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Cartoon capers
The post here last Sunday discussing the Newtown area of Brownhills certainly created some interest and raised a few more memories and discussions – and one particular aspect caught the eye of reader and long term friend of the blog Tony Winn.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 2015, 60's, 70's, Anglesey Arms, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, Colin Ray, David Evans, Deakin, Dorothy Emma Tunstall, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, tony Winn, Watling Street
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Illuminating Ray – one for the researchers?
I have here an excellent enquiry for a Sunday afternoon which I feel many readers will be very, very interested in – not least Andy Dennis, if he’s passing, but maybe others concerned with the Newtown area on the Watling Street, which has been the subject of so many past articles here on the blog.
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 2015, 60's, 70's, Anglesey Arms, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, Colin Ray, David Evans, Deakin, Dorothy Emma Tunstall, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, Watling Street
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As the dual carriageway came through
I’ve had a bunch of film clips for a while, which were recorded in short sections and obtained by the young David Evans from Barbara, the daughter of Fred Shingler who ran the Park View Methodist Chapel, which used to be on the Watling Street, just on the corner of Chapel Avenue.
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Tagged 2015, 60's, 70's, Avenue, Barbara, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cinefilm, David Evans, Deakin, dual carriageway, Film, Foxes Row, Fre, history, Howdles Lane, Lichfield, Local History, Maisonettes, Mavis Woodhouse, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Shingler, Staffordshire, The Fault, Things to do, Watling Street
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Do the walk…
Andy Dennis touches on a sporting phenomena which seems to largely have lapsed: pedestrianism, to which these days, power or nordic walking would be comparable.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Anglesey Arms, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chase Inn, ercury, Events, Fleur de lys, Gerald Reece, john, Lichfield, Local History, Pedestrian, Pedestrianism, Pubs, Samuel Jones, Shingler, Silly, Staffordshire, Walking match, Wallace
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