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The lost
I was recently given this lovely image, which formed a greeting card purchased at Walsall Leather museum. Roger Felton has painted a gorgeous watercolour of the old BOAK building in Walsall, sadly lost to the arsonist’s zippo over the summer. … Continue reading →
Posted in Environment, Events, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Council
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Tagged arson, blaze, BOAK, card, Fire, gift, greeting card, Historic Building, Local History, Navigation Street, painting, Roger Felton, Station Street, Town Wharf, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Leather Museum
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Video of BOAK fire last night now available
Thanks to Sergeant John De-Hayes (@resposeSGT on twitter), I can now share the following video he uploaded to YouTube. John also got a blog up, too, which is well worth a read. I’d like to thank John and all the … Continue reading →
Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
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Tagged arson, blaze, BOAK, Derelict, Events, Facebook, Fire, Historic Building, John De-Hayes, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Navigation Street, New Photos, Redevelopment, Station Street, Town Wharf, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wharf
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BOAK building in Walsall burns down
As predicted here, several times (the last time six days ago), the local arsonists have again struck a historically important, derelict building in central Walsall, with the former BOAK building on the corner of Station Street and Bridgman Street now … Continue reading →
Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Events, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
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Tagged arson, blaze, BOAK, Derelict, Events, Facebook, Fire, Historic Building, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Navigation Street, New Photos, Redevelopment, Station Street, Town Wharf, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wharf
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