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In the net – 1920s style
The young David Evans has been very busy of late, turning up a variety of local history nuggets for the perusal of readers – and here, he turns up a real gem from Watling Street School in 1926, courtesy of Mrs. Iris Hollis.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1926, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Doris Hicken, Evelyn Wiltshire, Garnet Boulton, Lichfield, Local History, Maggie Shingler, Marjorie Breeze, May Price, Netball, New Photos, photo, Staffordshire, team, Things to do, Violet Overton, Watling Street
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