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Salt To Harris Factory
In 1950,s my father Jack Hilli. Used to load salt from Droitwich Worcs He was a driver for Marsh and Baxter Brierley Hill Staffs owners of Harris He had an ETC and trailer and Ipswich was a long way no motor says legal speed ...Read more
A memory of Ipswich by
Brierley Hill Girls Memories
I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand ...Read more
A memory of Brierley Hill
Harts Hill, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Before Gordon Crescent and Terrace Street estate was built my Great Grandfather owned a cottage at the end of Terrace Street. It was called Harts Hill Cottage and was quite substantial and was double ...Read more
A memory of Brierley Hill
Wesco Not Tesco The First Ever Supermarket On The Uk
I have so many wonderful memories of growing up in Quarry Bank - from moving into the brand new 'fashion houses' when I was 3; four of us on a motorbike, with me wedged between mum and dad ...Read more
A memory of Quarry Bank in 1966 by
Chattin And Horton
I also remember Chattin and Horton shop in Brierley Hill high street yes, it was a very exciting store especially at Christmas. I was six years old and my sister who was four years older saw a lovely toy baby grand piano ...Read more
A memory of Brierley Hill in 1958 by
Harts Hill House, 87 Sarsfeld Road, Balham, London
My Great Aunt Alice Yates bought a house here at the end of the 1890s. It may have been newly built then. It is I believe still standing but whether it is still called Harts Hill House is another matter. ...Read more
A memory of Balham by
Back A Bit To Silver End
I suppose I'm cheating but I can go back a good way further than the 1900s because my memories are mainly my mother's and she was born in 1904 and lived in South Street. She used to share her memories with me like ...Read more
A memory of Brierley Hill in 1900 by
Walking Home From School
I remember walking to Brierley Hill Grammar school and back home to Pensnett most days, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. We walked up Mill Street then down the High Street, with Chattin and Hortons, Woolworths to ...Read more
A memory of Pensnett in 1952 by
Brierley Hill Town
The bike shop in Moor Street next to the central chip shop was Wilkinson's, also sold guns and fishing gear, got my maggots there for fishing in the nine locks, Pat Collins fair on the bank by Brierley Hill alliance ...Read more
A memory of Brierley Hill in 1960 by
Brierley Common
I recall going to the fairground which was on the Common; there were some stalls of which one could either test your skill trying to throw a hoop over a prize in order to win it; of course there was a catch and that catch was to ...Read more
A memory of Cudworth in 1965 by
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On the other hand, the earliest that Brierley Hill is known to have been inhabited is 1619, though by the mid 18th century it too was noted for its coal pits, nail-making, brickworks, forges and glass
Anybody who has ever explored the lovely countryside where Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire meet will recognise these flats, for they are visible from many rural viewpoints for miles around
Anybody who has ever explored the lovely countryside where Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire meet will recognise these flats, for they are visible from many rural viewpoints for miles around
These are the Delph Locks at Brierley Hill on the Dudley No 1 Canal.
A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high.
A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high.
The Main Line of the Stourbridge Canal swung south and then east around Brierley Hill to meet up with the Dudley Canal at Black Delph Locks.The Dudley Canal passed through Round Oak Steel Works and
The Main Line of the Stourbridge Canal swung south and then east around Brierley Hill to meet up with the Dudley Canal at Black Delph Locks.The Dudley Canal passed through Round Oak Steel Works and
Our pictures of Brierley Hill were taken in the 1960s, a time when Round Oak was one of the most modern steel plants in the West Midlands and capable of producing in excess of 250,000 tonnes a year
Our pictures of Brierley Hill were taken in the 1960s, a time when Round Oak was one of the most modern steel plants in the West Midlands and capable of producing in excess of 250,000 tonnes a year
Hollins Hill was built in 1909 by William Haworth, as a home for himself and his sister Anne.
