Here’s a bit of fun for a sunny Sunday – No 23 in a series of articles arrogantly cocking a snook at inaccuracies in other people’s online local history.
The reader who spotted this (not me!) shall remain anonymous, although I will say they were an early aficionado of Harpers Transport and jelly confectionary.
This stunning image of Walsall Wood Colliery is featured on A Click In Time, Walsall Local History Centre’s photo website.
An iconic image of Walsall Wood Colliery, but not in the era 1900-1909 as specified by Walsall Council’s ‘A Click In Time’ website, for very good reason.
This is photo W03416, and is described as ‘Walsall Wood Colliery, 1900-1909’ – to see the listing, click here.
There’s a reason this date can’t possibly be correct. Can you spot it? Do you know the correct date?
While we’re about it, this image circulates endlessly in local history circles, too. There’s a critical flaw with it – can you spot it? (I’ve seen it from several local historians in the same form, so I think the problem was fundamental):
This is a stunning image, which featured in ‘Memories of Brownhills Past’ by Clarice Mayo and Geoff Harrington. There’s a problem with this image, though, which, to the best of my knowledge, members of the local history community have not spotted. Can you?
And yes, I’m as guilty of getting stuff wrong as everyone else, but at least here, you have the opportunity to correct me in the comments – and frequently do! Have your say: comment here or mail me – BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com.