Subscribe to Blog via Email
Join 904 other subscribers-
Search the blog:
Top Posts & Pages
Archives
#365daysofbiking Journal
Activism
Blogs & Stuff I like
Cycle stuff
Funny stuff
Local History
Local press
Local sites
Urban Exploration
Blog Stats
- 7,466,435 hits
Recent tracks
Time & Place
Queens of the Stone Age
3 daysnever too late
thenewno2
3 daysThis Year's Girl
Elvis Costello
3 daysGot My Mojo Workin'
Muddy Waters
3 daysTamacun
Rodrigo y Gabriela
3 daysLittle Wing
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
3 daysGood Love (w/ Billy Gibbons)
The Black Keys
3 daysDon’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down
Eric Burdon
3 daysSo Much Trouble In The World
Bob Marley
3 daysCarolina Low
The Decemberists
3 daysRecent Comments
Marauder on 1987: The end of a landmark Elizabeth Thomson on Made of bricks Gary Huskisson on When the lights go out Nichelle Smith on The Red, White and Blue: what… Jane Henry on The long march: 50 years of ja…
Tag Archives: London
The first superhighway
Here’s a lovely film, spotted by twitter friend Kris Davies and posted on Twitter last night – It’s a documentary film covering a the journey of a cargo load by narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham in the 1930s.
Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 1930's, Birmingham, Canal, Cargo, goods, Grand Union, Huntley Film Archives, Kris Davies, Local History, London, Narrowboat, New Photos, Things to do, Twitter, Wharf
6 Comments
An overwhelming sense of duty
Sister Dora is a beloved, dear heroine of Walsall; remembered long after her passing, she is a local heroine whose memory shines like a light in the grim, darkened industrial past of Walsall – her statue – finally restored to it’s rightful place on The Bridge, in the town centre – still sees regular laying of flowers and visits by those interested in the remarkable history it records.
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 1886, Birchills, death, Dortothy Pattison, early, Explosion, industrial accidents, injury, Iron Works, Local History, London, New Photos, nursing, October, Pedro, Peter Cutler, Queen Street, Sister Dora, Staffordshire, Statue, The Bridge, The Graphic, Walsall, Walsall Council
3 Comments