The Canes Gang
It seems I've been a bit lax here on the Brownhills Blog - reader Alan Harvey sent the above image for readers to peruse, and made the following plaintive request… Continue reading →
View ArticleAs far distant as the millennium
Found coincidentally to reader Alan Harvey's request for more Norton Canes, this article on the village, from the Saturday, 30th January 1886 copy of The Graphic, is a remarkable travelogue written by...
View ArticleWeaving the Canes
Alan Harvey has dug deep in his own collection and sent me this wonderful, disparate collection of images and other ephemera relating to Norton Canes, which I hope will spark discussion amongst the...
View ArticleWatling Street School: The class of 1903
Thanks for the great response yesterday to Adrian Reid's enquiry for the Watling Street School anniversary book; whilst copies to own are apparently very, very thin on the ground, it seems they can at...
View ArticleBurnal Martin and the class of 1922-3
I'm very pleased to note the continued interest in Watling Street School's history, a thread started by Adrian Reid before Christmas - a couple of days ago, I received the above scan from reader George...
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