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#365DaysOfBiking- 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
- May 16th - A day without rain, for me at least, and quite... May 17, 2013
- May 15th - It was a dreadful commute on the way to the station... May 15, 2013
- May 15th - Today, I went to Redditch for the first time in more... May 15, 2013
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Tag Archives: St Matthews
A place of common resort, and a school for inferior education
There was a surprising and good deal of interest shown recently when I scanned sections of a recently acquired book, ‘Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford 1829-1841′ published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission and Her Majesty’s Stationary Office (HMSO). This copy was published in 1980, and bears the ISBN of 0 11 440066 0. The work is edited by David Robinson MA, Ph D.
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Posted in Churches, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Walsall community
Tagged 1830, Alison Ball, Archdeacon, Church, Curch Hill, George Hodson, Inspection, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, parish, Report, Rushall, Slum, St Matthews, Stafford, Staffordshire, Things to do, Visitation, Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford, Walsall
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The other ‘Wood: from the air…
Following a request made by reader Kevin Barnett, I had a rummage through the excellent aerial images so kindly supplied by Gareth Thomas, Geographic Whizz from Lichfield District Council, feeling sure he’d sent me some. Sadly I was mistaken, and I’d already posted the one of Chasetown that I had.
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Posted in Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged 1963, Aerial, asylum, Bleak House, Brownhills, Burntwood, Burntwood Blog, Chasetown, Chasewater, colony, Cuckoo Bank, Edial, Five Ways, Fulfen, Hammerwich Station, Kevin Barnett, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Reservoir, St Matthews, Staffordshire, Woodhouses
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