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Category Archives: Shared memories
April 1994 – Industrialists at war with neighbour
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 55 of the long lost freesheet, from April 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1994, Accident, April, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 55, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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March 1994 – Plans to replace eyesore buildings
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 54 of the long lost freesheet, from March 1994 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 54, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, March, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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Open Mike
Yesterday, whilst mooching on Panoramio for an image of Chasewater (sometimes it’s the best way to find my own photos, oddly enough) I came upon a gallery by a reader and contributor the the blog, Mike Leonard – it’s remarkable.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Dam, Clayhanger, Derelict, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Panoramio, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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February 1994 – Local trader purchases derelict buildings
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 53 of the long lost freesheet, from Febuary 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, February, freesheet, Gazette, issue 53, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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January 1994 – Are we being pushed out again?
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 52 of the long lost freesheet, from January 1994 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1994, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 52, January, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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Lichfield discovered – alphabetical Lichfield – free talk on tonight!
I see that there Kate Cardigan from the wonderful Lichfield Lore is has another talk on this evening with her informal and fun Lichfield local history group, Lichfield Discovered.
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Posted in Churches, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 13 April, 2015, Alphabetical Lichfield, cardigan, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, Gomez, John Gallagher, Kate Gomez, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lore, New Photos, Panoramio, Silly, St Marys, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do, Twitter
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December 1993 – Brownhills School – run successfully on the premise of care
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 51 of the long lost freesheet, from December 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, December, freesheet, Gazette, issue 51, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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A great new book by a local history legend now availble!
I’ve known about this for a few weeks ow, but held off spilling the good news to readers until copies were available to buy – but I can now reveal that there’s a fascinating new history book on the subject of Brownhills now available, compiled by local historian Bill Mayo.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged A picture tour of old Pelsall Rushall and Shelfield, Bill Mayo, BillMayo, Brownhills, Brownhills Library, Brownhills local history, Clarice Mayo, David Evans, Diary, Downes Newsagents, John Sale, Life and Times, Local History, local history books, Memories of Brownhills Past, Memories of old Walsall Wood, old brownhills, Sid Pritchard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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More Monkey business
A couple of weeks ago I posted an enquiry by reader Margaret King about the location of a pub her Dad remembered from when he was evacuated to Brownhills as a small boy: he remembered the pub as ‘The Monkey Puzzle’, which had me somewhat perplexed.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 10th March, 1940s, 2015, British Railways Board, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Corner, Evacuee, Lichfield, Local History, monkey puzzle, pit, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Wheatsheaf, Wilkin
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Heart Bypass: Jonathan Meades in Birmingham
Hi folks – here’s something I found last night that I’d forgotten about, that ties in with my fascination for Birmingham and architecture – and also, my obsession with well-crafted language.
Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, Local politics, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Brindley Place, Brutalism, Bull, Bullring, Canal, Cheap tat, Christmas Market, cityscape, David Evans, Frankfurt, Gingerbread, heart bypass, Jonathan Meades, Lichfield, markey, Motor City, new Library, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Secret Garden, Things to do
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November 1993 – Getting back on the tracks?
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 50 of the long lost freesheet, from November 1993 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Accident, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 50, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Novemeber, Paddy WalkerWalsall Wood Pit, Steve Parlett, West
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Personal delivery
I’m always keen to promote the work of other local historians here on the Brownhills Blog; we can never have too many voices in this thing and Clive Roberts, Walsall Wood historian and author is one of the nicest and most diligent of them all – his work on Walsall Wood and Shire Oak has been thorough, but understated, and from his emails to me, Clive is always working on something new of interest.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Book, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, CLive L Roberts., Collins, Delivery, Events, Facebook, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Parcels, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Snippets of Local History in and around Shire Oak', Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, United Carriers, Walsall Wood
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October 1993 – Quarry protest to Councillors
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 49 of the long lost freesheet, from October 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 49, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Don’t tell him, Fullelove!
Last week, the young David Evans spent an afternoon of tea, cake and conversation with Reg, who remembers his father David Fullelove being a member of the Local Defence Volunteers. The LDV later evolved into the Home Guard
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, 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, David Fullelove, Edgar Pritchard, Fred Bowen, Fred Heath, Jack Brewe, Len Sadler, local blogs, Local History, Maddox, Mason, Memories of Brownhills Past, Mycock, New Photos, Norman Waine, Oakley, Reg Fullelove, Smith, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood football club, Walsall Wood Home Guard, Yewall
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May/June 1993 – Support for quarry scheme
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 44 of the long lost freesheet, from May 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 44, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, May, newspaper, Steve Parlett
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Plea for family of deceased Caldmore man
We seem to have had a lot of appeals in the last few months to trace the family of local deceased people – but I make no apology for running another one; these appeals are essential, and I really feel for anyone who passes away alone.
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Posted in Environment, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 17th February, Caldmore, Darlaston, David Lockley, died, Family, help, Julie Faulkener, Lichfield, Neil Harris, passed away, releatives, request, Road, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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Do you give a monkeys?
Every so often, I get an intriguing question from a reader right out of the blue – and I had just such an enquiry in today which really has me puzzling from reader Margaret King – this concerns a subject we’ve covered a little before, that of wartime evacuees – and one of the favourite historical concerns of readers: local pubs.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 10th March, 1940s, 2015, British Railways Board, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Corner, Evacuee, Lichfield, Local History, monkey puzzle, Pubs, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Wheatsheaf
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Sunday puzzle: Who’s in this lineup?
Here’s a great Walsall Wood photo supplied to the blog by David Evans, which was supplied by former Walsall Wood FC player John Hyde, who’s trying to put names to some of the faces.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1967, 2015, Bob Jones, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cyril Hart, David Evans, Facebook, FC, football, Footy, george Martin, Good of the Wood, John Hyde, Local History, Mystery, New Photos, Oak Park, Shire Oak, soccer, Staffordshire, Stan Fellows, Stuart Allman, team lineup, team photo, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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September 1993 – A day to remember!
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 48 of the long lost freesheet, from September 1993 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 48, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, September, Steve Parlett, West
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A local mining accident – more information available
A couple of days ago I asked for information about a local mining accident, suffered by the Grandfather of reader Gill Joesbury, but the request it was a bit of a mission impossible, as we didn’t have a name to go on – since then, Gill has now been in touch with more information.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Accident, amputated, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, coal mines, colliery, Coppy Pit, Derbyshire, Dora, Elizabeth, Features, Gill, Grove Colliery, Grove pit, Joesbury, leg, Local History, Lost, Mine rescue, Mines rescue, mining, Newhall, Solomon Fox, Staffordshire, Sutton in Ashfield, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery, Walsall Wood Pit, Whitehouse, William Harrison
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It’s all about roots and wings
Here’s a really nice thing that caught my attention yesterday – fellow local blogger for Clayhanger Marsh and hero of mine (whose mail I must get around to answering, sorry) Chaz Mason has written something wonderful and very, very engaging.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Antisocial Birder, birding, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chaz Mason, Clayhanger, history, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Marsh, mere, Politics, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Council, Wildlife
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A local mining accident – can you help?
Here’s a quick one to get the researchers scratching their heads – and it’s a very long shot, but please do what you can, I’ve asked for more information from Gill, and I’m hoping she’ll comment here.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Accident, amputated, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, coal mines, colliery, Coppy Pit, Features, Gill, Grove Colliery, Grove pit, Joesbury, leg, Local History, Lost, Mine rescue, Mines rescue, mining, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Colliery, Walsall Wood Pit, William Harrison
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The Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station – March public meeting tonight!
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch to let me know that tonight (Thursday 26th March 2015) there is a public progress meeting for the Friends of Sandfields Pumping Station group.
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, 26 March, Architecture, at risk, Black Country, buildings, Cruck House, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do
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August 1993 – It’s question time?
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 47 of the long lost freesheet, from August 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 47, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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The infamous Pier Street – Elizabeth Hampton’s memories of Brownhills
I’ve had a lovely contribution in from reader Elizabeth Hampton, who found Reg ‘Aereg’ Fullelove’s poem about Brownhills High Street in the Rhyme and Season article here last week – this is a wonderful memoir which I’m sure readers will love.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Allan Bird, Barbers, Barbershop, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Butcher, Chasmic, Elizabeth Hampton, Golden Grill, Harvey, Jeweller, Lichfield Road Chip Shop, Local History, Lote, Memories of old Brownhills by Clarice Mayo and Geoff Harrington, Neville's, New Photos, Pye, Range Records, Seeds Lane, Tandy
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Life after the war
I still have a little of the very popular Mavis Woodhouse material to come – so far we’ve had the Foxes Row and Victor Haines articles, the Fred Shingler film of Newtown, Mavis’s recollections of the mining history, the curious disappearing cottage, and memories of Sunday School in the small community on the Watling Street.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1953, 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, card, Chasewater, Chirms, coal, coronation, David Evans, Foxes Row, history, Howdles Lane, identity, Lichfield, Local History, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, mining, New Photos, Newtown, Norton Pool, Rent Book, Staffordshire, Things to do, Watling Street
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July 1993 – Sister’s anguish over grave theft
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 46 of the long lost freesheet, from July 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 46, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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Plea to find family of man who passed away in local hostel
Yet another in a sudden spate of requests from Walsall Council to help trace the family of unfortunate souls who passed away locally seemingly without immediate friends or relatives.
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Posted in Environment, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Alexander Grey, died, East Staffs, Family, Happy Times Hostel, help, Lichfield, Neil Harris, passed away, Psychic, Rebecca Evans, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands
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Because it seemed right at the time…
Just lately, I’ve found myself in lots of intense discussions – several on social media – about architecture, old buildings, history and the way we view the past; these discussions often sadden me and I need to get something off my chest.
Posted in Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, News, Panoramio photo discussions, Panoramio updates, planning, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Brindley Place, Brutalism, Bull, Bullring, Canal, Cheap tat, Christmas Market, cityscape, David Evans, Frankfurt, Gingerbread, Lichfield, markey, new Library, New Photos, planning, Redevelopment, Secret Garden, Things to do
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June1993 – All in a good cause
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 45 of the long lost freesheet, from June 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 45, June, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Steve Parlett, West
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April 1993 – Community Student wins place at university
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 43 of the long lost freesheet, from April 1993 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1993, April, August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 43, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Restoring a canal – and looking after the environment
I’ve had a terrific response to featuring the post last week by Christine Howles of Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust here on the blog, which sought to put right my previous dearth of coverage on this great local canal restoration project.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Wildlife
Tagged Barracks Lane, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Canal Restoration, charity, Christine Howles, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Facebook, Hatherton, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, planning, project, renovation, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Summerhill, The Boat, Things to do, trust, Twitter, Wildlife
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I’m after all the tanners!
The Mavis Woodhouse material featured here of late is a local history gift that just keeps giving, and yesterday, I had a fascinating email very kindly sent to me by Ann Grinstead, the lady who edited the initial copy of Mavis’s family history, subsequently later edited for the blog by the young David Evans.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 2015, Anglesey Basin, Ann Grinstead, Barbara Cassidy, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bucket, Chasewater, coal, Cox, David Evans, Foxes Row, history, Howdles Lane, JB, Lichfield, Local History, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, mining, New Photos, Newtown, Norton Pool, pit, Staffordshire, Things to do, Watling Street, Wide
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A huge black cauldron
Mavis Woodhouse really started something when she kindly donated her family history material to the blog – the Foxes Row article was very popular, the Victor Haines material had us all head scratching, and the film of Newtown that was so newly relevant has had a huge number of views.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 2015, Anglesey Basin, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bucket, Chasewater, coal, Cox, David Evans, Foxes Row, history, Howdles Lane, JB, Lichfield, Local History, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, mining, New Photos, Newtown, Norton Pool, pit, Staffordshire, Things to do, Watling Street, Wide
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The boys on the corner
Here’s a great one that reaches me from Australia, and it’s really, really interesting – I’m hoping some of the genealogy focused regulars might be able to contribute to.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media
Tagged Austrailia, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Leake, Facebook, High Street, Lichfield, Local History, Maryann Leake, New Photos, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Susan Austin, Wesleyan Chapel
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What’s going on at the old Focus store on Northgate, then?
Images taken last weekend. Lots of you have contacted me asking about the works currently ongoing at the former Focus DIY store on the corner of Coppice Lane and Northgate, Walsall Wood. Local gossip had it for a long time … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged application, B&M, Big K, Cheap tat, Derelict, Do it all, Events, Focus, for, Lichfield, Middle, New Photos, Northgate, Oak, planning, Redevelopment, Royal, sale, Vandalism, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, work
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March 1993 – Shire Oak goes grant maintained
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 42 of the long lost freesheet, from March 1993 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bypass, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 42, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, March 1993, newspaper, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Get your motor running
An interesting clipping comes to me in passing via Facebook, and I’d really like to know more about it – it’s certainly something of a local legend, and I’d like to investigate it as respectfully as possible.
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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, 70th anniversary, AJ Hoare, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Cannock, Chase Post, electrolysis, Facebook, HHO, hydro, hydrogen engine, inventor, Lichfield, Local History, Lori Thomas, New Photos, Staffordshire, Taffi, Walsall Wood, water engine
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Plea for family of deceased Darlaston man
We seem to have had a lot of appeals in the last few months to trace the family of local deceased people – but I make no apology for running another one; these appeals are essential, and I really feel for anyone who passes away alone.
Posted in Environment, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Darlaston, died, Family, Geoffrey Smith, help, Lichfield, Neil Harris, Park Street, passed away, Port Engineering, Rebecca Evans, releatives, request, search, Staffordshire, teacher, Walsall, Walsall Council, West Midlands, Willenhall, Winifred Betsy Smith
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February 1993 – Dead-end village as bridge is renewed
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 41 of the long lost freesheet, from February 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, February 1993, freesheet, Gazette, issue 41, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Rebuild it and they will come – a great post by Christine Howles
The following post was written by Christine Howles and posted on her blog las weekend, and I think it’s really well written, and the message it carries is important – I haven’t done nearly enough about the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust here on the blog, and I intend to correct that deficiency over the next few weeks.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Canal Restoration, charity, Christine Howles, Cycle rides, cycling, Derelict, Facebook, Hatherton, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, planning, project, renovation, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, trust, Twitter, Wildlife
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Matters arising…
I often get lots of short questions or observations that aren’t, despite my best efforts, big enough to make one post out of; so here are a selection of recent ones which aren’t connected to each other, but I’m thinking readers may be able to help with them, or perhaps they’ll provoke debate.
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Tagged 1911, A walk down High Street Browmhills, Bond and Barnes, Briggs, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bruce Littley, Canal, Chasewater, Chris Latimer, David McNamee, Derelict, Facebook, Florence Swinton, John Blower, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, Pubs, Red White and Blue, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Things to do, Tony, Walsall Wood, William
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Not only customers, but friends
A lovely bit of ephemera relating to Deakins’ Central Stores and Jonah Deakin has been sent in by the wonderfully generous Gillian Gaiser, who donated her wonderful writing about the Deakin family to the blog, published last weekend.
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Tagged 1950, 2015, 60's, anniversary, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, card, Centenerary, Central Stores, Christmas, Deakin, Fred, Gaiser, Gillian, history, Howdles Lane, Jonah, Lichfield, Local History, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Staffordshire, The Fault, Watling Street
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January 1993 – Drugs Indifference
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 40 of the long lost freesheet, from January 1993 for you to peruse and download. I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 40, January 1993, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Chasewater Railway Winter Steam Gala this weekend
I note Chasewater Railway have a Winter Steam Gala this weekend (28th February – 1st March 2015), with special guest engines and a much busier running timetable than normal.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Events, Febrary 28th, Gala, Gala Day, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, March 1st, New Photos, Panoramio, Reservoir, Staffordshire, STeam, Steam Railway, Things to do, Trains, Winter Steam Gala
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December 1992 – Governors respond
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 39 of the long lost freesheet, from December 1992 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, December 1992, freesheet, Gazette, issue 39, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, newspaper, Nishika N8000, October, Steve Parlett, West
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Lichfield’s Hidden Heritage – History of Sandfields Pumping Station – free talk tomorrow!
Sandfields Pumping Station champion and public historian extraordinaire Dave Moore has been in touch with a tipoff of yet another free Lichfield Discovered talk tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 24th February 2015) at Curborough Community Centere, Lichfield, from 10am until 12 noon.
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, 24 February, Architecture, at risk, Black Country, buildings, Cur borough Community Cnetre, Dave, David, Discovered, event, Events, Facebook, free, heritage, Kate Gomez, lecture, Lichfield, Lichfield Discovered, local blogs, Local History, Lore, meeting, Moore, Sandfields, Staffordshire, Talk, Things to do
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November 1992 – ‘The Community Cemetery’ – or is it?
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 38 of the long lost freesheet, from November 1992 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, Issue 38, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lorraine Stanistreet, newspaper, November 1992, October, West
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Let’s have a butchers…
An enquire that interested me particularly came in last week from Martin Williams – Martin doesn’t say where he’s from, but I’m guessing he’s not local; he raises the interesting question of the Poxon family and their businesses.
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Tagged Abbatoir, AE, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Butcher, coal, Councillor, Haulage, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, Martin Williams, Poxon, poxon Road, Reginald Poxon, Son, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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October 1992 – Police Station to stay open
Continuing the scans of the Brownhills Gazette – I present issue 37 of the long lost freesheet, from October 1992 for you to peruse and download – I’ve had an incredible response to featuring these long, lost publications here on the blog.
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Tagged 1992, August, Baker Bond, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Carnival, Clayhanger, David Evans, freesheet, Gazette, issue 37, July, Laburnum Cottage, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, Lorraine Stanistreet, newspaper, October, West
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