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Ettingshall Park maps

Historic maps of Ettingshall Park and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Ettingshall Park maps

Ettingshall Park map

Historic map of Ettingshall Park

West Midlands map

Illustrated Victorian map of West Midlands

Ettingshall Park map

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Ettingshall Park photos

We have no photos of Ettingshall Park, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Sedgley, Bilston, Penn, Wolverhampton, Dudley

Ettingshall Park books

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West Midlands Living Memories
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Stourbridge Living Memories
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Wolverhampton Photographic Memories
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Ettingshall Park books
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Memories of Ettingshall Park

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West Midlands memories

New Boy

I came to Sedgley aged ten, having been born in the dock area of Dudley. At five we moved to Wolverhampton. Finally the family moved to the new houses down Cotwallend Road overlooking the Dingle. The 1962/63 winter was a real bad one and even the trolley buses had problems running. The bus stop was outside the Red Lion pub and... [more]

Shared on 03 January 2009

Sedgmore's Grand Colliery Exhibition

The Bull Ring, Sedgley, that is the location where on a fateful night in April 1906, The Sedgmore’s Grand Colliery Exhibition Travelling Show, set up in Sedgley on its way to the Wolverhampton Annual Suntide Fair, burnt to the ground. The Show had been built up over many years by my Great Great Grandfather William James Sedgmore who, being... [more]

Shared on 27 October 2008 by John Sedgmore Blundell.

Bilston born

I was born in Bilston at my granny's house although we moved to Tipton when I was 6 but I spent most of my life around the area and have fond memories of Bilston market (the old one), it was magical when I was small. I was born in Moxley, my granny's house was behind the Quasi Arc factory (not sure... [more]

Shared on 11 February 2009 by Christine Metcalf.

The Ford Anglia

I owned the Ford Anglia 105E parked on the road outside the church in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph. I rang the bells at the church and usually parked in that place. The car, Harry Potter blue, registration ADH 532B, was sold to pay the solicitors fees on our first home in Wellington. I have... [more]

Shared on 30 September 2008 by Bryony Dorrington.

The Fox and Goose Public House

Hello from Australia. I was hoping that someone looking through these "memories" might remember The Fox and Goose Public House on Penn Road. I think that this is the picture of it. My mom was the cleaner there for a few years when my sisters and I were young and I can remember sitting on the steps outside the pub collecting... [more]

Shared on 14 October 2008 by Kathy Adams Nee Cook.

Princes End Bred

I was bought up in Princes End from the age of 6, my brother and parents are still there. It's a bit dilapidated now but was brilliant when I was young. The community was full of families where generations lived just streets away from each other. We all knew one another, we played in the streets and in the fields ...... [more]

Shared on 11 February 2009 by Christine Metcalf.

Pearks

Pearks was one of the first supermarkets in Wolverthampton to start trading. I worked there in 1962. My name was Marain Beech, I went on to marry a former work colleague, Chris Rutter.

Cheese was cut up on the premises, and so wa bacon. Many happy times. Does anyone else remember working there? The supermarket was in Queen Street.... [more]

Shared on 28 December 2008

Bedford Williams Store

Hello, does anyone remember the Bedford Williams Store in Victoria Street, Wolverhampton? I was employed there in 1962 until about 1964 in the fabric department and I also worked on the button covering counter and stocking repairs. My supervisor's name was Miss Corkingdale. I would love to see if anyone remembers the store. I now live in Australia and I am... [more]

Shared on 26 September 2008 by Kathy Adams Nee Cook.

Extracts From Ettingshall Park & West Midlands books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Ettingshall Park, inspired by Frith photos.

Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration

In the early 1960s there was not only the development of Sutton College, but a new Petty Sessional Court House and Divisional Police Headquarters were also completed. Up until then the police headquarters had been in Station Street, where they had once formed part of a public house. Earl Jellicoe opened the new fire station in 1963. It provided a drill ground, hose drying and drill tower, garages, workshops, space... [more]

This is an extract from Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration.
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Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration

Just down the road from the 1881 cemetery is the Good Hope Hospital. Originally Sutton was served by a cottage hospital that was opened in 1907 but, despite being extended in 1911, it could not cope with the demands that were being placed on it. Sutton was growing and the need for another general hospital to serve the district was also growing. It was suggested that as a house... [more]

This is an extract from Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration.
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Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration

The Second World War broke out in 1939 and the Park again played its part when tank testing took place there; a Civil Defence camp was built near Powell's Pool; German and Italian prisoners of war were interned near Longmoor Pool and some heathland was cultivated near Streetly, all in aid of the war effort.

This is an extract from Sutton Coldfield - A History & Celebration.
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