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Tag Archives: Transport Museum
On the top deck!
The above wonderful and evocative image was supplied by reader and friend of the blog Tony Martin, who spotted this classic Harpers bus in 1974. The destination board reads “Streetly Works’ and I guess it was performing one of the many services that used to run to local factories. Streetly works was, of course, the BIP, now long since gone.
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Tagged 17th March, 2013, Aldridge, Aston Manor, BIP, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Harpers, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Streetly, Tony Martin, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, Works
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The best kept secret in Aldridge – open this Sunday!
Readers will be familiar with the somewhat protracted story of Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, and it’s move to Aldridge last year. Sadly, things didn’t quite go to plan at Beecham Business Park, and the museum had to move again – but the good news is, it’s still in Aldridge, at Shenstone Drive.
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Tagged 17th March, 2013, Aston Manor, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Meet Aston Manor Road Transport Museum in their new home this Sunday!
This Sunday, 20th January 2013, the museum will be holding a ‘Meet the Museum’ event, where the general public can pop in, take a shufty around and hopefully help shape this valuable collection’s future.
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Tagged 20 January, 2013, Aston Manor, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Local History, Meet the Museum, open day, planning, Shenstone Drive, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Transport Museum Open Day today!
Looking for something interesting to do today after the recent poor weather? Why not take the kids to this… there’s something for folk of all ages! Beecham Business Park on Northgate, Aldridge will be a hive of activity again today … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Manor, Beecham Business Park, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Jack Allen, Local History, open day, planning, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Transport Museum Open Day this Sunday!
Beecham Business Park on Northgate, Aldridge will be a hive of activity again this Sunday when Aston Manor Transport Museum hold their 25th Annual July Open Day. This will be the first year that it is not based at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Manor, Beecham Business Park, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Jack Allen, Local History, open day, planning, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Aldridge Transport Museum: open day today!
Readers will no doubt remember that Aston Manor Transport Museum moved to Aldridge last Christmas. Well, since then, the seem to be going from strength to strength. Today, they’re holding an open day at their Northgate, Aldridge site, so why … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Manor, Beecham Business Park, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, bus, Bus Museum, Chasewater, event, Events, Facebook, Jack Allen, Local History, open day, planning, Transport Museum, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood
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Museum piece
I’m indebted to reader Tony Wynn, who’s supplied another fascinating piece in the Ralph Ferrie jigsaw. The above story, from 1970, rings a vague bell; we know that Ralph had a garage on or near the old Midland Railway sidings … Continue reading
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Tagged Aston Manor, Brownhills, Brownhills common, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Motor Sales, Brownhills railways, Brownhills West, brownhills West Station, Chasewater, Councillor Jonah Deakin, Derelict, Local History, Local politics, Midland Railway, planning, Ralph Ferrie, Staffordshire, Transport Museum
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