Tag Archives: The Shire Oak Tree

Cutha and the crest

Posted on December 30, 2018 by BrownhillsBob

Well, it seems we’re no nearer finding any documentary evidence for Saxon King Cutha being buried at Catshill or indeed anything for a ‘Battle of Shire Oak’ as posited by those adopting the Brownhills Urban District Council seal, as described … Continue reading →

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Trunk Call

Posted on January 26, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Following on from my ongoing interest in the Shire Oak (the tree, not the pub) and my request for photos of the preserved piece of the old tree in Shire Oak School,  I was contacted by several people with great … Continue reading →

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Tree roots

Posted on January 21, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s a brief enquiry for the landscape historians amongst us. I’m preparing the ground for a post about the Sire Oak – not the pub, but the tree itself. Cut down and lost in the late Victorian era, this arboreal … Continue reading →

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