Mander Centre, Wolverhampton

We used to go to Wolverhampton quite regularly on a Sunday to visit the shops.  We haven’t done so for years after so many shops closed down, but with yet another storm in the offing, we decided to have a mooch under the cover of a traditional shopping centre where we could stay predominantly indoors.

There are still lots of empty units and this mural covers a few shops in the Mander Centre, but the shops that are there have upped their game.  It was sad to see the old Beatties store empty and neglected. It was the marquee store in the city, an individual department store with style and a very loyal clientele.   When it sold out to House of Fraser it changed, but despite now leaving the Beatties building it took over the Debenhams building in the centre. A refurb has gone a long way to making the new store welcoming.