The group’s second
publication is now on sale
The members of the Willenhall Local
History Group are proud to
announce the publication of
their
new, bigger and better A4-sized
book.
Its 40* pages are packed with
reminiscences: the story of
Willenhall is told in the
people’s own words, taped, and transcribed
during the Group’s ongoing
oral history project.
There are some great photographs, too,
documenting Willenhall’s history from a tiny hamlet to the
vibrant and expanding community we know today. Also many stories
from the Baginton Fields Hostels
Index of the contents
Contact details:
A brief history of Willenhall:
How the Group
started:
‘Living
memories’:
Manor Farm,:
Anne Luckman, nee Cuthill, remembers her childhood home
Early Life in
Willenhall
by Audrey Mills, beginning in 1929:
Things I
remember’
by C. Elliott, Willenhall Village in the 1920s & 1930s:
Willenhall’s
connection
with General Henry Shrapnel:
‘The
one that did not get away’,
by Carol Hinde,
The history of
The Chace, London Road :
Memories of
Willenhall Garage and Willenhall landmarks:
The original
Willenhall Precinct :
‘A fresh start:
coming to Willenhall’:
Rosita Bowerman, John Weir and Nellie Hudson describe life on the new
estate:
The Woodlands
Self-Build Housing Association:
Edna and Brian
Dimmock describe the building of Arnhem Corner:
Mary Hollins
remembers Willenhall’s boxing connections:
Willenhall’s
Neighbourhood Wardens:
Willenhall Wood:
the ‘Sunshine Estate’:
Kath Barrie and
Gwen Ebbrell reminisce about how it used to be in the 1950s and
1960s.
What’s happened
in the last few years? : new
buildings and
projects in Willenhall.
St John the
Divine reaches 50.
Baginton Fields
Hostel friends reunited:
the story of
Patrick Blakey and Johnny Cross.
Dutch Children
come to Baginton Fields Hostel:
‘Tragedy at the
Hostel’:
Jim and Val Preece reminisce about their experiences in Baginton
Fields Hostel after World War Two.
The Baginton
Fields Hostel:
Betty Ennis
remembers her time at the Hostel, beginning in 1946.
Willenhall’s
famous composer:
Brian Ferneyhough.
A local ghost
story: the tale of Ryton bridge.
The mystery of
‘Willenhall House’.
The Willenhall
quiz.
The Willenhall
Heritage Trail Plaques.
The Willenhall
Heritage History trail.
The Willenhall
Heritage Video or DVD.
All this for
just
£3
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