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Pelsall, West Midlands

Pelsall maps

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

Pelsall map

Historic map of Pelsall

West Midlands map

Illustrated Victorian map of West Midlands

Pelsall map

Historic Map of any Pelsall postcode

Pelsall maps
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Pelsall photos

We have no photos of Pelsall, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Walsall, Brownhills, Chasewater, Great Wyrley, Essington

Pelsall books

Displaying 3 of 4 books about Pelsall and the local area.   View all Pelsall books

West Midlands Living Memories
Paperback
£14

Stourbridge Living Memories
Paperback
£13

Wolverhampton Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13

Pelsall books
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Memories of Pelsall

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West Midlands memories

Getting locked in the Arboretum

I remember when I was 14 my friend Josie Weston and I rode our bikes along Broadway West to the Arboretum. We were walking along the paths and around by the lake when we met two boys and one of the boy's mothers worked for Josie's mother at Dawson's coaches. They asked if we would go on the lake and we... [more]

Shared on 30 June 2009 by Patricia Littel.

As it was

I left Walsall at the age of fifteen, at the time of the date of this picture. I loved the trolley buses and watching the trolley conductor change the rails. I remember the Bridge well, as shown in this picture. It was my task on a Saturday to collect and return my younger nephew every Saturday morning from my older sister,... [more]

Shared on 18 December 2008 by Terry King.

I Lived There ....

My parents were landlords of the Littleton Arms in the early 1960s era. I was around three years old or so then. Can remember the Saturday nights when bands played down in the bar, wooden beer barrels large and small being delivered into the cellar and Dad hooking them up. Bottles of "BabyCham" on shelves, the odd bag of crisps or... [more]

Shared on 14 July 2008 by David Perry.

Aboretum

I was born just around the corner from this photo, in Ward Stree, it's now a car park. This junction is going through yet another re vamp.
As a teenager I would visit the Aboretum with friends and race the boats across the pond and get told off by the staff. We would visit every year for the lights, many now... [more]

Shared on 05 May 2008 by Roger Murphy.

Extracts From Pelsall & West Midlands books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Pelsall, 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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