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The Brownhills Darktown Poker Club… in 1881

Posted on January 9, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s a quick one from local history rapscallion Peter ‘pedro’ Cutler while I’m prepping some other stuff for the weekend – debauchery and cards in a Brownhills Working Men’s Club in 1881!

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Light and graceful

Posted on January 30, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

From time to time here, we mention the history of Aldershawe, the estate and large house overlooking Lichfield from high on the hill near Wall – this remarkable and secluded property is, of course, closely intertwined with the Harrison family who owned it for a time.
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Old Holland

Posted on January 11, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

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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A Brownhills drinking den is raided – in 1921

Posted on November 23, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an odd snippet I found in the newspaper archives whilst looking for something completely different, which as anyone who’s ever researched any local history will tell you, is generally the way all the best stuff is found.
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Build it and they’ll come

Posted on November 3, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

David Evans, top blog contributor and local historian extraordinaire, has strong connections with the local Methodist Movement – in this capacity, David has been working very hard indeed on the following article on the construction of the New Chapel for some weeks now, and I’m proud and honoured to present it for readers.
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Ain’t nobody here but us chickens

Posted on June 30, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

A great spot here yesterday from top Walsall Wood Mon, history wonk and local author Clive Roberts, who’s been as intrigued over the years as I have by the history of Crestacre, the former ‘lost’ isolation hospital in Barracks Lane, Brownhills.
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Desperately seeking Sandra

Posted on April 13, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s an odd little one for Walsall Wood types.
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The biggest liar in town

Posted on January 6, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

We all know the three-faced liar in Brownhills. The Council House Clock – stopped, restored, restarted, stopped, restored, restarted. I lie in bed on warm summer nights and hear it chime the hour over a sleeping, somnambulant town, usually incorrectly. It’s a thing of pride, embarrassment and hilarity in the community.
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