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#365DaysOfBiking- May 22nd - And then, returning home, I noticed this.... May 23, 2013
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- May 20th - A small result. The bike racks at Birmingham New... May 20, 2013
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Tag Archives: Stafford
No accommodation for the poor…
As promised, for reader Alison Ball, here’s the entry for Bloxwich Church – All Saints – in the 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, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged 1830, Alison Ball, All Saints, Archdeacon, Bloxwich, Church, Curch Hill, George Hodson, Inspection, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, parish, Report, Slum, Stafford, Staffordshire, Stuart Williams, Things to do, Visitation, Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford, Walsall
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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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Archdeacon blues
Further to last Sunday’s article here regarding the book I recently acquired, ‘Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford 1829-1841′ I thought I’d take the opportunity to fulfil a couple of requests.
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Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Followups, Local History, Shared media, Local media, Churches, Reader enquiries, Interesting photos, Social Media, Local Blogs, Features, News
Tagged Aldridge, Archdeacon, Church, David Evans, George Hodson, Inspection, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, Rushall, Stafford, Staffordshire, Susan MArie Ward, Things to do, Visitation, Visitations of the Archdeaconry of Stafford
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Carte Blanche
Following recent posts in which I made available the William Yates 1798 map of Staffordshire and a 1959 Ordnance Survey map of East Staffordshire, I’ve now got further mapping goodness here for readers to download. This map is an odd … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community
Tagged 179 The Strand, 1798 Staffoedshire Map, 1801 Staffordshire Map, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, C Smith, Canal, Cannock, download, early maps, Improved Map, Local History, map, Old maps, Stafford, Staffordshire, Walsall, William Yates, Yates map
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Unfolding the map
As promised earlier in the week, I’ve had some interesting maps, including a reproduction A1 size copy of the 1798 William Yates map of Staffordshire, scanned professionally. I came home today clutching a USB flash drive with nearly four gigabytes … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community
Tagged 1798 Staffoedshire Map, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Cannock, Cats Hall, Catshill, download, early maps, Improved Map, Local History, map, Old maps, Stafford, Staffordshire, Walsall, William Yates, Yates map
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