Bilston, Hickman Park c.1965
Photo ref: B353014
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Photo of Bilston, Hickman Park c.1965

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The park opened in 1911 on land given by Sir Alfred Hickman, a local industrialist. He was one of several notable 19th- century ironmasters in the area. The company he founded became Bilston Steelworks, which developed into the town's largest employer. Somehow, Bilston managed to survive its closure in 1979.

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Memories of Bilston, Hickman Park c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Bilston, Hickman Park c.1965

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I loved my school days at Stonefield School.when it was girls.then boys arrived and that made a lot of difference,fun none the less. I can still remember the school song that we had to learn when we first started.in fact I often sing it to myself.i know the anthem of our school better than the national anthem.i have found a place called Bradley archives its brilliant and it had some pictures of my school it's amazing how happy it made me.
Hickman Park bring back memories of the flower show which took place in August with large marquees full of floral displays. There was show jumping in the centre of the park. There were concrete steps here which I managed to fall down and knock my front teeth out. On a lighter note I had my wedding photos taken here in July 1979 as I was married at All Saints Moxley which has no outside space.