Tag Archives: The Castles

It’s not Christmas without the cards

Posted on December 23, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve had this one in preparation for a while, and to paraphrase, it’s an absolute boster of a post – regular readers will remember with fondness Ruth Penrhyn-Lowe, who has previously sent scans of some remarkable postcards of Brownhills, a stunning large set of Aldridge, and another bunch from Aldridge and Stubbers Green – all of which were collected by her late father.

Image generously supplied by Ruth Penrhyn-Lowe. Continue reading →

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Fortitude?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

An interesting enquire from reader Mike Stackhouse, who’s researching his family history. Mike mailed me to ask the following: Hi Bob, I wonder if you could help me. I have been doing a bit of family tree tracing and with … Continue reading →

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