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Tag Archives: Letocetum
Get down with the ancestors – Wall Open Day this Sunday!
That there Kate Cardigan from Lichfield Lore donned one of her many hats (and a toga-style ganzey) this week when she wrote to tell me that this Sunday, 19th July 2015, it’s the annual open day at Wall village and Roman site, just up the A5 between Lichfield and Shenstone.
[caption id="attachment_26038" align="aligncenter" width="214"] Image from the Friends of Letocetum.[/caption] Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 2015, ancient, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cardigan, Events, Facebook, Freinds, history, Kate Gomez, Letocetum, Lichfield, Lichfield Lore, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, open day, Roman, Saxon, Staffordshire, Things to do, Village, Wall
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The Trooper at Wall reopens 7th June 2010
Thanks to reader and Wall resident Mike, who commented on my last article about the renovation of the once-popular boozer, I can let readers know that the pub reopens tomorrow, Monday 7th June 2010. When I swung past at lunchtime … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media
Tagged Brownhills, closed pubs, Cycle rides, Derelict, Letocetum, local blogs, New Photos, Pigblog, planning, pub renovation, Publog, Pubs, Redevelopment, The Trooper, The Trooper at Wall, Trooper reopening, Wall Village
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Super trooper?
It’s apparently good news for local ale-lovers like the indefatigable Stymaster, for it seems I was very wrong about the future of the Trooper pub in the little village of Wall, between Lichfield and Brownhills. Passing the building on Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Events, Followups, Local media, Panoramio photo discussions, planning, Shared media
Tagged Brownhills, closed pubs, Cycle rides, Derelict, Letocetum, local blogs, New Photos, Pigblog, planning, pub renovation, Publog, Pubs, Redevelopment, The Trooper, The Trooper at Wall, Trooper reopening, Wall Village
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Treasured Maps
Since I seem to be having a tad of a catch-up today, I thought I’d share some interesting bits I’d noticed from the old maps I shared with readers last week. In idle moments I’ve been perusing them quite closely, … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Anglesey Brindge, Anglesey tramway, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Castlehill, Castlehill Road, Letocetum, Local History, Mapping, Old maps, old maps of Brownhills, Ordnance Survey, Redevelopment, Sandfields, Wall, Walsall Wood
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