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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How The Mighty Have Fallen
In the Victorian period this area along the Penn Road was were the wealthy people of the town built their grand houses, and today very few now survive in their original design. Muchall Grove is one of the many now existing only as care homes. and even in this guise […]
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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