Tag Archives: Old photos

Join the Freemasons – for a pint

Posted on November 25, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Following the fascinating, tangential debate about the Freemasons Arms in Walsall, sparked by reader Ann Cross and her wonderful articles about the Royal Exchange, in Walsall Wood, Ann has scanned the following photo from a book, which can hopefully help the debate along a little.
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Gooin’ up the Wood

Posted on October 9, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

For the old photo feature this week, I thought we’d take a stroll up to Walsall Wood. Still villagey, with some surprisingly beautiful buildings and quiet residental streets, the former mining community is a little hidden gem in the Northern … Continue reading →

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At your service – The Warreners Arms a century ago…

Posted on August 28, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Further to my earlier post about the sad fate of The Warreners Arms, and especially for Stymaster, who correctly recalled a picture of an earlier incarnation of the Warreners in a local history book, I found it. It was in ‘Memories … Continue reading →

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