County Borough of Wolverhampton Visitor’s Book - 1857

• HRH Princess Henry of Batternburg - 03/07/1903 • Robert Baden Powell - 21/04/1913 • The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. David Lloyd George M.P. - 23/11/1918 • HRH The Duke of York - 20/07/1922 • Lady Francess Balfour for a meeting of the National Council of Women - (no date/ 1922? • HRH the Prince of Wales, Edward P - 13/06/1923 • HRH Princess Helena Victoria C.B.E. - 27/01/1925 • HRH Princess Mayor Viscountess Lascelles - 21/05/1926 • HRH The Prince of Wales - 02/11/2016 • Visit of HRH the Prince George - 27/10/1931 • Dinner for Wolverhampton Wanderers winners of the League Championship – 02/10/1932 • Visit of HRH The Prince George – 25/04/1933 • Visit by the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava on the occasion of the opening of the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College – 30/06/1933 • The opening of the William Henry Fowler Playing Fields, Nine Elms Lane by Lady Jane Legge – 20/06/1935 • Civic Reception to the Rev. Cannon John Brierley, MA on his Induction as Rector of Wolverhampton - 30/11/1935 • Visit by Lady Baden Powell - 07/11/1936 • Visit of HRH the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester to the Royal Agricultural Show at Wolverhampton - 07/07/1937 • Opening of the New Civic Hall by the Rt. Hon the Earl of Dartmouth, G.C.V.O., - 12/05/1938 • Visit of Lord Philimorr - 22/03/1939 • Dinner for Wolves Inc. Stan Cullis and Billy Wright Signatures - Runners up in • Division 1 1938-1939 • Signatures of Overseas Visitors • Visit by Duke of Gloucester – Boys club in Stafford • Visit of Rt Hon Leslie Birgin MP Minister of Supply - 06/04/1940 • Mayoralty Alderman A A Beach 1940-1941 • Visit by HRH Duke of Kent ‘George’ - December 1940 • Visit by Rt Hon Lewis Silkin MP Minister of Town and Country • Visit of Sir Stafford Cripps KC MP Minister for Economic Affairs - 15/10/1947 • Visit by Rt Hon Anthony Eden PC MP - 16/12/1947 • Visit by Rt Hon AV Alexander Minister of Defence - 05/03/1948 • Visit by Rt Hon Hugh Gaitskill MP Minister of Fuel and Power - 17/04/1948 • Visit by Jack Jones MP Parliament sec to Minister of Supply • Visit by Rt Hon George Tomlinson MP Minister of Education - 29/10/1948 • Visit by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - 16/12/1948 • Civic Banquets to Stan Cullis and Billy Wright - 11/04/1949 • Reception for Wolves after winning FA Challenge Cup - 01/05/1949 • Visit by the Rt Hon Emanuel Shinwell – Secretary of State for War - 15/05/1949 • Visit by Rt Hon RA Butler - 27/05/1949 • Visit by Rt Hon - 23/07/1949 • Visit by Rt Hon - 09/02/1950 • Visit by Rt Hon Lord Pakenham Minister of Civil aviation – The Kings Cup air race at Wolverhampton Aerodrome - 17/06/1950 • Visit by Mrs Winston Churchill - 06/07/1950 • Visit by Rt Hon R A Butler - 01/12/1950 • Visit by Mr Ernest Marples MP (Housing & Local Government) to open Wolverhampton’s 400th Post War House • Proclamation of the Accession of HRH Queen Elizabeth II - 08/02/1952 • Visit by RT Hon Clement Attlee - 07/03/1953 • Visit of Col Sir John Hunt CBE DSO Leader of 1953 Everest Expedition to open Wolverhampton’s 5,000th Post War House - 14/10/1953 • Visit of Maccabi F.C (Tel Aviv) • Visit of Spartak FC (Moscow) • Visit of Honved FC (Hungary) • Visit by Minister of Housing R Hon MP • Parade of South Staffs Regiment (250th Anniversary) - 28/03/1955 • Visit by Major James Bowes–Lyon (cousin to the Queen Mother) - 29/04/1955 • Visit of Members of SSV Homberg (Numbreck) Cologne Boy’s clubs rge – 05/09/1955 • Visit by Moscow Dynamo FC - 08/11/1955 • Visit by HRH Princess Margaret - 26/05/1956 • v Denmark World Cup Competition - 05/12/1956

County Borough of Wolverhampton Visitor’s Book - 1938

• Visit of his Grace Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher - 1956-1957 • Visit by Real Madrid Football Club - 17/10/1957 • Rt. Hon OBE MP - 27/10/1957 • Freedom presented to Joseph Harold Sheldon and Sir Charles Wheeler - 21/04/1958 • Visit by Rt. Hon Aneurin Bevan - 25/04/1958 • Visit by Prime Minister Rt. Hon MP - 01/10/1958 • Visit or party from HMS Newfoundland - 28/29/08/1960 • Visit by Redstar Belgrade Football Club - 24/11/1959 • Visit by FC Barcelona - 01/03/1960 • Reception for Wolverhampton Football Club after winning Challenge Cup 1959/60 - 08/05/1960 • Official opening of Wolverhampton Retail and Open Market by Rt. Hon Lord Morrisson of Lambeth - 22/06/1960 • Visit Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) Freedom of Entry - 12/09/1960 • Visit of Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brookborough - 16/03/1962 • Queen Elizabeth - 24/05/1962 • Visit of Rt. Hon - 07/07/1962 • Visit by Christopher Chataway MP, Parliament SC Ministry of Education - 28/09/1962 • Visit by Honved Budapest SK - 03/12/1962 • Visit by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan - 28/06/1963 • Visit by Rt. Hon Enoch Powell MP - 05/07/1963 • Visit by local members of British Team 1964 Olympics - 18/11/1964 • Visit by Prime Minister Rt. Hon Harold Wilson OBE MP - 02/07/1965 • Laying of foundation stone Wulfrun Precinct - 13/07/1966 • Visit by Rachel Heyhoe of Wolverhampton - 06/07/1966 • Visit by Rt. Hon Edward Heath MBE MP - 18/02/1967 • Visit by Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. Michael Ramsey - 31/05/1967 • Freedom of Entry of RAF Cosford - 12/10/1967 • Visit of HRH Duchess of Kent - 14/02/1968 • Dinner for Hugh Porter - 14/10/1968 • Visit by Princess Margaret to Goodyear’s in Heath Town - 01/04/1968 • Visit by HRH Queen Mother - 03/06/1969 • Visit by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester - 05/11/1969 • Visit of HRH Duke of Edinburgh - 22/06/1970 • Presentation of 3 Silver Candlesticks by Rt. Hon Enoch Powell for completing 21 Years in Parliament • Visit by HRH Princess Anne - 26/05/1971 • Freedom March RAF - 16/09/1971 • Lunch to mark opening of Town Hall - 19/10/1971 • Reception for Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club for reaching EUFA Cup Final Tie - 18/05/1972 • Grant Freedom of Entry 210 Light Air Defence RA (V) - 09/07/1972 • Lunch to mark the retirement of Mayor’s Secretary Gordon Rostance - 02/08/1973

• Exercise Right of Freedom 210 Bty And RAF - 25/04/1976 • Queens Silver Jubilee Phillip and Elizabeth II - 27/07/1977 • Renee Short opened the Malting’s - 21/10/1977 • Visit by HRH Duke of Edinburgh - 13/03/1980 • Visit by HRH Princess of Kent - 02/04/1980 • Open University Presentation to Graduates – David Attenborough - 17/05/1980 • Visit by HRH Duke of Gloucester - 23/04/1981 • Visit by HRH Duke of Kent - 01/07/1983 • Visit by HRH Princess of Wales - 23/05/1985 • Visit of the President of the Law Society of England and Wales - 30/10/1987

(The book was designed, printed and bound at College of Arts Wolverhampton 1957)

County Borough of Wolverhampton Visitor’s Book - 1988

• Douglas Hurd CBE MBE - 08/07/1988 • Prince Charles - 04/11/1988 • Archbishop Makary USSR - 23/11/1988 • Exercise of Freedom 1 April 1990 RAF Cosford – 210 Bty • Lord Mackay – opening of the New Crown and County Courts - 26/10/1990 • Welcome to the Rector of Wolverhampton John Hall- Matthews - 18/01/1991 • Presentation of the BEM to Mr J W Morgan - 10/05/1991 • Visit by the Secretary of State for Environment Rt Hon Michael Heseltine - 16/07/1991 • Freedom of 1st Battalion Staffordshire Regiment - 19/09/1991 • HRH the Queen Elizabeth - 24/06/1994 • Prince Charles - 20/03/1997