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Tag Archives: Air raids
The forgotten Coventry bombing that blew a Walsall Wood bricklayer off his feet
An additional piece followed the original article I featured by John and Paul Anslow last week, on the subject of Walsall Wood and Pelsall wartime air raids – this one is about an IRA attack in Coventry right before the war that appears to have been all but forgotten.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged air raid., Air raids, Anslow, atrocity, bomb, bomb damage, bomb dmamag, bombing, bomobing, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, Coventry, crater, Events, Hermann, Highbridge, Highbridge Colliery, IRA, john, Lichfield, Local History, memories, North Common, Norton Junction, Paul, Pelsall, Second World War, Shunting, Staffordshire, terrorist, unexploded, Walsall Wood, war, WW2, yard
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Avoiding the Red Caps with the permission of Captain Palmer
It’s always a joy to feature articles here by the wonderful Anslow brothers; over the years John and Paul have contributed so much to our local history knowledge, from everyday but special weddings, to sneaking into fetes and even recalling lost Pelsallian ice ream vendors.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged air raid., Air raids, Anslow, bomb, bomb damage, bomb dmamag, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, crater, Events, Hermann, Highbridge, Highbridge Colliery, john, Lichfield, Local History, memories, North Common, Norton Junction, Paul, Pelsall, Second World War, Shunting, Staffordshire, unexploded, Walsall Wood, war, WW2, yard
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Hermann: was he alone, or not?
At the weekend, top local history sort [Howmuch?] pointed this out to me, and we’ve decided to ask for opinions. This is just speculation, but seems an interesting point. I welcome any information that readers can contribute. We’ve visited several … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Air raids, Boatmans Lane, Brownhills local history, Hermann bomb, landscape, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Staffordshire, Unexploded Wartime bomb, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Quarry, World War II
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