Tag Archives: Gazetteer

Thanks for an ingratitude

Posted on March 23, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

From time to time, I like to feature articles out of old gazetteers here on the blog – they are a great love of mine, and they help shine a new light on old, familiar places, as well as giving a neat insight into the times they were written in.
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Bettered its manners

Posted on September 29, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Last weekend I introduced readers to one of my longstanding passions – the 1930s gazetteer series that is Arther Mee’s ‘Kings England’ – back then, I broached the subject with Arthurs florid, but charming take on Wall, the little local village with the big Roman history.th Continue reading →

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A taste of something different

Posted on August 13, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I’m trying to work out how best to do something I’ve wanted to do here on the Brownhills Blog for a while. Many of you will know that I’m very keen to share with readers formative things from my youth, … Continue reading →

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