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Tag Archives: Captain
Surging forward
I should have known, really. No sooner had I delved into the fascinating world of the Brownhills surge stack, then Ian Pell, railway historian extraordinaire, had written to me with a whole bunch of new information, clarifications and even a few questions.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Environment, Events, Followups, Local History, Clayhanger stuff, Shared media, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared memories, Interesting photos, Walsall community, Local Blogs, News
Tagged New Photos, Brownhills, Derelict, Local History, Shire Oak, Reservoir, Brownhills local history, Redevelopment, Walsall, Lichfield, local blogs, Staffordshire, Canal, Old maps, Clayhanger, Things to do, South Staffordshire, steam engine, Pedro, Harrison, Peter Cutler, Company, Lore, Station, Captain, Water, Waterwoks, Snadfields, Pumping, Dave Moore, NIMBY, Morturn, Water tower, ventilator, surge stack
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Hiding in plain sight?
It seems like we’re in a period for odd historical tangents and discoveries. It all started with Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler’s classic bit of gentrified nimbyism from ‘Captain’ Harrison at Aldershaw(e). From there, we alighted at Sandfields Pumping Station at Lichfield, and found a wonderful, but neglected steam engine. We’ve found since, via Peter’s further diligent research, and that of Dave Moore, a chap clearly expert on the matter, that there was a long forgotten water tower in Brownhills.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Followups, Local History, Clayhanger stuff, Shared media, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared memories, Interesting photos, Walsall community, Local Blogs, News
Tagged New Photos, Brownhills, Derelict, Local History, Shire Oak, Reservoir, Brownhills local history, Redevelopment, Walsall, Lichfield, local blogs, Staffordshire, Canal, Old maps, Clayhanger, Things to do, Aldershawe, South Staffordshire, steam engine, Pedro, Aldershaw, Harrison, Peter Cutler, Company, Lore, Station, Captain, Water, Waterwoks, Snadfields, Pumping, Dave Moore, NIMBY, Morturn, Water tower, ventilator, surge stack
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Not in MY backyard (1896 style)…
Peter ‘Pedro’ Cutler has been in touch with a lovely quick snippet he spotted in the excellent History of the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company, which is available online for free. It really is an excellent read and deserves wider exposure.
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Tagged Aldershaw, Aldershawe, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Captain, Company, Dave Moore, Derelict, Harrison, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, NIMBY, Pedro, Peter Cutler, Pumping, Redevelopment, Reservoir, smoke, Snadfields, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Station, steam engine, Things to do, Water, Waterwoks
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