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House fire in Cedar Avenue, Brownhills today
Sad to report a house fire occurred late this morning (Tuesday 15th December 2015) in Cedar Road, Brownhills.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Local media, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 11:45, 15 December, 2015, Ambulance, Avenue, Brownhills, Catshill, Cedar, elderly, Events, Express & Star, Facebook, Fire, Fire Service, House, injured, lady, Lichfield, lunch, noon, Ogley Hay, time, Twitter, Walsall
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Cartoon capers
The post here last Sunday discussing the Newtown area of Brownhills certainly created some interest and raised a few more memories and discussions – and one particular aspect caught the eye of reader and long term friend of the blog Tony Winn.
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, 60's, 70's, Anglesey Arms, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, Colin Ray, David Evans, Deakin, Dorothy Emma Tunstall, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, tony Winn, Watling Street
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Illuminating Ray – one for the researchers?
I have here an excellent enquiry for a Sunday afternoon which I feel many readers will be very, very interested in – not least Andy Dennis, if he’s passing, but maybe others concerned with the Newtown area on the Watling Street, which has been the subject of so many past articles here on the blog.
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Tagged 2015, 60's, 70's, Anglesey Arms, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, Colin Ray, David Evans, Deakin, Dorothy Emma Tunstall, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, Watling Street
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As the dual carriageway came through
I’ve had a bunch of film clips for a while, which were recorded in short sections and obtained by the young David Evans from Barbara, the daughter of Fred Shingler who ran the Park View Methodist Chapel, which used to be on the Watling Street, just on the corner of Chapel Avenue.
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Tagged 2015, 60's, 70's, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, David Evans, Deakin, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, Watling Street
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Did you know the late Thomas Williams?
Here’s an interesting one that reaches me via Facebook, and is quite sensitive but worthwhile, I think – reader Tracie Miller contacted me in the week appealing for information about her father and his life, in an effort to gain more information about her family.
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Tagged 2nd, Anchor Bridge, Avenue, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Doreen, Edward Rose, Eileen, Facebook, G, gardens, john, Joyce, Lichfield, Local History, Michael, Miller, New Photos, ownham, Rita, Second, Shire Oak, Silver Court, Staffordshire, Things to do, Thomas, Tom, Tracy, V, Walsall WOod FC, Williams
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