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A lovely thing reaches me from Jill Manchester of Walsall Wood, who’s sent me some lovely old postcard images of the village – scanned beautifully, I have to say – together with some images matched as closely as possible from the same viewpoint in 2006.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 2015, Beardsmore, Brookland Road, Brownhills local history, Castle Road, Church, Ellen, Harry, High Street, Jill Manchester, Lichfield, Local History, New Photos, postcards, Shire Oak, St Johns, Staffordshire, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Gooin’ up the Wood
For the old photo feature this week, I thought we’d take a stroll up to Walsall Wood. Still villagey, with some surprisingly beautiful buildings and quiet residental streets, the former mining community is a little hidden gem in the Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brookland Road, Brownhills and Walsall Wood on old picture postcards, Brownhills local history, Castle Road, Derelict, High Street Walsall Wood, Holly Bank, Jan Farrow, Local History, Old photos, Old Walsall Wood photos, Street's Corner, Streets Corner Bungalow, The Ivy House, Walsall Wood
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