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Night lines

Posted on February 5, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

Those wonderful Anslow brothers have been at it again and sent me a lovely bit of Walsall Wood history – inspired by the remarkable ‘Poacher’s Apprentice’ film I featured here a few weeks ago.

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These are not well-to-do folk…

Posted on August 31, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

It’s always a pleasure and delight to feature contributions from Walsall Wood history experts John and Paul Anslow – yesterday they sent me an absolutely remarkable group photo following the wedding of Walter Yates from Walsall Wood to Annie Baker of Stafford in 1910.

Walter and Annie 1910 Continue reading →

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Under the thatch

Posted on February 23, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

This is an article that’s taken an awful lot of work to prepare – the young David Evans has been toiling on it for some time now, as well as other related matters, and it ties up a number of disparate threads relating to Streets Corner in Walsall Wood, and the families who lived in the thatched cottage that famously stood there for years.

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The word on the Streets

Posted on July 21, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

I pointed out ages ago that David Evans was researching the history of Streets Corner in Walsall Wood, and through months of diligent and patient research, David has written what must be the definitive account of the history of this place.Untitled Continue reading →

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Tales from the Wood…

Posted on January 1, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I was very fortunate this year to receive the gift of some secondhand local history books I’d been after for quite some time, and I’m keen to share them with the  readership of the blog. As is usually the case … Continue reading →

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