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Mine, all mine…

Posted on May 22, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Continuing the trawling of material relating to mining on Brownhills Common and the origins of Engine Lane, I happened upon a collection of survey plans in the excellent book ‘Coal Mining in Walsall Wood, Brownhills and Aldridge’ by Brian Rollins … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community | Tagged Brookes R Smith, Brownhills, Brownhills common, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Past, Brownhlls coal mines, Cathedral Pit, Chasewater, Coppice Colliery CO., Coppice Pit, David Fellows, Derelict, Engine, Engine Lane, local blogs, Local History, mining in brownhills, New Photos, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, Pump, Reservoir, Staffordshire, Steam pump, West Colliery, William Harrison | 23 Comments
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