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Tag Archives: Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards
Black diamonds
Since we seem to be on a bit of a mining theme this week, I thought I’d look for images relating to a couple of the areas discussed in the comments section to my recent posts. For this week’s old … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Birch Coppice, Brian Rollins, Brownhills, Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards, Brownhills common, Brownhills Coppice, Brownhills local history, Clarice Mayo, Coal mining in Brownhills, Coal Mining in Walsall Wood brownhills and aldridge, colliers, Coppice Lane, Geoff Harrington, Jan Farrow, John Sale, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Memories of Old Brownhills, Memories of old Walsall Wood, miners, Miners strike 1926, mining, New Photos, Old pictures, Rising Sun, Soup kitchen, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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Grace and worship
I seem to be getting a lot of history requests, lately. I love those, and welcome questions about any local topic you want to know about. Last week, I was contacted on Facebook by Julie Le-Moine, from The Crib in … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards, Brownhills local history, Church Hill, Church Road, Clarice Mayo, Geoff Harrington, Great CHarles Street, Jan Farrow, Julie Le-Moine, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Memories of Old Brownhills, New Photos, Ogley Hay, Old maps, Sandfields, St James, Staffordshire, The Crib
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Life during wartime
Since it’s remembrance weekend, I thought I’d try and feature some wartime pictures of the area on the blog today. That was until I realised there aren’t actually that many of them about. The war years – both the Great … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 32Nd (Aldridge) Battalion, Aldridge Home Guard, Brownhills, Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards, Brownhills Fire Brigade, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills local history, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, New Photos, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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High Street in the 1930’s
This week’s pictures from the past feature is specially selected for reader Steve Hickman, who’s sent me a fascinating enquiry about Stonnall, in respose to which I’m currently putting together an old mapping post about changes to the area. Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Bradburys, Brewes Bakery, Brownhills, Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards, Brownhills local history, Claridges, Elkins, Harry Roberts, High Street, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Mount Zion, New Photos, Station Hotel
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A Starbucks in Brownhills? Well, sort of…
I’ve got a bit of a local history puzzle going on, and I wonder if any of the readership can help? I received an email this afternoon asking the following question: Hi bob My nan and grandad owned starbucks buthchers … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills and Walsall Wood in Old Picture Postcards, Brownhills local history, Dominic Jeffreys, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Starbuck's Butchers, Walsall Local History Centre
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