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Remembering an Oldbury pub in its 1920s heyday

THe Engineers Arms, Stone Street, Oldbury, circa late 20's.

Over the past few weeks we have been following the story of Derrick Such's family involvement in the brewing industry; Derrick worked on the drays at the Cape Hill Brewery in Smethwick, and his grandparents

The Apprentice

Published: Thu 16 May 2013

Apprentice loch maker Wayne Lees proudly stands next to the results of his labours.

The Black Country was a relatively quiet backwater before the onset of the Industrial Revolution.

1935 jubilee medallion from West Bromwich business

Published: Wed 15 May 2013

Kenrick and Jefferson 1935 jubilee medallion

THIS small medallion, about the size of an old sixpence, takes us back in time almost 80 years to the great national celebrations that marked the silver jubilee of George V. It was made by the West Bromwich

The man who made the Mayfly - that didn't

Published: Mon 13 May 2013

Aircraft pioneer Commander Jack Seddon

YOU may have seen some of these photographs before, iconic images illustrating how Black Country industry was often at the cutting edge of new technology. They show the Mayfly aeroplane of 1910, an ambitious

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