Retaining Wall To High Level Line

The retaining wall to the high level railway line, built around 1880 for the London and North Western Railway, is located between the Wednesfield Road railway bridge and the Lock Street railway bridge in Wolverhampton. Constructed from blue engineering brick with ashlar dressings, the wall features one half bay next to the stone-quoined north abutment of the Wednesfield Road bridge and an additional 24 bays leading to the Lock Street bridge on the north-west side of the line. The bays are marked by full-height pilaster strips set on a continuous offset plinth, topped with a moulded stone capping. The cornice includes a stone-coped brick parapet, and the plinths and cornices curve around the pilaster strips. Each bay contains a large square panel, which resembles the panel found on the parapet. This wall is similar in design to the retaining wall located between Cornmarket Street and Wednesfield Road bridges.