#365daysofbiking JournalRecent tracks
Euphoria
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Wall of Silver
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Ai
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Babushka-Yai Ya
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Book of the Moon
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Cape of Diamonds
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Turn the Skies of Blue On
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Cormorant Bird
Fionn Regan
9 hours
The Meetings Of The Waters
Fionn Regan
9 hours
Under the Waves / Tokyo
Fionn Regan
9 hoursRecent Comments
Simon on The Thacker family, around 193… ken mullaney on Brownhills United 1974-5: Athl… Stuart Cowley on Old Chasetown – a remark… Helen Ralphs on The past is a different place BrownhillsBob on The past is a different place
Tag Archives: Railway Tavern
Tugging at the memories
After I posted the wonderful Clayhanger tug of war image here at the weekend kindly shared by Brian Stringer, I received many responses from readers across a range of media – this one clearly got memories flowing and I’ll feature a few of those responses in the coming days.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1980, Brian Stringer, bridge, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills stuff, Canal, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Kid II, Clayhanger Kid Two, Clayhanger stuff, Holy Trinity, local blogs, Local History, Railway Tavern, Reader enquiries, School, Shared memories, Staffordshire, The Clayhanger Kid, Tug of war, Victorian Day
2 Comments
A tug of war, a railway themed restaurant and a Victorian day – great memories from the Clayhanger Kid
Friend of the blog, community activist and Clayhanger Kid himself, Brian Stringer has recently shared three remarkable image of recent historical interest in the Brownhills and Clayhanger area.
Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1980, Brian Stringer, bridge, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills stuff, Canal, Clayhanger, Clayhanger Kid II, Clayhanger Kid Two, Clayhanger stuff, Holy Trinity, local blogs, Local History, Railway Tavern, Reader enquiries, School, Shared memories, Staffordshire, The Clayhanger Kid, Tug of war, Victorian Day
2 Comments
I don’t like that beer
The Ogley Square slum was indeed cleared – and as can be seen today – the area of Catshill and Ogley Hay around it became the site of huge social housing development – however, the site of the Square itself became the location of a new pub..
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged bad housing, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Urban District Council, Chasewaterstuff, clearance, David Hodgkingson, Licensing, Lichfield Mercury, Local History, Lost pubs, Ogley Hay, Ogley Square, Peter Cutler, pub, Railway Tavern, Richard Burnell, sanitation, Slum clearance, Staffordshire, Temperance, Things to do, UDC, Urban District Council, Wheatsheaf, Woodman
10 Comments
The sobering influence of the church, 1936 style
Top friend of the Brownhills Blog, and curator and amateur local historian behind the excellent Lichfield Lore, Lichfeldian has turned up a real gem. The fellow blogger recently spotted the stub of a historical article in the Lichfield Mercury which … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Environment, Features, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged A Lichfeldian, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Christian Evangelical Guild, drunk, drunk and disorderly, Lichfield Archives, Lichfield Lore, Lichfield Mercury, local blogs, Local History, Pubs, Railway Tavern, Silly, Staffordshire, The Boot, Twitter, Walsall Wood
5 Comments
Brownhills – Just one photo! (via Chasewater Stuff’s Railway Blog)
While we’re on the subject of images from the past, over in the steamy, oily corner of Chasewater, top rail and local historian Chasewaterstuff has dug out a gem. I’ll not comment too much, but I’d be interested to see … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Stuff, Chasewaterstuff, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Pubs, Railway Tavern
4 Comments
