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Tag Archives: Derry
Something wonderful from Omaha, Nebraska
Today, I received a wonderful, touching note concerning our combined research into the Derry Family, and Goblins Pit in Walsall Wood, from John Derry, a resident of Omaha, Nebraska. I know lots of you put a great deal of effort … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bullings Heath, Charles, Charles Derry, Coppice Woods, coppy woods, David Evans, Derry, George, Goblin, Goblin Pit, Goblings Pit, Gomez, Grave, Green Lane, John Derry, Kate, Lichfield Lore, Local History, Moromn, Nebraska, Old maps, Omaha, Staffordshire, The Poor Widow's Offering, Walsall Wood, Woodbine
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Meet me on the corner
This blog is getting quite large. At over 1,050 posts and over 5,000 comments, there’s an awful lot of material, and my mind, addled by caffeine, work junk and bicycle gear ratios isn’t all it could be. This leads occasionally … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Beechtree Road, Brownhills local history, Brownhills UDC, Catholic, Chapel, Church, Collins, David Evans, David Oakley, Derry, Graham Harrison, Henry Harrison, Jenny Langford, King Street, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Pubs, Staffordshire, Walsall Local History Cente, Walsall Wood
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Digging deeper
The one element of curating this blog that never ceases to astound me is the willingness with which people donate their free time and skill to further research the subjects presented. Last week, you’ll surely recall, there was a huge … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bullings Heath, Charles, Coppice Woods, coppy woods, David Evans, Derry, George, Goblin, Goblin Pit, Goblings Pit, Gomez, Green Lane, Kate, Lichfield Lore, Local History, Moromn, Old maps, Staffordshire, The Poor Widow's Offering, Walsall Wood
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A dying trade
You may remember that way back in February, I posted an article on the mysterious mortuary situated near Bullings Heath in Walsall Wood. The morgue in question had been mentioned by reader [CAZ], and subsequently spotted on a large-scale map of … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills UDC, Bullings Heath, Camden Street, Creswell, Derry, Green Lane, Harris, Local History, Morgue, Mortuary, Mr. Bullock, Old maps, Paul Ford, Research, Smith, Staffordshire, Twist, Walsall, Walsall Local History Centre, Walsall Observer
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