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Tag Archives: Holland
Old Holland
Over the past couple of posts, the subject of Holland Park in Brownhills has come up, and reader Peter asked where it got it’s name – I knew it was named after Hyla John Holland, one of the great names in the history of Brownhills, but I realised I didn’t know much about the chap, or exactly what he did beyond being a councillor.
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Tagged 1933, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Holland, Hylan John, Lichfield, Local History, Local politics, Mercury, New Photos, Obituary, Park, Parks, planning, recreation, Staffordshire, The Parade, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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In God we trust
David Evans – top contributor and one of the Brownhills Blog’s top correspondents in Walsall Wood – has again sent me some excellent scans from the Ebenezer Church commerative booklet. There’s been a fantastic response to these wonderful scans, and I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Beniston, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Bullock, Church trustees, Commemorative booklet, Cund, D Evans, David Evans, Dunning, Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Church, Evans, fifties, Higgs, Holland, Howells, Local History, Martin, Minister, New Photos, Oakley, Rowley, Smith, Staffordshire, Taylor, team, Trustees, Walker, Walsall Wood, Whitehouse
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