memorial
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“I shall be glad when this is all over.”
One of the very first World War One war memorials is on the edge of the Black Country. It is a beautiful stained glass window from the workshops of William Morris and Co., designed under the supervision of the Morris and Co. Artistic Director, JH Dearle and installed in St Mary’s, Oldswinford, in December 1915.… Continue reading
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What do you keep in your coal cellar?
We are blessed throughout the Black Country with some amazing stained glass in our churches – from Camm and Evans in Smethwick, Lemmon and Davies and the “members” of the Bromsgrove Guild, and of course the long-lasting Hardman company. It’s such a shame that so many of these delights are behind locked doors. But something… Continue reading
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Another Black Country MP record.
This should be the last post about Members of Parliament for a while – but I felt having featured Alfred Dobbs and his record for being the shortest serving MP of all time I really shouldn’t pass over the opportunity to mention another Black Country MP – this time the holder of the record for… Continue reading