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Princes Square

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Princes Square
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Location
Wolverhampton
County
Staffordshire
Highway Authority
Wolverhampton
Junction Type
Crossroads
Roads Joined
unclassified
Junctions related to the A460
Junctions related to the A454
Junctions related to the A459
Princes Square in the 1920s
Modern view of the southern half of Princes Square

Formerly the location of the junction between A460, A454, A4124 and B4158, Princes Square (often mis-spelt as Princess Square) in Wolverhampton is today an unremarkable junction in the city centre.

In historic terms, it is extremely important as on 5 November 1927, the first automatic traffic lights in the United Kingdom were installed in this location. The lights were originally installed as a temporary experiment, though they were installed as a permanent feature in October 1928.

To commemorate this, the modern traffic lights in the location have dispensation from the Department for Transport to have the old-fashioned striped poles rather than the modern grey ones.

Princes Square is also historically important due to being the site of the first installation of pedestrian safety barriers, which were here erected in July 1934.

Usually, only the light-controlled junction is referred to by the name, but Princes Square actually refers to both that junction, and the roundabout junction with Broad Street and Wulfruna Street just to the north, as well as the short length of connecting street. Whilst not looking much like a "square", the Royal London building on the west side of the square is a later addition to the original layout. The former western side of the square is actually what is now Lichfield Passage, making the entire junction complex much more recognisably a "square".


Routes

Route To Notes

A454

Bridgnorth

A454

Walsall

A459

Cannock, Stafford

A459

Dudley

A460

Cannock, Stafford

A459

Dudley

B4158

Dudley

A4124

Brownhills, Wednesfield

B4155

Brownhills, Wednesfield Upgraded to A4124 in 1927

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