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Tag Archives: Philips
Polished oak
It’s not often I’m rendered dumbfounded. However, today it occurred. I had an very interesting mail from one of the longest-serving friends and contributors to The Brownhills Blog – Lisa Downes. You may remember that on new year’s day, I … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1915, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Daryl Preston, David Evans, gathering, group photo, Lisa Downes, Local History, Middle Oak, New Photos, old photo, Philips, Photo restoration, Pubs, Royal Oak, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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The gloves are on
A couple of great old photos have been sent in by David Evan. He’s been talking at some length to fellow reader Daryl Preston, who also supplied the fantastic Royal Oak picture from last week and did so much to … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Features, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged B. Copeland, B. Douglas, B. Jennings, B. Swain, Boxer, boxing, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cross, D. Preston, Daryl Preston, David Evans, Evans, F. Ball, Godfrey, H. Hunt, Hinton, J. Briggs, Local History, M .Llewellyn, Mason, New Photos, P. Harper, Philips, R. Riggs, School photo, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood Secondary School
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In the Middle
Had a great one from David Evans a couple of days ago… as I typed this it occurred to me that the young lad far left would probably have been conscripted into the Second World War. Achingly sad. Hi Bob … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Features, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1915, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Daryl Preston, David Evans, gathering, group photo, Local History, Middle Oak, New Photos, old photo, Philips, Pubs, Royal Oak, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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