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Box clever?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

Here’s one to get the researchers and detectives amongst the readership scratching their heads – let’s see what we can turn up, as this is quite unusual and I think there’s some history to be found here
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged Allbrooks, Ann Cross, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, case, Census, crate, Family history, history, licensee, Local History, NIPTA, pub, Pubs, Richard Cross, Royal Exchange, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, victualler, Walsall Wood, West Browich, West Smethwick, William Cross, wooden box | 15 Comments
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