Tag Archives: war scrap

1987: The end of a landmark

Posted on February 21, 2019 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve long been interested here in the lost chemical works in Brownhills that once produced tar and cleaning chemicals, and latterly scrapped old aeroplanes and military waste for the valuable metal alloys they contained. The adjacent area of canal has … Continue reading →

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At the end of the line

Posted on August 25, 2018 by BrownhillsBob

An interesting and memory- jogging image came to me last week via local football dynamo Brian Beard, who spotted the original photo for sale on everyone’s favourite tat bazaar, eBay. This is a photo of the near-derelict Walsall Wood Railway … Continue reading →

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A Chemical Romance

Posted on April 7, 2018 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve been asked the question by reader Norman Taylor as to what I know about Brownhills Chemical Works – otherwise known as The Chemical or The Chemy, later the site of a notorious war scrapyard local kids were all attracted … Continue reading →

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Walsall Wood Station, shortly before demolition

Posted on February 6, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I spotted the above picture whilst rooting for scrapyard images on Flickr. The picture has been lifted from the beautiful and fascinating stream of local photographer littleredglass. I would imagine this was shortly before demolition, as far as I can … Continue reading →

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Metal gurus

Posted on February 5, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

This week, I have trawled the furthest corners of the net to stir up some very particular memories. This is one of those things that I thought I’d never find pictures of, but whilst searching for something else, I came … Continue reading →

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