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Hiding in plain sight?
It seems like we're in a period for odd historical tangents and discoveries. It all started with Peter 'Pedro' Cutler's classic bit of gentrified nimbyism from 'Captain' Harrison at Aldershaw(e). From...
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Surging forward
I should have known, really. No sooner had I delved into the fascinating world of the Brownhills surge stack, then Ian Pell, railway historian extraordinaire, had written to me with a whole bunch of...
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Laying some pipe
Local historian and top chap David Moore has been in touch again, to alert me to the fact that he's acquired some images of the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company water main undergoing maintenance...
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Cast in the ground
Here's one that will be of interest to all. Railway historian Ian Pell has again submitted a beautifully written, intricately researched piece for readers to peruse. Here, Ian presents further great,...
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A sudden loss of pressure
Chris Pattison has been in touch. Chris, you'll remember, is the wonderful historian charting the history of South Staffordshire Water, who has made such great moves in helping local historians like...
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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink…
I'm very pleased (and relieved) to welcome back Ian Pell to the Brownhills Blog, with a cracking article about the Hammerich burst I mentioned a few weeks ago. Continue reading →
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Truncated
I'm going to share here an absolutely astounding image donated by Brownhills Local History researcher in exile Gerald Reece, which is sure to create some debate - I'm going to be brief, as I feel it's...
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Caught short on the Pelsall Road
I've received via Facebook from very generous reader Patricia Cotton who's send a very interesting picture, not just because it's a wonderful period photo, but because lurking on the skyline is an...
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A found connection
Way back last year, Patricia Cotton sent in the above photo of her brother Tony, family friends Dora Rathbone and her son Bob enjoying a picnic and a paddle in 1955 by the canal in Brownhills,...
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