Tag Archives: Boulter

Putting a lid on it

Posted on March 29, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

The story of the abandoned Shire Oak Reservoir is a recurrent theme from the very earliest days of the Brownhills Blog.
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A nose for history

Posted on August 2, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Dave Bishop – long time reader and top bloke in these parts, has turned up a wonderful bit of local history. Attentive readers may recall that a while back, I contemplated the fact that the Shire Oak Pub and once had … Continue reading →

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A new gaffer for The Shire Oak – in 1900

Posted on February 1, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

From a contributor who asked to remain anonymous, I have this wee snippet from The Walsall Observer, which is  described as ‘…from 1900’. It seems managerial changes at the local pubs were as newsworthy eleven decades ago as they are … Continue reading →

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Trouble brewing?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Continuing on a Shire Oak theme, I happened upon this whilst searching for something else a week or so ago. It’s a public notice from ‘The London Gazette’, dated April 23rd, 1901. Interestingly, although the partnership was dissolved, that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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