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Tag Archives: Harlech
Getting at the engines!
Following his donation of the picture of his uncle Frank training for a trotting race last week, friend of the blog Andy Dennis has been thinking more about his uncle, who lived in Brownhills for most of his life – it seems Frank was a very skilled man.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Andy Dennis, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Castle Street, Events, Fleet Air Arm, Frank, Harlech, Local History, Machrihanish, Mystery, New Photos, RAF
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Heinz 47?
Here’s an intriguing bit of offbeat local history from blog stalwart Andy Dennis, relating to a friendship his father, Derrick Dennis developed immediately following the war, during military service.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1947, Andy Dennis, Berlin Wall, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Derrick Dennis, Events, Harlech, Heinz, Leipzig, Llanbedr, Local History, Mystery, New Photos, POW, RAF, Staffordshire, Tangmere, VE Day
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