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Tag Archives: 1923
Burnal Martin and the class of 1922-3
I’m very pleased to note the continued interest in Watling Street School’s history, a thread started by Adrian Reid before Christmas – a couple of days ago, I received the above scan from reader George Martin, taken around 1922 or 1923, featuring his father.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 125 year anniversary, 1903, 1922, 1923, A5, Adrian Reid, Agnes Deans, Alan Harvey, Author, Book, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burnal Martin, Class photo, george Martin, history, Jan Farrow, Local History, Memories of Watling Sreet, Mickey Six, mike, New Photos, School, search, Stackhouse, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall, Walsall Council, Watling Street
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An institution
In my request for more information about Brownhills footy teams of yore, local history buff and author Clive Roberts has emailed me this image of the Brownhills Institute FC lineup from 1922-23 – and what a great photo it is…
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1922, 1923, A. Turner, A.C. Statham, Brownhills, Brownhills Institute FC, Brownhills local history, C.E. Denning, Clive Roberts, E. Holyman, E.E. Pritchard (Hon. Secretary), Events, G. Boulton, G. Pountney (Chairman), H. Keene. H. Bladon, H. Taylor, H.C. Woodfield, I. James, J. Brewe, J. Gregory (Captain), J.W. Whordley, local blogs, Local History, N. Blakemore, New Photos, S. Biggins, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, W. Brown, W. Lewis
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Mapping for change
Here I can share with you four excellent quality 1:10,560 scale maps – we don’t cover that scale issue much on the blog, as oddly, they’re quite scarce online in scanned or digitised form – they are generally poor quality even from professional map service companies, with contrast and other image aberrations.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, News
Tagged 1921, 1923, 1:10560, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Castlehill, Chasewater, Clayhanger, David Evans, Gareth Thomas, Lichfield, Lichfield District Council, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Lynn, Muckley Corner, Old maps, Ornance Survey 1903, planning, Redevelopment, Reservoir, Shenstone, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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