Because you’re free to read this blog
#365DaysOfBiking- May 22nd - And then, returning home, I noticed this.... May 23, 2013
- May 22nd - I was heading home today from work, and for some... May 23, 2013
- May 21st - An odd day, I was at home until lunchtime, then had... May 22, 2013
- May 20th - On my way home tonight, I hopped onto the canal... May 20, 2013
- May 20th - A small result. The bike racks at Birmingham New... May 20, 2013
- May 19th - Up on the north heath at Chasewater, something rather... May 19, 2013
- May 19th - A busy day at Chasewater. Linda Mason had posted some... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - A late evening run to the supermarket, and one of the... May 19, 2013
- May 18th - I’m hoping a linesman or electrical engineer... May 19, 2013
- May 17th - Interesting to note that the Wakeboarding company who... May 18, 2013
- May 17th - Spring wends onward, despite somewhat indifferent... May 18, 2013
- May 16th - Spring is here, too, at the verges, hedgerows and... May 17, 2013
Top Posts & Pages
- Tesco sends a message to Brownhills: you're not worth it
- In the shade
- The past, by George!
- Good news on the Avion conversion by Wetherspoons
- An institution
- What's this stuff about, then?
- A place to dance, play and talk
- Race of the Year, 1977
- Sharp image
- We all stand together - at Caldmore Village Festival
Archives
Activism
Blogs & Stuff I like
- A Sense of Tumour
- Birmingham, It's Not Shit
- Burntwood Family History
- Chasewater Dam Blog
- Chasewaterstuff's Rail Blog
- Clayhanger Marsh
- Common People (Pelsall)
- Councillor Bob Piper
- Councillor Mike Flower
- Dereck Tickles
- Hammerwich Weather
- Hammerwich Wildlife
- Julian Ward-Davies
- Mad Old Baggage
- Oakparkrunner's Blog
- PheaseyViews
- Pigblog
- PubBlog
- Rachel Creative
- Save Cannock Chase
- Save the libraries!
- Tabloidwatch
- Tamworth Time Hikes
- The Black Country Kid
- The Bloxidge Tallygraph
- The Burntwood Blog
- The Mushroom
- The Plastic Hippo
- The Yam Yam
Bob on Panoramio
Cool stuff on Panoramio
Cycle stuff
Funny stuff
Local History
Local press
Local sites
Urban Exploration
Blog Stats
- 766,561 hits
Tags
Brownhills Brownhills local history Brownhills Market Canal Chasewater Chasewater Dam Chasewater Wildlife Group Cheap tat Clayhanger Cycle rides cycling David Evans Derelict Events Express & Star Facebook Lichfield local blogs Local History Local politics Mike Bird New Photos Old maps Panoramio planning Politics Pubs Redevelopment Reservoir Shire Oak Silly Staffordshire Stonnall Tesco Tesco Development The Plastic Hippo The YamYam Things to do Twitter Vandalism Walsall Walsall Council Walsall politics Walsall Wood Wildlife© BrownhillsBob
All rights reserved - material not to be reused without permission.Twitter Updates
- We all stand together - at Caldmore Village Festival wp.me/pvAxA-3Em via @BrownhillsBob 14 minutes ago
- RT @BhamUpdates: Warwickshire Police - Incident at Corley services onlinenews.warwickshire.police.uk/wpnews_pressre… 26 minutes ago
- RT @inmywindow: Just got passed by an ambulance that said "G4S working in partnership with the nhs". We're fucked aren't we? 28 minutes ago
- RT @CrimerShow: CRIMER: (on rooftop) Looke at citey.Its is All yors.Wher youm wants Me to crime nex? HOTBABE: Bankc! CRIMER: (puts on sungl… 28 minutes ago
- RT @EmergencyPuppy: Flying squirrel, with young. http://t.co/GfTN9ZZJ1V 51 minutes ago
Blogs I Follow
- Morturn - Sandfields Pumping Station
- Lichwheeld
- Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog
- Chasewater Railway Museum
- MentalHealthCop
- Diary of a Gimpy Kid
- Handed on
- All the Days and Nights
- InspGuilfoyle
- staffordshirebred
- brownhillsdog
- Stuff Jimm Rennie Does
- 150 great things about the Underground
- Getting There
- jauntyginger
- Atomic Spin
- POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- Common People: news for Pelsall
- The Clayhanger Review
- Hubstripping.com
Bob’s music- Iron & Wine – Winter Prayers
- Iron & Wine – Sundown (back In The Briars)
- Iron & Wine – Singers And The Endless Song
- Iron & Wine – New Mexico's No Breeze
- Iron & Wine – Low Light Buddy Of Mine
- Iron & Wine – Lovers' Revolution
- Iron & Wine – Joy
- Iron & Wine – Grass Widows
- Iron & Wine – Grace For Saints And Ramblers
- Public Service Broadcasting – Signal 30
Tag Archives: May Emily Williams
Fair exchange
Following her comments here, reader and local history enthusiast Ann Cross recently accepted my invitation to write about her family history at the Royal Exchange pub in Walsall Wood. When I suggested that she might like to write up her work, I could tell that Ann had a great story to tell, and would tell it very well indeed. I wasn’t disappointed, and the first instalment was incredibly popular with readers of the blog.
Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1901, 1911, Ann Cross, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Census, David Evans, Elizabeth Weston, Family history, Freemasons Arms, history, licensee, Local History, May Emily Williams, pub, Pubs, Royal Exchange, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Thomas Weston, victualler, Walsall, Walsall Wood, William Cross
19 Comments

