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Get another glimpse into Brownhills Past

Posted on February 7, 2014 by BrownhillsBob

Regular readers will remember that last Autumn, there was an exhibition at Walsall Local History Centre featuring a whole tranche of of historic Brownhills photos and ephemera from the civic collection – this had proven to be so successful, that the top operatives at the town archives have decided to set many of the exhibits up on show in Brownhills Library, at the Parkview Centre, from now until the end of February 2014.
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Following the engine

Posted on August 24, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday, I featured a fascinating analysis of a great picture of steam locomotive at Brownhills Station in the early part of last century, sent in by reader Ian Pell = the picture originated in a press release for the upcoming Walsall Local History Centre exhibition entitled Brownhills Past & Present.

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Now departed

Posted on August 23, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Yesterday, I posted about a new exhibition coming to the Walsall Local History Centre on the subject of Brownhills Past & Present – Stuart Williams had supplied some really great images with the exhibition press release, one of them being of a steam locomotive at Brownhills Station from ‘the early 1900s’.
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Brownhills Past & Present: new exhibition coming soon

Posted on August 22, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Stuart Williams of the Walsall Local History Centre has been in touch regarding a soon-to-start new exhibition of Brownhills photos and ephemera at the town archives.
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Broadcasting from home

Posted on February 17, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

Local history aficionados will be interested in these home cinefilm clips posted to YouTube by sometime contributor to the Brownhills Blog, all round top-bloke stevieboy378. They were taken by one of Steve’s relatives, and feature the harsh winter of 1962, … Continue reading →

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