Places
36 places found.
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- Walsall, West Midlands
- Willenhall, West Midlands
- Brownhills, West Midlands
- Bloxwich, West Midlands
- Aldridge, West Midlands
- Darlaston, West Midlands
- Harden, West Midlands
- Walsall Wood, West Midlands
- Catshill, West Midlands
- Clayhanger, West Midlands
- Shelfield, West Midlands
- Walsal End, West Midlands
- Bentley, West Midlands
- Bourne Vale, West Midlands
- Dudley's Fields, West Midlands
- King's Hill, West Midlands
- Birchills, West Midlands
- Fallings Heath, West Midlands
- New Invention, West Midlands
- Palfrey, West Midlands
- Pelsall, West Midlands
- Highbridge, West Midlands
- Hardwick, West Midlands
- Fishley, West Midlands
- Rushall, West Midlands
- Pleck, West Midlands
- Bescot, West Midlands
- Barr Common, West Midlands
- Coal Pool, West Midlands
- Darlaston Green, West Midlands
- Leighswood, West Midlands
- Little Bloxwich, West Midlands
- Stubber's Green, West Midlands
- Vigo, West Midlands
- Ashmore Lake, West Midlands
- Blakenall Heath, West Midlands
Photos
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Maps
261 maps found.
Books
1 books found. Showing results 1 to 1.
Memories
76 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
First Love
I met my husband, who was my first boyfriend, at Walsall and Staffs Technical College in 1970, we would often go into the George for a drink at lunchtimes. It holds special memories for us both, still together after 33 years of marriage, and we were horrified when they pulled it down.
A memory of Walsall in 1970 by
Childhood
I lived in Mayfield Road, which is where the foreground bollards are situated, from 1961 -1979. The junction was a little bit treacherous when cycling in the wet as I found out to my cost. Although a Girls school, boys could attend in ...Read more
A memory of Sanderstead in 1965 by
I Lived Here
I moved to West End in 1966. My family owned the Wheatsheaf from 1964 until about 1967 and my auntie still lived in West End so I often visit. I was 11 in 1964 and my earliest memory of the village was seeing the ...Read more
A memory of West End in 1966 by
The Rone Clarke Family Rose Cottage Bristol Road Bournbrook Birmingham
My great-great-grandfather was CHARLES RONE CLARKE born 6 March 1837 at 13 Court, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. He was a master woodturner and sixth great-grandson of Henry ...Read more
A memory of Bournbrook in 1860 by
Gtgrandfather
My memory of this church is that my Gt.Grandfather was singing in the quire at the time of the publication of the picture of the interior of Halsall. Additionally he was (I have been told by my grandmother)employed as head gardener to ...Read more
A memory of Halsall by
Willenhall Revisited 2012
At the request of my 42-year-old daughter "to see where Mom was born and her childhood up to age 15 years" we made a nostalgic visit from Herefordshire back to HUMP-SHIRE as Willenhall was known, on New Year's Day ...Read more
A memory of Willenhall by
My Lost Youth
As a wee lad of 7 o r8, I had (I think) TB, my illness was called debility. My only memories are, an ambulance at my home in Walsall, my mom/dad waving and the tears, 2 nuns and then a hell of a long scary train ride. Margate ...Read more
A memory of Broadstairs in 1954 by
Edward Road Balsall Heath
my maiden name was Pamela gillett and I lived at 53 Edward Road Balsall Heath during the 40 50s our house was right opposite the Police Station and ARP yard. Have happy memories of Tindall Street school and then ...Read more
A memory of Birmingham in 1950 by
Memories Of Traffic Control
I read the letter from someone who remembers the policeman in the top floor of a shop overlooking the Bridge at Christmas. Well that policeman was Gordon (Sandy) Lewis - a cheeky chappie, who gave everyone a smile when ...Read more
A memory of Walsall in 1963 by
Mods In Cannock
Is there anyone out there that used to go to the La Bammba Coffee Bar down the Walsall Road in 1965? I was a mod at that time, and spent many Saturday in the coffee bar then went to the pictures.
A memory of Chadsmoor in 1965 by
Captions
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During the 1800s sports also flourished in the town; the Walsall Cricket Club existed by 1833.
WALKING AROUND Walsall town centre today there is little to show visitors what the town looked like in its early years.
After Wolverhampton, Walsall is the largest of the Black Country towns.
After Wolverhampton, Walsall is the largest of the Black Country towns.
West Bromwich was one of four Staffordshire county boroughs created in 1889; the others were Hanley, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
Most of the best shops in Walsall are either in the town centre or situated on the edge; between them they pull in thousands of shoppers.
Instead she became a pioneer of civil nursing, spending much of her life in Walsall, where she ran the Cottage Hospital.
The gauge between the rails was 3ft 6ins, the same as the tramways of Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
West Bromwich was one of four Staffordshire county boroughs created in 1889; the others were Hanley, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
Until 1879, when a station opened on the Birmingham-Walsall railway, there had been only farmland here.
Until 1879, when a station opened on the Birmingham-Walsall railway, there had been only farmland here.
The original George Hotel was Walsall's chief coaching inn during the era when the town was served by at least a dozen coaches daily.
The original George Hotel was Walsall's chief coaching inn during the era when the town was served by at least a dozen coaches daily.
The first council house in Walsall was completed on 21 June 1920; it was in Blakenall Lane.
The village of Halsall is situated near to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Along with Temple Church, London and Temple Balsall, Warwickshire, the chapel is one of the finest in England.
The building on the right is the Booth Hall, also known as the Round House, perhaps so called because it was possible to walk all round it without obstruction.
By the end of the 18th century it had become the principal coal port in south Wales; all this from what half a century before had been little more than a few wharves.
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