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February 12: Additions have been made to
the story of Jensen cars in
the museum transport hall. A
fine photo of the old Darlaston Branch line has been added to
Recent Times in A Brief History of Darlaston,
and a football team photo has been added to the history of
Pinfold Street Primary
School.
A new addition to Lives of Local People
is the story of seven priests
who served as
vicar at St. Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton during the period 1846 to 1945.
A new addition to
The Story of Walsall
is Churches and Religion the
story of Christian worship in the town.
January 12: New additions to A Brief History of Darlaston
are the story of Darlaston's windmills
in Early Growth,
population details in Years of
Growth, football and trams in
Into the 20th Century,
Billy Muggins in Recent
Times, a street party in
World War 2, and the evolution
of local pubs in Darlaston Pubs.
The Story of Walsall has been
extended with the addition of
Roads, Canals and Railways.
December 11: The story of
B. Billingham Limited
has been added to the
exhibition
transport hall, and additions have been made to the
industry section in
Willenhall Through the Ages.
An article about Cyrus Price
has been added to the Gazetteer
of lock and key makers, along with pages from the
1907 Cyrus Price catalogue.
A new addition to
The Story of Walsall is
The 18th Century. Notable People
in A Brief History of Darlaston
has been updated. A new addition to the Darlaston section is a version of
Joseph Welch's map of 1838
which can be accessed from the
Darlaston articles menu. Details about Willenhall's Old Hall have been
added to the Local
Personalities and Prominent Families section in
Willenhall Through the Ages.
November 11: Two sections have been
added to
The Story of Walsall -
The 16th and 17th centuries
and Early Industries.
The Wearwell
1932 cycle catalogue has been added to the
Wearwell section in
the museum transport hall.
The story of A. Bellamy & Co. Ltd.
has been added to the museum food hall.
A new engineering hall
has been added to the museum. The first two exhibits are the story of
Wolverhampton Die
Casting Company Limited and the story of the
Star Aluminium
Company Limited.
October 11: A new article about
Wednesbury's municipal
housing schemes has been added to the
Wednesbury menu. The
Darlaston Bolt & Nut Company
has been added to the
Darlaston Industries section in
A Brief History of Darlaston,
and the Notable People
page has been updated.
A new addition to Lives of Local People
is The Incomparable Joe Davies. A
new addition to the articles menu and
religion is the story of
Richard Twentyman and his
churches. Additions have been made to the story of
Horseley Fields
Chemical Works in the
industry along the canal
section. The story of
Edwin Richards & Sons in the
industry section of the
history of Wednesbury has been updated. Part two,
The Medieval Village has been
added to
The Story of Walsall.
September 11:
Willenhall Through the Ages
has been updated. Additions have been made to
Local Government,
and Life in the 19th
Century. Additions have been made to
Into the 20th Century,
and Iron and Steel Making
in A Brief
History of Darlaston. Part one of
The Story of Walsall has been
added to the Walsall Menu in the
Black Country Towns section. The
following sections in the
history of Wednesbury have been updated:
electrical
equipment manufacturers, F.
H. Lloyd, industry,
Edwin Richards & Sons, and churches. Additions
have been made to the story of
Jensen cars in the museum
transport hall,
James Fellows and Company in the
museum metalware hall,
A.J.S. radios in the
museum electronic
engineering hall, and
Lodges and Gatehouses in
interesting buildings. A slightly different, and hopefully improved
home page has been added.
August 11: A new addition to the
articles menu, and
local areas menu is the
story of Tettenhall Church.
A new page about Darlaston
war memorial has been added to the
Darlaston at war section in A Brief
History of Darlaston, and the
G.K.N. page has been extended. There are two new additions to the
vehicle rallies section,
the 2011
Festival of Black Country Vehicles, and the
2011 Turner
Sports Car Rally. The story of
Swallow motor scooters
in the
museum transport hall has
been updated. Seven new articles have been added to
The Wolverhampton Railway
Gazette in the
exhibition transport hall trains menu. A new addition to the
articles menu is information about
the
Wolverhampton and Walsall Historic
Environment Record.
July 11: Further additions have been
made to the industry section in the
history of Wednesbury
including the story of
Edwin Richards & Sons. The story of
Charles Aubin in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key
Makers has been updated. A new and longer version of
Darlaston at war has been added
to A Brief
History of Darlaston. The story of the
telephone
exchange has been added to the
museum other trades hall.
A Walsall menu has been added to
Black Country Towns. It lists a
new article about Walsall
General (Sister Dora) Hospital. A new addition to the
articles menu is
Tettenhall the bright green
borderland.
June 11: Additions have been made to
the following pages in the story of A.J.S. motorcycles in the
museum transport hall:
Stevens family graves,
and Erecting
Shop and 1927 models. Additions have also been made to the story of
Kieft cars, and to the
industry section in the
history of Wednesbury. The
following pages in A Brief
History of Darlaston have also been updated:
Into the 20th Century, and
Notable People. The
search facility on the home page has been updated.
A new addition to working
life in the community
section, and the
museum other trades hall is the story of the
great strike of 1850-51.
May 11:
Photographs of the
Salvation Army in Darlaston, and a
report on children and young
people in 1841 have been added to
A Brief History of Darlaston.
A new addition to the food hall in
the museum is G. H. Kidson, the
grocer's wholesaler. Additions have been made to the story of
Sunbeam commercial
vehicles, L.V.L.
coaches, E.C.C. buses and
trams, and Sunbeam
buses in the
museum transport hall. The
following additions have been made to the
buses and coaches menu,
also in the transport hall; the story of
Bean buses and coaches,
Jensen coaches,
Elwell-Parker trams,
Star coaches, and a
chronology of the
industry.
April 11: A new addition to
Old Photographs and Images of Wolverhampton
and the Surrounding Area is
David Clare's Wolverhampton Photo Album part 5 - North Street and the
Surrounding Area. The following sections in the
museum transport hall have
been updated: Bean cars,
Clyno cars, Lawrence Jackson
cars, Star
cars, Sunbeam
cars 1, Sunbeam cars
2, Stevens
motorcycles,
Kieft scooters and mopeds,
Sunbeam lorries and
vans, and
Diamond commercial
vehicles. New additions to the
commercial vehicles
section in the transport hall are
a chronology of
manufacturing,
Bean commercial
vehicles,
Jensen commercial
vehicles and Morris
trucks and vans.
March 11: New additions to
The history of Willenhall are
Public Houses and
Into the 20th Century.
A Willenhall menu has been
added to Black Country Towns,
which includes Old
Willenhall Postcards, and articles about Portobello. The story of
Briton commercial
vehicles and Star
commercial vehicles in the
commercial vehicle
section in the museum
transport hall has been updated. Two new additions to the
articles section are
ABCD Heritage Trails and
The Bilston Trail.
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