In 1926, Mr Hipkins opened a small dental practice on Compton Road. A hundred years, several generations of dentists and one move to Tettenhall Road later, Larcholme is still looking after Wolverhampton families, some of whom have been coming to us for more than half a century. This week, we're marking that milestone with the people who made it possible: our patients.
You're invited to our centenary celebration
All Larcholme patients, past and present, are warmly invited to join us at the practice on Thursday 12 November. Come and meet the team, take a look around the building and share a drink and a slice of cake with us as we celebrate 100 years. There's no need to book, so feel free to bring family who have been patients with us too.
A visit from the Mayor of Wolverhampton
We're honoured that the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Paul Singh, will be visiting the practice to help us mark the occasion. Wolverhampton has had a Mayor since 1848, so it feels fitting to share our own centenary with the city's first citizen, and with a building that has its own place in local civic history.
A century on Tettenhall Road and beyond
Larcholme's story began with Mr Hipkins on Compton Road in 1926. The practice later passed to James Adey and then his son Andrew, who brought in his dental school friends Penny White and Kate Hipkins. Along the way it settled at Larcholme, the handsome building on the corner of Tettenhall Road and Larches Lane whose name is still carved into the stone pillars outside.
In 2018, today's owners took over, investing in modern technology such as iTero 3D scanning and digital X-rays while keeping the personal, unhurried care that patients have always valued. Practice owner Polly is now leading Larcholme into its second century.
Thank you for 100 years
A practice doesn't reach 100 by itself. It gets there because families keep coming back, recommend us to friends and trust us with their children's first check-ups. To every patient who has sat in our chairs over the past century, and to everyone on the team who has looked after them: thank you. We can't wait to celebrate with you.