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Tag Archives: Brookland Road Cemetery
Was yer ferther a miner?
I had a lovely email from Janet Whittaker, who regular readers will remember asked last week about the grave of her grandfather, John Bernard Whittaker. John died in the Grove Pit Disaster in 1930, and Janet, her family having moved … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Events, Followups, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Accident, Brookland Road Cemetery, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, George Fullelove, Grove Colliery, Grove pit disaster, Janet Whittaker, John Bernard Whittaker, Local History, Mining accidents, mining memorials, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Cemetery
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John Bernard Whittaker, rest in peace.
Further to yesterday’s enquiry from Janet Whittaker, and my subsequent blog post, this evening I went to see if I could find the resting place of John Whittaker, Janet’s grandfather, tragically lost along with 13 other miners in the Grove … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Accident, Brookland Road Cemetery, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Frederick Clews, Grove Colliery, Grove pit disaster, Janet Whittaker, John Bernard Whittaker, Local History, Mining accidents, mining memorials, New Photos, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Cemetery, Walsall Wood Colliery
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