albert on his horse was not always there,
He has moved a few times since he came to Queens Square.
New buildings in town that is now called a city,
Some perhaps fine and others not so pretty.
Relations have worked at Chubbs,
And been the licensee of pubs and clubs.
The Royal Hospital treated our troubles and woes,
Our cuts and scars and nursed our bloody nose.
It is fair to say, in everyway,
We have worked and toiled and earned our pay.
And It is fair to say, that everyday,
We have lived our life a Wulfrunian way.


Painting of St Peters Church and gardens by Leslie Broadfield, descendant of the Williams line of Wolverhampton.

Displayed with kind permission.



A Wulfrunian Way © Robbie Kennedy Bennett


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