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Tag Archives: Gordon Mycock
Downstream
I noticed today in the Stonnall History Group on Facebook that the inimitable Julian Ward-Davies, author of ’The Lost Lake of Stonnall’ and other great research pieces was musing on the history of the Pen Brook, a small stream that appears … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged brook, culvert, Cycle rides, cycling, Drain, Facebook, Footherly Brook, Gordon Mycock, issue, Julian Ward-Davies, Lazy Hiss, local blogs, Local History, Lynn, Mill Lane, Pen Brook, Pen Ford, rise, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Stonnall History Group, Stream, Walsall Wood
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Spotting a Leopard
There’s some interesting stuff going on over at Julian Ward-Davies’ Stonnall Local History Group on Facebook. Julian has spotted something also noticed in passing by reader and local history ferret [Howmuch?]: there appear to have been two pubs called The … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Old Leopard, Old maps, Pubs, Sandhills, Staffordshire, Stonnall, The Leopard, Walsall Wood, White's directory 1834
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Captivated by history
I had this great email from David Evans recently. Hi Bob Italian Prisoners of War Following David Oakley’s revelation amazing in the ‘Tanking Along‘ articles that there were Italian prisoners of War locall, something I had no knowledge of, I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Italian, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Lynn, POW, Prisoner of war camp, Q-trax, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnal Local History Group, Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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Memories of Old Stonnall
The fantastic, resourceful and dedicated Julian Ward-Davies has been in touch to point out that there’s a new article on his blog entitled ‘Memories of Old Stonnall’, a collaborative work with Gordon Mycock whose memories of his life in the … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Andy Dennis, Borough Blog, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Evans, Facebook, Gordon Mycock, Graham Evans, Julian Ward-Davies, Lichfield Lore, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Pastorm, Q-trax, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Steve Hickman, Stonnal, Stonnal Local History Group, Stonnall, Stuart Williams, Tamworth Time Hikes, Walsall Wood
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