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Puddled
We have talked a lot recently about the Birchills Ironworks, Talbot Stead Tube Works (latterly Sterling Tubes), and have ruminated on the nature of metal bashing and other industry – in his initial perusal of The Graphic, Peter spotted the following article relating to metal production in Cleveland, and I think it’s worth a read.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1878, Abbey England, Birchills, Brass, Brownhills, casting, Castings PLC, Cleveland, David Evans, Foundy, industry, iron, Kirkpatick, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, ore, Pedro, Peter Cutler, process, Puddling, Staffordshire, steel, The Graphic, Things to do, Vulcans vassals, Walsall
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A Chemical Romance
Yesterday I received a great email from top reader and blog contributor Andy Dennis, author of the wonderful and fascinating post ‘When the Lights go out‘ about the regeneration of the former Reedswood power station site in Walsall. I had … Continue reading
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