News
Jensen Motors in West Bromwich
See the new article, “A Brief History of Jensen Motors Ltd. in West Bromwich” by Richard Peckover regarding the two Jensen brothers, Alan and … Read more…
The Rise (and fall) of Crank Hall
With the permission of Maureen Ann Hunt and Wendy Priest we share the results of their research into Crank Hall which gave the name … Read more…
New Pages Added
We have recently added a page “The Whorwoods” who built their house on the ruins of Sandwell Priory, later to become Sandwell Hall. Also … Read more…
David Christie Murray on Charles Dickens
Following the recent talk by Trevor Bevan “A Dickens of a Tale” why not read what our own West Bromwich author thought about Charles … Read more…
LOCAL HISTORY DAY 29th OCTOBER
Saturday 29th October, 2022 10 am – 2 pm at All Saints Church, West Bromwich Come along and meet Local Historians and members of … Read more…
Change of speaker for AGM
Due to illness we have a change of speaker for our A.G.M. on Friday 1st July Mary Bodfish will now give her talk “Easy … Read more…
Lyne Purl Well Restored
Today, Thursday 9th June, 2022 an 10 a.m. the new plaque installed at Lyne Purl Well in Lyndon was unveiled by our Chair Moreen … Read more…
A.G.M.July 1st
Our A.G.M. this year will be on Friday July 1st, at 7 p.m. There will be no meeting in August and talks will resume … Read more…
No meeting in June
As Friday June 3rd will now be a Bank Holiday the meeting/A.G.M. has been moved to Friday 1st July. The A.G.M. will be followed … Read more…
Our next meeting is Friday February 4th, 2022
Mary Bodfish will present her talk “James Keir – An Amiable & Agreeable Man”
‘SPOKES’
We have formed a social circle called ‘SPOKES’ which is organised by six of our members. The idea is to organise a monthly day … Read more…
Monthly Talks Update
Unfortunately we are still unable to resume our monthly talks but are hoping that October 2021 is a possibility. Awaiting confirmation from All Saints … Read more…
Women’s History Month
As March is Women’s History Month we remember two West Bromwich women who were involved in important work of their day. Dr. Annie Homer … Read more…
New article about David Christie Murray
Brendan Jackson has submitted a new article about West Bromwich writer David Christie Murray (1847-1907) which looks at his early years in the Black … Read more…
New articles added in August 2020
During August we added several new articles to the website. Walter Parsons – the West Bromwich Giant. Submitted by Mike Fenton The West … Read more…
Update for members
Unfortunately, having made enquiries at church and with advice from the local authority, it has been decided to postpone all meetings and activities until … Read more…
Cancelled Events
Due to the present situation with the Corona Virus it will come as no surprise that we have had to cancel our April and … Read more…