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Tag Archives: Brownhills High Street
Road traffic incident in Brownhills High Street last night?
Apparently, there was a road traffic incident in Brownhills High Street last night (5th Novvember 2011) at around 9pm. Most of the details I have are due to social media – Twatter and Facebook are invaluable at times like this. … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Accident, Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Car Crash, Christine Burgess, David Baker, Facebook, incident, local blogs, PC Liam Marshall, Rose Maria Burnell, RTA, Twitter
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Heads in the sand?
The article that was here, relating to a rather petty bit of bad public relations, has now been taken down as I feel suitable anguish has been visited on the originator. I always like to think that the Brownhills Blog … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Brownhills traders, Derelict, Facebook, littler, local blogs, Local politics, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, rubbish, Social media, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Odds and sods
One of the things about compiling the weekly old pictures post that irritates is that there are some really interesting old images floating about that you just can’t fit into a post. One or two-offs that don’t really fit in … 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
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Brownhills island construction, Brownhills local history, CK Electronics, Derelict, Derelict mill, Dorothy Holyman, Doug Birch, Features, Grove Colliery, Hillards, Hoofbeats, Lime Lane, Local History, Mill, New Photos, Petrol and Pantry, Pubs, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Staffordshire, Station Hotel, Tesco, Tesco Development, The Terrace
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Persistence of memory
Yesterday, whilst wandering past the former Warreners Arms pub, I stopped to look at the old inn. The condition of this landmark building continues to degrade, and the busy car wash formerly operating there now seems to have closed. I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Abraham Greenhough, Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Brownhills local history, Car Wash, Derelict, Dicky Dorsett, F Kerr, G Hammonds, Graffiti, H Seedhouse, Harry Woodhouse, J Hammonds, J Humphries, JH Owen, Local History, McWarreners, New Photos, Ogley Road, old grafitti, Pubs, Redevelopment, Riar Hicklin, Sue Lote, Vandalism, W Dorsett, W Owen, Warreners Arms
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Weighing Anchor
The Anchor Bridge, taking the Chester Road-High Street over the Wyrley & Essington canal, was named after the old inn that stood next door, itself pointing out the potential refreshment for bargees using the waterway. A landmark for centuries, the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Anchor Bridge, Around Pelsall & Brownhills, Brownhills, Brownhills High Street, Brownhills local history, Canal, Chester Road, Derelict, Local History, Lorry accident, Memories of Brownhills Past, New Photos, Old pubs, Pubs, Redevelopment, Severn House, The Anchor, Walsall Local History Centre, Walsall Wood
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Mr. Thomas Platt, Brownhills, circa 1930
After I featured some 1930’s photos of Brownhills High Street for Steve Hickman in this week’s old photo feature, Steve mailed me a really interesting image, for which I am immensely grateful. Steve had this to say: Great photographs thanks … Continue reading
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