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Black Country Society
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Black Country Society Blog
Welcome to the Black Country Society blog. We will post here on a variety of topics of interest to Society members. A (moderated) comment facility is available so readers can share their own thoughts on the topics that are posted. We would love to hear your ideas and material for future blog posts in all these categories. Please do get in touch with us using the webmaster contact form on the contact page.
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Black Country Society visit to Sandwell Valley on 17th May 2023
A report by Dave Galley An ideal night weather-wise which makes a change. We have Mike Hodder and Sue Whitehouse to thank for this walk....
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May 18, 20232 min read
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Black Country Society visit to Merridale Cemetery
A report by Dave Galley Because of the opening hours at the Cemetery this had to be an afternoon walk led by Quintin Watt. Quintin...
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May 11, 20232 min read
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Black Country Society visit to Provision House
A report by Dave galley In 2006 I took over co ordaining the BCS walks from Doug Winterborn. We usually have at least five in the summer...
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May 8, 20233 min read
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On this day
The "On this day" series of Tweets and Facebook posts, put together by Jack Price have proved very popular and have been shared many...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
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A Midland Arts Centre for Young People
A blog post by Eleanor Woodward, Archivist, Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham which originally appeared at The Iron Room on...
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Jan 17, 20234 min read
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Roy Peacock - An obituary by James Morgan
This obituary will also appear in the next edition of the Blackcountryman. If any readers have memories of Roy they would like to share,...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read
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The Holy Roman Empire and the Black Country
There can hardly be two less similar entities than the Holy Roman Empire (which covered most of Europe and lasted a millennium of more)...
societyblackcountr
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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Jonathan Stokes and the Black Country
Jonathan Stokes (1755-1831) was an Edinburgh trained doctor, and, from 1782 to 1788 was a member of the Lunar Society, one of the...
societyblackcountr
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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The Black Country’s Cavalier Ghosts
A blog by Jack Price The term ‘cavalier’ is an interesting one. It comes from the Italian ‘cavaliere’ and the French ‘chevalier’, meaning...
societyblackcountr
Oct 20, 20225 min read
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My favourite Queen portrait
A letter to the Express and Star by D. Winterborn I am sorry to see the passing away of our late Queen Elizabeth II. Since her demise, I...
societyblackcountr
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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The Cradley Witch
A post by George McFadyen There are many well recorded witches in the Black Country and surrounding areas, unlike the witches you may...
societyblackcountr
Sep 19, 20222 min read
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The Black Country Society YouTube channel
The Society now has a YouTube channel, that has been developed by George McFadyen – see https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIKkZO4PZsC9hj8X...
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Sep 16, 20221 min read
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Blackcountryman article by Matt Mills- Corrected article and response by Nick Moss
The article 'A study of the debates regarding the boundaries of the region' appeared in the Spring 2022 edition of the Blackcountryman...
societyblackcountr
Jul 30, 202229 min read
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The Pensnett Victoria Saxhorn Band
Preamble Perhaps the first point that needs to be addressed is to explain the title of this blog. What exactly was a Saxhorn? A picture...
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Jul 16, 20225 min read
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A follow-up to the blog post "The Major" by Tony Ridge
Further interesting information has been received by way of a response to the original blog about Major Frank Buckley. This concerns a...
societyblackcountr
Jun 24, 20223 min read
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"John Louis Petit and the Black Country" by Chris Baker
This article first appeared in the Summer 2022 edition of the Blackcountryman. Unfortunately a number of figures were omitted and some...
societyblackcountr
Jun 22, 202212 min read
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The Earl of Dudley’s Railway – Accidents and incidents
Preamble Agenoria on the Kingswinford Railway Much has been written by others about the Pensnett or Earl of Dudley’s Railway, which...
societyblackcountr
May 17, 202210 min read
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The Black Country: Proud region has split opinion for centuries
Mark Andrews has written a very nice article for the Express and Star about Brendon Clifford’s new book “The Black Country: 500 Years in...
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Apr 16, 20221 min read
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Kingswinford Junction 1949
A post describing the train services through Kingswinford Junction in 1949.
societyblackcountr
Mar 19, 20225 min read
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