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The past is a different place

Posted on November 24, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Recently, I came across a digitally scanned facsimile of a 1851 guide to the county of Staffordshire, ‘White’s 1851 History, Gazetteer & Directory Staffordshire and the City and County of the City of Lichfield’ which is a kind of combined … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Churches, Followups, Local History, Shared media, Shared memories | Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Knave's Castle, Local History, Norton Canes, Ogley Hay, Phineas Fowke Hussey, Staffordshire, White's 1851, White's Gazetteer | 19 Comments
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