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The scent of jasmine
I'm still perusing my recent acquisition 'The Wyrley & Essington Canal Through Time' by Ray Shill… Continue reading →
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A bride in Jasmine
Here's an excellent find sent to me this morning by Peter 'Pedro' Cutler, in response to my somewhat tenuous enquiry about Jasmine Cottage. Continue reading →
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Haute couture
Amy Palmer seems to have been quite notable in Ye Olde City in the 1930s, at least - I think her store stood on the corner of Tamworth Street and Conduit Street, where the empty former Julian Graves...
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When Billy came knocking
I've had a great email from long time reader and friend of the blog Michael Sarsfield - after reading my questions about Anglesey Wharf and nearby cottages, he's written a really nice piece about his...
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A Jasmine childhood
Here's a great email I've received from reader Louise Sedgwick about her memories of Jasmine Cottage, up on Wharf Lane, Brownhills - The warm, lovely memories Louise shares sit nicely alongside those...
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Jasmine cottage remembered
Following on from all the remarkable stuff about Jasmine Cottage, Louise Sedgwick has been back in touch with some family photos she's found of the house and garden. Continue reading →
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On the Crestacre
Readers will no doubt recall that one of my earliest obsessions on the blog four years ago was the 'lost' isolation hospital, owned by Brownhills Urban District Council, and marked on early maps in...
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Ain’t nobody here but us chickens
A great spot here yesterday from top Walsall Wood Mon, history wonk and local author Clive Roberts, who's been as intrigued over the years as I have by the history of Crestacre, the former 'lost'...
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I think that nails it…
Periodically, I've expressed my intrigue at the history of Chesterfield Lodge, at the tiny hamlet between Wall and Shenstone - Chesterfield is a small place, but has some remarkable architecture...
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Be vigilant: Nasty burglary in Brownhills last Sunday
Worrying news reaches me from Howdles Lane, Brownhills, up on the A5 - Karen Higgins has dropped me a line to say her home was burgled in the early hours of Sunday Morning, 9th Feruary 2014. Continue...
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Pepper ground
I have been sent this remarkable and incredibly thorough piece of research into the historical and mapping record for Pepper Alley by Hilary Little, who you'll remember as the driving force behind the...
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Don’t disrupt the bingo!
Today, reader and longstanding friend of the Brownhills Blog Stuart Cowley mailed me the above wonderful image of Chasetown Working Men's Club Committee from years past, when Stuart's Dad was involved....
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Missing from home: Charlie the cat
Here's an urgent appeal for a lost cat that's come in from reader Chris Wharton, who lives at the bottom of Sandhills on the Lichfield Road near Shore Oak - his beloved ginger and white puss Charlie...
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Please keep an eye open for this lost ginger!
Here's yet another urgent appeal for a lost cat, this time from Tracey Roberts who lives on the Ogley Road, Brownhills, near Mill Road - her semi long-haired ginger cat has been missing for a week now....
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Rufus the cat back home safely!
You'll no doubt remember Tuesday's appeal (3rd February 2015) by Tracey Roberts to help find her gorgeous, missing ginger cat - well, good news. Continue reading →
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Have you seen Millie from Clayhanger?
Oh dear - another lost puss, this time from Clayhanger, where Millie the very timid black and white cat went missing last week. Continue reading →
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Millie the cat returns safe and well!
Good news for regular readers and cat lovers who all looked out for Millie the cat from Clayhanger, who went missing recently: She's turned up back home, a little thin but otherwise well. Continue...
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Feet of clay
Well, I always say I don't get much right here and so it was on Saturday last when completely misunderstood the location accompanying a photograph Godfrey Hucker shared from friend of the blog Jean...
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And whose army?
Oh boy, is this a cracker - this wonderful enquiry came in yesterday from Derek Broadhurst, who's found a very curious postcard which may shed light on the derivation of the name 'Barracks Lane', which...
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