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Walsall Wood, 1881. A melting pot…
This is an effort to chart the growth of Walsall Wood, towards the turn of the last century. At this time, the village was growing; the expansion (I hesitate to use the word ‘wealth’) that this created...
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Walsall Wood, 1891. Fit to burst…
This article is part of an effort by top reader, commentator and contributor David Evans to chart the growth of Walsall Wood, towards the turn of the last century. The first article in this series was...
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Walsall Wood, 1901: Into a new century
This article is the third part of blog reader, commentator and top contributor David Evans' ongoing project to chart the growth of Walsall Wood just over a century ago. The first and second pieces in...
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An interesting Exchange
Following her comments here, reader and local history enthusiast Ann Cross recently somewhat gamely took on a private challenge I made to her, where I suggested that she might like to write up her work...
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Walsall Wood 1911, before and beyond
This article is the fourth - and final (at least until the 1921 census comes out…) part of blog reader, commentator and top contributor David Evans’ ongoing project to chart the growth of Walsall Wood...
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Conundra arising
Right, you lot. I've had some interesting enquiries in recent weeks and rather than spin them all out, I thought I'd post three together and see what folk know about them. I know you mostly like a...
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Fair exchange
Following her comments here, reader and local history enthusiast Ann Cross recently accepted my invitation to write about her family history at the Royal Exchange pub in Walsall Wood. When I suggested...
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Join the Freemasons – for a pint
Following the fascinating, tangential debate about the Freemasons Arms in Walsall, sparked by reader Ann Cross and her wonderful articles about the Royal Exchange, in Walsall Wood, Ann has scanned the...
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Bowled over?
Here's a quick one for Friday. Reader and top Walsall Wood whizz David Evans has finally managed to get hold of a full copy of the Aerofilms image of Walsall Wood from 1926. This is an interesting one,...
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Get some Iron
Here's a quick one. Reader and local history researcher Clive Roberts dropped me this email a week or so ago in relation to questions about Irondish/Iron Dish, between Walsall Wood and Shelfield....
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Calling time
I noticed at the weekend that a The White Horse pub, just off the A5 in Brownhills, is vacant and up for sale. Sad, really, in it's day it was a fine house and a good pint. Latterly, it wasn't so...
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2013 New Year quiz: only five questions left
The 2013 New Year Quiz closes at Noon, this Saturday, 5th January 2013. I'm amazed at how popular it's been and thank everyone for their sporting good humour, interesting answers and thoughtful,...
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Competition closes 12 noon today, 5th January 2012
Last chance, folks. The 2013 new year competition closes at 12 Noon today, 5th January 2012. Answers received after that time will not be counted. Running scores: Andy Dennis has 6 points. Fred Butler...
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2013 New Year competition winners!
The 2013 New Year Quiz has now closed, and we have a winner. The final scores are as follows: Fred Butler has 7 points. Andy Dennis has 6 points. Oakparkrunner has 4 points. BrownhillsDavidNotBob has...
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Friezland Lane Working Men’s Club: help needed!
Reader Ant Hill got in touch a week ago (sorry about the delay…) and asked the following question: Continue reading →
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New Co-op on Streets Corner: Any news?
I keep getting messages and emails about this. The new store that's been built on the old car lot in Walsall Wood seems to have been ready to open for weeks, but nothing seems to be happening: Continue...
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The Clubmen
Here's a good one found by reader and local historian Clive Roberts, on the subject of Friezlane Lane Working Men's Club, which I made an appeal for information about last week. Continue reading →
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A sad announcement
A few people have contacted me now to inform me of the sad passing of Paul Degville. Paul was a great musician and his music played a fascinating part in Brownhills musical history. Continue reading →
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Good news on the Avion conversion by Wetherspoons
Great - and somewhat reassuring news reaches me from new reader Lizzie Eden. You'll recall that last week, I was musing on the apparent suspension in two local building projects, the new Co-op store...
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In memorial: Paul Degville
Following on from the sad news of the passing of Paul Degville, Ian Bourne has been back in touch to ask if I'd let readers know about a memorial service taking place on the 23rd January in Ledbury,...
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