Category Archives: Panoramio photo discussions

A pub we’ve gained: The Swan reopens!

Posted on September 5, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I find through my Panoramio gallery that a pub I feared was lost for good – The Swan, up on the Pelsall Road – has since reopened. After initially restarting with an interim management a few weeks ago, this comfy, … Continue reading →

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Brownhills market: Back from the dead

Posted on September 5, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Today, along with a considerable number of my fellow Brownhillians, I visited the relaunched Brownhills Market. Due to family stuff, I didn’t get there until 12pm, but it looked like it had been fairly busy – and the gridlock happening … Continue reading →

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Slip sliding away

Posted on September 2, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Further to my post ‘The pubs we’ve lost‘, I noticed a couple of weekends ago that the Old Corner House Hotel, formerly The Muckley Corner Inn, had closed and was boarded up. Last weekend, I got chance to photograph it, … Continue reading →

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Blue Monday

Posted on September 1, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

The poor weather continues. Today was a traditional bank holiday, featuring traditional bank holiday weather – overcast with  sharp sqaully showers and windy. I still got out around Cannock Chase, and even on a dull day, Staffordshire is full of … Continue reading →

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A ride into the Staffordshire Moorlands… and trips closer to home.

Posted on June 27, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Saturday, 13th June 2009 was a blistering, glorious summer day. I’d decided a couple of days before that I was going to get another long ride in – the weather looked like it was going to be terrific, and not … Continue reading →

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Catching up – what’s new on BrownhillsBob’s Panoramio gallery

Posted on June 11, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve not been as diligent at uploading Panoramio stuff recently as I should have been – sorry about that. Yesterday I added 34 new pictures, and there have been some orphaned uploads since I started blogging, so this seems an … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden – Living with the past.

Posted on June 2, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

First of all, credit for this post must go to Dan Slee, Walsall Council’s Press and Publicity Officer, without whose noble efforts this article would not have been written. Twatter does have some uses, after all. Dan, you’re a star. … Continue reading →

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Things that happen when you’re not looking…

Posted on May 12, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Over the weekend, while I wasn’t paying attention, the very first photo I uploaded to Panoramio crossed the 1000 hit barrier. Now, I know that’s not a huge achievement, but it made me smile. Self indulgently. Just a little bit. … Continue reading →

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