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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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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 3.

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Jul 21, 20233 min read

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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 3.

Jim William Jones was a Black Country poet who contributed numerous poems to the first 25 years of the Blackcountryman from 1967 to 1992....

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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 2.

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Jul 14, 20232 min read

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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 2.

Jim William Jones was a Black Country poet who contributed numerous poems to the first 25 years of the Blackcountryman from 1967 to 1992....

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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 1.

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Jul 7, 20233 min read

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The Blackcountryman poems of Jim William Jones Part 1.

Jim William Jones was a Black Country poet who contributed numerous poems to the first 25 years of the Blackcountryman from 1967 to 1992....

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Blast from the past - The Stourbridge Lion (Blackcountryman Volume 11,4) by Bill Pardoe

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Sep 1, 20226 min read

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Blast from the past - The Stourbridge Lion (Blackcountryman Volume 11,4) by Bill Pardoe

The first locomotive to run on rails in America August saw the anniversary of the first locomotive to run on rails in America and it was...

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J. P. S. Means Beer—(Blackcountryman Volume 6,4) by Geoff Stevens

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Jul 10, 20224 min read

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J. P. S. Means Beer—(Blackcountryman Volume 6,4) by Geoff Stevens

Reminiscing about beer with an old friend who used to be a drayman, we were reminded of the Simkiss Brewery in Brierley Hill. A quick...

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Holidays at Great Bridge —Early 1920s (Volume 12,2) by C. J. B. Dodd

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Jun 10, 20225 min read

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Holidays at Great Bridge —Early 1920s (Volume 12,2) by C. J. B. Dodd

In these days of airport chaos what could be better than a staycation in the Black Country? This was certainly the case in the 1920s when...

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What is the Black Country? (Volume 1.1, 1967) by Dr. John Fletcher

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May 8, 20225 min read

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What is the Black Country? (Volume 1.1, 1967) by Dr. John Fletcher

The very first edition of the Blackcountryman magazine proved so popular it had to be reprinted in February 1968. The subject of the...

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The custom of Heaving in the Black Country (Volume 12.2, Spring 1979) by D C Woods

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Mar 31, 20224 min read

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The custom of Heaving in the Black Country (Volume 12.2, Spring 1979) by D C Woods

This month we feature a fascinating article from the Spring 1979 edition of the magazine, which back then cost the princely sum of 30p!...

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