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Christmas in many guises
When I asked at the weekend for Christmas stuff for the blog, I never expected such an embarrassment of riches; not only did a certain reader (I’ll let you lot guess who) send me the above images of himself with Santa Claus – possibly at Grays in Walsall, but John and Paul Anslow have hit upon something that I think has a wider significance than they might imagine.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1930's, Abe, Anslow, Blog news, Bring the New Year in, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Christmas, Corning, Eliza, guising, Gusards, Headley, john, Lichfield, Local History, Long Company, Mummers, mumming, mumping, New Photos, Paul, Pete Coe, Staffordshire, street, Things to do, Thomasing, Walsall Wood
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A gentleman in his Sunday best
It’s always good to hear from Richard Starbuck, who’s an old friend of the Brownhills Blog – Richard, you may recall if you’ve been here since the beginning, reminded me of Starbucks Butchers with an excellent picture of the family shop, that stood roundabout where The Coffee House is today.
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, family photo, grocery, Headley, Joseph Edgar, Local History, New Photos, Richard, Shop, Staffordshire, Starbuck, store, Walsall Wood
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