It was built by the Great Western Railway (GWR), on their route from London Paddington to Birkenhead, via Birmingham Snow Hill.

The interior of the former booking hall continues the Italianate theme, with a high, coved ceiling and full-height cornices.

[1] In July 1939, an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded at the station, wrecking the parcels office area.

The last London to Birkenhead express ran in March 1967, and in 1968 Shrewsbury services switched to the High Level.

By 1970, the only services left running from Low Level were local trains to Birmingham Snow Hill via Wednesbury Central.

[3] It remained as the British Rail Divisional Engineer's Department until it was purchased by Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council in May 1986, who immediately renovated and preserved the exterior.

Meanwhile, the route of the trackbed between Bushbury and Birmingham Snow Hill was preserved in case of future reopening of the line.

The brickwork on the interior is glazed white, and has decorative iron railings mounted to it The wall and subway form a grade II listed building.