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Heroes of the underground
I thank [Howmuch?] for the following contribution, which he found amongst his paperwork while having his annual clear out. He really is every it the star… CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. St. James’s Paloce, S.W.1. 12th February, 1957. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1957, Bravery, British Empire Medal, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, colliery, George Albert Schofield, George Bywater, Howmuch, Local History, London Gazette, mininers, New Photos, Order tf the British Empire, pit disaster, roof fall, Staffordshire, Walsall Observer, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery, William Henry Joiner
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Harpers, hairbrushes and sucky fish
Another great piece arrives from top reader and contributor David Evans. Grab a cuppa and tune in… thanks, as ever, to David for his efforts. Without further ado… The end of the second world war brought the time of retirement … Continue reading
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Remember the days of the old school yard?
I went somewhere today that I haven’t been for years. It was so evocative and touched me so much, that I took pictures. I know there are lots of other folks who read the blog who haven’t been here for … Continue reading
I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town
Seems kind of appropriate. I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky, then it gobbled summer down When the sun turns traitor cold and all the trees are shivering in a … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Autumn, Brownhills, cold, Cycle rides, cycling, Frost, Joni Mitchel, Staffordshire, Tom Rush, Urge for Going, Wildlife
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Ooh, he was well blessed… but who was he?
OK, I’m asking again. This is still killing me… Way back at the start of this blog adventure, one of the local history queries I had was about a legendary streaking incident in Brownhills in the mid-1970’s at the height … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Edward Rose, legend, Local History, lorrydriver, myths, Ravens Court, Sammy Taylor, Silly, streak, streaker, Taylors Transport
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Faggits? FAGGITS?
For the second time this week, I’m handing the reigns over to reader David Evans, with another brilliant piece… I’m sure you’ll all join with me in thanking him for his dedication and effort. I’m loving this stuff. Four faggots … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bill Mayo, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Childhood games, David Evans, Faggots, John Sale, Local History, Memories of old Walsall Wood, New Photos, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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To protect and serve
Had a thought-provoking article from David Evans last week. Can anyone help? The blessing of a chat over a cup of tea with a good friend, perhaps? In one of the recent blogs, Guard of Honour, which appeared on November … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 32Nd (Aldridge) Battalion, Aldridge Home Guard, Arblaster, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Mycock, New Photos, Oakley, Smith, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood football club, Walsall Wood Home Guard
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How the Brave New World began in Walsall Wood, 1952
Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I present another fantastic piece by regular contributor David Evans. David is writing so much good stuff at the moment… I’m sure you’ll all join with me in thanking him for his sterling and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cart, David Evans, garden shed, go-cart, kart, Local History, memories, New Photos, old childhood, Shire Oak, Silly, soap box cart, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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Get your teeth into this…
You can always rely on top friend of the Brownhills Blog [Howmuch?] to come up with the really, really offbeat stuff. Whilst rooting through the archives recently, the intrepid researcher spotted the above patent application for ‘Improvements in artificial teeth’. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1863, Anne Abbey Downes, Artificial teeth, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, False Teeth, Howmuch, Invention, Local History, London Gazette, Patent, Silly, Spinster, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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The Whittaker family, 1901
Thanks to the diligent and wonderful research of top reader and contributor Roger ‘Ziksby’ Jones, here’s the 1901 census entry for the Whittaker family, which may well be of interest to Iris Taylor, who’s searching for information regarding her dad, … Continue reading
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William Victor Whittaker, Miner: what do you know?
This is a brief enquiry on behalf of reader Iris Taylor, who contacted me some time ago for information about her father, William Victor Whittaker who worked the Aldridge pits. Iris asked the following: Hello, Thank you for replying so quickly! … Continue reading
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Remnants
Yesterday, I cycled over St. John’s hill in Shenstone, and up through the churchyard and down into the village. Shenstone is a remarkable church, but never one of my favourites, as I find it’s dark, Victorian gothic to be overdramatic … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Hill, Local History, New Photos, Norman, remains, Saxon, Shenstone, Shenstone Church, St Johns, Staffordshire, tower
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A growing Wood…
Great friend of The Brownhills Blog David Evans (who I currently believe to be away) submitted this piece a week ago, for which I thank him profusely. I’m sure you’ll agree that David ‘s writing is just getting better and … Continue reading
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Meet me on the corner
When I saw this, I just had to share it. Yesterday, Desmond Burton posted this above scan of a postcard on The Stonnall Local History Group on Facebook. Desmond said this about the card: Local holiday resort! Not quite Stonnall … Continue reading
Those glorious vanilla days of childhood…
David Evans, top reader and local history buff, has been at it again. David has sent me the following recollection, which I thought I’d share with the readers out there. Remember, we’ve mentioned the local ice cream men – Selwyn … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, graceleepuisee, Ice Cream, Ice cream van, Local History, Lyons Maid, moog_image_dump, New Photos, Pelari, Selwyn Smith, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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Little ups and downs
On Wednesday, I published a ride video on my 365daysofbiking Tumblr journal of a ride from Brocton Field on Cannock Chase to the car park at Milford Common, mainly along the Sherbrook Valley. It’s the same ride upon which I … Continue reading
Light in the darkness
As I noted on my 365daysofbiking Tumblr journal on Saturday, we’ve had some cracking sunsets lately; but Sunday’s was quite simply the most captivating I have ever witnessed. I was riding on Cannock Chase that afternoon, planning to go to … Continue reading
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Stag do
Had a lovely email this morning from regular reader and commenter Caz, who’s a great appreciator of the local deer population. She’s supplied some lovely photos of a young stag she spotted on the driveway to the waterworks in Green … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Caz, Clayhanger, Grange Farm, Green Lane, New Photos, Red deer, Stag, Walsall Wood, Waterworks, Wildlife
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Developing an edge
Reader and top blog friend David Evans is really cooking on gas at the moment – I’ve received some great guest articles from him, and I’m really loving the writing style. Fresh from his stories of Cecil Arthur Burton and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Interesting photos, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged bicycle, blade grinder, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cycling, David Evans, door to door, itinerant tradesmen, knife grinder, knife sharpener, Local History, Walsall Wood
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A rainy night in Lichfield
Yesterday at 5:30pm, I was caught in the rain while shopping at Lichfield. After a cuppa, I ventured out into the quiet city to capture it in it’s damp, glistening glory. I’m quite pleased with the results. For more of … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, cycling, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media
Tagged Bakers Lane, Breadmarket Street, Conduit Street, Cycle rides, cycling, Dam Street, Guildhall, Lichfield, Market Place, New Photos, Night photography, Panoramio, Pubs, Rain, Staffordshire, Tamworth Street
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The hour of darkness
It’s the end of British Summer Time again; long term readers will know well just how much I hate this. Although it changes my photography, and the nature of my cycling, I mourn the passing of the warmth and light … Continue reading
Spotting a Leopard
There’s some interesting stuff going on over at Julian Ward-Davies’ Stonnall Local History Group on Facebook. Julian has spotted something also noticed in passing by reader and local history ferret [Howmuch?]: there appear to have been two pubs called The … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Old Leopard, Old maps, Pubs, Sandhills, Staffordshire, Stonnall, The Leopard, Walsall Wood, White's directory 1834
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Chasewater in 1919: the mapping jigsaw
Continuing to fulfil Graham Evans’ request (and for that matter, to keep all the map geeks happy – I know you’re out there – over 600 downloads of the 1884 map alone last week) here’s a map of how Chasewater was around about … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged 1919, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cycle rides, cycling, Graham Evans, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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The boat currently approaching platform one…
Behold another great find by top reader, great friend and local history whizz [Howmuch?]. Spotted in the Walsall Observer from August, 1922, an unusual view of Walsall Wood railway station following what is described as ‘the holiday deluge’. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, flood, Howmuch, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood station
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Captivated by history
I had this great email from David Evans recently. Hi Bob Italian Prisoners of War Following David Oakley’s revelation amazing in the ‘Tanking Along‘ articles that there were Italian prisoners of War locall, something I had no knowledge of, I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Italian, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Lynn, POW, Prisoner of war camp, Q-trax, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnal Local History Group, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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Our endless, numbered days
It’s the time of great sunsets and barren, stark night photography. Soon, the light evenings will be gone with the changing of the clocks. This is a bittersweet time of year for me – I love the shift in subject … Continue reading
Who fancies a challenge? – part 2
Today, I’ve assembled the second instalment of David Evans’ excellent local quiz. A couple of weeks ago he submitted a huge list of local history questions to test how much readers know about local history, and hopefully, it will serve … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bill Mayo, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, David Evans, John Sale, just for fun, Local History, local test, Memories of old Walsall Wood, New Photos, quiz, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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On the waterline
Further to Graham Evans’ request, here’s a map of how Chasewater was around the late Victorian era. There’s much that’s of note here – the shape of the lake, the pits and surrounding railways. Note also that Jeffrey’s Swag doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cycle rides, cycling, Graham Evans, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Wildlife
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A foreign affair…
One often hears talk of the G.I. brides – the ladies who married American servicemen serving here during the last war – this local tale, ferreted out by reader David Evans, adds a new twist. It was originally published in … Continue reading
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Memories of Old Stonnall
The fantastic, resourceful and dedicated Julian Ward-Davies has been in touch to point out that there’s a new article on his blog entitled ‘Memories of Old Stonnall’, a collaborative work with Gordon Mycock whose memories of his life in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Borough Blog, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Graham Evans, Julian Ward-Davies, Lichfield Lore, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Pastorm, Q-trax, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Steve Hickman, Stonnal, Stonnal Local History Group, Stonnall, Stuart Williams, Tamworth Time Hikes, Walsall Wood
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Cecil Arthur Burton MM: the homecoming
For those following the touching story of Arthur Burton, thanks to David Evans and Desmond Burton, I can now wrap up the final instalment of the local lad’s military tale. David Evans noted in an earlier comment… Arthur Burton’s diary … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Aldridge, Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Desmond Burton, Diary, Hospital Blue, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Somme, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, West Hall, William Harry Cooke, Wordsley House
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Who fancies a challenge?
In the week, reader David Evans had a cracking idea. He’s submitted a huge list of local history questions to test how much readers know about local history, and hopefully, it’s serve to provide a point-by-point guide to our past. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Bill Mayo, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, David Evans, John Sale, just for fun, Local History, local test, Memories of old Walsall Wood, New Photos, quiz, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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Going like the clappers
Top reader and contributor David Evans recently sent in this great 1970’s picture of Stonnall Handbell ringers. How many do you recognise? Over to David for the details: Hi Bob This really is ‘a tangle of bells’. I thought your … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Features, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, Local music, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, hand bell, Handbell, Local History, New Photos, seventies, Silly, Staffordshire, Stonnal, Stonnall, tintinnabulsit
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The name’s Bond…
…War Bond. Reader [Howmuch?] has been ferreting around in his copious stock of interesting newspaper clippings with an eye to the tank testing quandary and found out the promotional advertisement for what was probably the first tank ever to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Features, Followups, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Howmuch, Local History, old newspapers, reader contributions, Staffordshire, Tank, tank parade, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Walsall Wood, war bonds, war office, War savings certificate, World War I
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Fancy an indian?
It’s a cracking Indian summer – the sun is unbelievably warm, the air clear and nature is having a bit of a freakout. Although it’s clearly autumn now, everything looks beautiful in the wonderfully soft light we seem to have. … Continue reading
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Arthur Burton MM – military records now online
Just a quick note of thanks and appreciation to top local historian and decent bloke Roger ‘Ziksby’ Jones, who has taken the time to post Arthur Burton’s military records on Flickr so all concerned can inspect them. Roger obtained them … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged @ziksby, Ancestry.com, Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Discharge papers, flickr, Local History, Military Medal, National Archives, Roger Jones, Social media, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime
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Stories from the front
David Evans has been very busy this week supplying a wealth of further material relating to the wonderful history of Arthur Burton MM. First of all, he sent a copy of Arthur’s diary entry relating to White Chateau, Ypres. My … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Diary, Discharge papers, Garnet Burton, Garnet Close, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Paschendale, Steve Hickman, Stonnall, Talbot House, Toc H, Walsall Wood, Wartime, White Chateau, Ypres
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A drop of water with that, sir?
Steve Cottle, a new reader of the Brownhills Blog, who was very interested in the bottles found by readers [Howmuch?] and Jim Fletcher, has very kindly supplied a photo of his excellent Roberts Brewery bar-jug. It’s a fine thing, to … Continue reading
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Arthur Burton MM – uncovering the history
There’s been a lot of interest in the touching story of Arthur Burton, the local young man who fought in the first world war, who later farmed land near Brownhills. I took the step of posting a link to the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Arthur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Desmond Burton, Diary, Elverdinghe, Garnet Burton, Garnet Close, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, White Chateau, Ypres
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Mentioned in dispatches
Further to today’s post concerning Arthur Burton and the excellent research supplied by Roger ‘@ziksby’ Jones, David has kindly supplied a scan from Arthur’s transcribed diary where he describes his remarkable experience on the front line. Cheeers to David and … Continue reading
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A local hero
An email arrives again from David Evans, who’s really cooking on gas at the moment. David again supplies some fascinating historical information, for which my gratitude is extended yet again. This actually dovetails nicely with something I’d like to do … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged air raid., Athur Burton, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Diary, Herman, Local History, Military Medal, New Photos, Salient, Stonnall, Walsall Wood, Wartime, Ypres
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Going to the flicks…
I thought I’d throw up a quick followup post for reader and top blog contributor David Evans, who in response to my post of old Lichfield pictures earlier today requested a photo of the Adelphi Cinema that stood in Bore Street, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Features, Followups, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Bore Street, Brownhills, David Evans, Facebook, Grahame Foster, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Old Garrick Theatre, Paul Jones, Regal Cinema, Shan Ross, Staffordshire, The Adelphi, The Palladium, You know you're from Lichfield Staffs if
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In the city
This week, I’ve been very impressed with a group that came to my attention on Facebook. It’s called ‘You’re probably from Lichfield, Staffs if…‘ and is curated by Facebook user David Gallagher. It’s rare that Facebook throws anything up that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Bakers Lane, Bore Street, Bowling Green, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burtons Menswear, co-op, David Gallagher, Dolphin Hotel, Facebook, Grahame Foster, Lesley Pope, Lichfield, Lichfield Market, local blogs, Local History, Monterey Exchange, New Photos, old shopping centre, Paul Jones, Pink, Pubs, Redevelopment, Regal Cinema, Shan Ross, Staffordshire, T Bland, Three Spires, Twitter, Uncle Sam ice cream van, You know you're from Lichfield Staffs if
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Dish of the day
Top reader, local history ferret, plotter and friend of the Brownhills Blog [Howmuch?] raised a good question the other day that readers may be able to assist with – particularly those of a Walsall Wood/Shelfield persuasion. He posed the following … Continue reading
A touch of glass
Further to the picture of the bottles found by an anonymous reader posted last weekend, reader Jim Fletcher sent me the above remarkable picture. It’s a bottle from the Roberts brewery, which was based at the Station Hotel. William Roberts … Continue reading
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School daze
In a change of plan this weekend, reader David Evans has relieved my driving need to sort my scanner out, by helpfully supplying some excellent images for this weekend’s rather late ‘Pictures from the past’ feature. I say this every … Continue reading
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Bottling it
Just had a fascinating email from a kind reader who wishes to remain anonymous. He’s been pottering around a a site in Brownhills (he’d rather not say where, for obvious reasons) and he’s found some interesting old bottles. He’s like … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, camp coffee, earthenware, enquiries, found items, jar, Local History, Mystery, New Photos, old bottles, old refuse
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