Tag Archives: 1920’s

Manchester angel

Posted on January 27, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Last Saturday, I featured the curious puzzle of Victor Haines and Manchester House, an item that was raised by David Evans sending me an image of a Brownhills business featured in the family history research kindly shared by Mavis Woodhouse.

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The Mancunian candidate

Posted on January 24, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

A bit of a mystery arrives in the mailbox from the young David Evans – Manchester House in Brownhills, as shown in the above image dating from the 1920s, kindly donated by Mavis Woodhouse, from whom there’s a whole tranche of stuff to come.
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The Lost City

Posted on September 2, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

No, not the infamous and somewhat notorious housing estate in Tipton, but Brownhills. These photos are postcards currently for sale on everyone’s favourite tat bazaar, eBay, interestingly, all the way from a seller in Australia. Both cards are used, and … Continue reading →

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Air borne

Posted on June 25, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

I’m very encouraged today to note that positive action is being taken by English Heritage and its partners in Scotland and Wales to conserve and make available the Aerofilms archive of aerial photography of Britain from 1919-1953. Aerofilms, as the … Continue reading →

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Standing room only…

Posted on February 5, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s a quick one from top bloke David Evans. It stands on its own, really, so I thought I’d cover it individually. I believe the photo to be part of the Jenny Langford collection. Neither David nor myself know anything … Continue reading →

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Let us entertain you…

Posted on September 8, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve had yet another great photo sent in by to reader David Evans. This is a somewhat unusual image From the first decades of the last century, showing a Walsall Wood theatrical group in full stage costume. It’s a rare … Continue reading →

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