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Tag Archives: The Stonnall Mysteries
Local hero part three: The Lost Lanes of Stonnall
Top amateur historian Julian Ward-Davies has dropped me a line to point out that his latest work, entitled ‘The Lost Lanes of Stonnall’ is now online. Julian, as regular readers will recall, is the hugely talented, dedicated author, geek and … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, cycling, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Castle Hill, Cycle rides, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, The Lost Lanes of Stonnall, The Stonnall Mysteries, Wall, Walsall Wood
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Tree roots
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
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Julian Ward-Davies, Local History, Old maps, Ordnace Survey, Pubs, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, The Shire Oak Tree, The Stonnall Mysteries, Walsall Wood
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Calling Stonnall history buffs…
Julian Ward-Davies sent me mail today to point out that he’d updated some of the material in his remarkable paper ‘The Stonnall Mysteries‘. Hi Bob For some time, I have been considering the whereabouts of the original Swan Inn, which … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chester Road, Chester Road kink, Glenwood Rise, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, Old maps, Old OS maps, old Stonnall maps, Prospect House, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, The Stonnall Mysteries, Upper Stonnall
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The lost post of Stonnall
Way back in the mists of time, top reader and contributor Steve Hickman asked a question about when I thought the Chester Road was diverted from Stonnall Village. I started researching a reply, but in the interim, top amateur landscape … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, planning, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chester Road, Chester Road kink, Glenwood Rise, Julian Ward-Davies, local blogs, Local History, New Photos, Old maps, Old OS maps, old Stonnall maps, Prospect House, Redevelopment, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Steve Hickman, Stonnall, The Stonnall Mysteries, Upper Stonnall, Walsall Wood
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