On This Day – January, 6th 1970 This former “Smoke Belching Monster” was once part of the famed “Golden Arrow” service from London to Paris. The train was travelling through Chapel Ash, on its way to The Lakeside Railway Society Museum, at Carnforth Lancashire. It’s French crew left the giant […]
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Fred In The Shed
I was searching through my collection of local photographs the other evening when I came across this award winning study of the Black Country’s violin-playing tramp Harold Thompson. A classic image of the region. It was taken in 1961 by the late Express & Star photographer Peter Garland. The picture […]
Read moreIn Chapel Ash – Itself Bereft
An Empty Shell is All That’s left! Now as you may know I don’t normally criticize or pass comments on the ever changing scenery in Wolverhampton; my way is just to record it. But today I am changing my tack slightly and asking; is there anyone out there who can […]
Read moreChapel Ash Today, Looks Sad And Tired
But once upon a time it was twice in-spired! Advert – “NOW 1879-80 – Charles Clark coach and carriage builder Chapel Ash.” Chapel Ash was well established on this main arterial route, through Wolverhampton, as a fine residential and commercial centre, when the above Advert appeared in ‘Stevens Directory’, which […]
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