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Bombs Over Brownhills
Now, this is a great article for a lazy Sunday, and one which I suspect may raise some comment within the local history community, where I know there to be still much debate about the war and exactly how Brownhills was hit by enemy air attacks.
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Tagged 32Nd (Aldridge) Battalion, air raid., Aldridge Home Guard, Bill Challis, bombs, Brownhills, Brownhills Fire Brigade, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills local history, Canal, fields, Greg Challis, Horse, incendiary, Kynock, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, Methodist Church, New Photos, Selwyn Smith, South Staffordshire Home Guard, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, war
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Keep on running…
It’s too long overdue, but I’d just like to tip my metaphorical hat in the direction of Godfrey Hucker, better known as Oakparkrunner. Godfrey is a stalwart contributor to The Brownhills Blog – if it’s about our town and being … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Carnival, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Godfrey Hucker, Holland Park, local blogs, Local History, Memories of Brownhills Past, New Photos, Oakparkrunner, Oakparkrunner's blog, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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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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End to end
In this week’s old photo feature, I thought I’d collect together three photos covering the Chester Road/High Street along it’s length through Brownhills, plus a bonus left field shot which hopefully, will jog some memories. As ever, I thank the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Ambulance Station, Brownhills Fire Station, Brownhills firemen, Brownhills local history, Canal, Craddock's outfitters, Elijah Gibson, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, The Shire Oak In, Walsall Wood
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