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Hot metal
Spotted by chance, I came upon this video on YouTube today, and just had to share it with readers of the blog. It features the last large manufacturing employer in Brownhills, Castings PLC and it’s machining arm, CNC Speedwell. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, casting, Castings, CNC, engineering, foundry, iron, Manufacturing, PLC, promotional, Speedwell, video
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A nose for history
Dave Bishop – long time reader and top bloke in these parts, has turned up a wonderful bit of local history. Attentive readers may recall that a while back, I contemplated the fact that the Shire Oak Pub and once had … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Boulter, Boulter and Sons, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Dave Bishop, George Boulter, Gold Medal, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, promotion, promotional, Pubs, Shir Oak In, Shire Oak, Shire Oak Ales, Snuff, snuff box, snuffbox, Staffordshire, Thomas Boulter
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