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July 25: A
1950s Bilston Official
Handbook has been added to the
Bilston section in the local areas
menu in the articles menu. Additions
have also been made to
Into the 20th Century in
A Brief History of Darlaston
and to the section on the
students union magazine, the 1950s
and 1960s, the 1990s and the
Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College in
Images of Wolverhampton Polytechnic
along with the section on the old post office.
The following sections in
The Story of Walsall have
been extended: Roads, Canals and
Railways and Education in
the Second Half of the
19th Century. The section on
Congregational Churches in Lost Buildings
of Wolverhampton in the Buildings menu.
Additions have also been made to the
industries section in Willenhall Through The Ages.
A second history of St. John's
Church, Wolverhampton has been added to the section on
Religion, in
History in the Community and
St. John's Church Chronology
has been extended. The Early
Years in the history of the
Wolverhampton School of Arts
and Crafts in the
education section
in the services
building in the
exhibition has been extended.
June 25:
The following sections in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum have been extended:
Walsall Locks and Cartgear
Limited and the
Anglo-American Lock Company Limited. The story of
The 'Spanish Flu' has been added
to The Inter-War Years in
The Story of Walsall. The
section on some of Revo's products
in the section about Revo in the
Industries section in
The Annals of Tipton has been
extended and adverts for Hale &
Hale and Triplex Foundry Limited have been added.. The story of the
Electric Construction
Company in the
museum electric engineering hall has also been extended with additions
to the ECC section.
Additions have also been made to the
history of Bayliss, Jones &
Bayliss in part 1 of
industries alongside the
BCN in the museum
other trades hall and to the story of Garringtons,
Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Limited and W. Martin Winn
Limited in the
Darlaston Industries section
in
A Brief History of Darlaston.
Additions have also been made to the story of William Sanders & Company in
the Electrical
Equipment Manufacturers section in the
Industries Section in
The History of Wednesbury
and Wolverhampton and
District Toll Gates in
Corners of Old Wolverhampton in the
articles menu.
May 25: Additions have been made to
the section on tube
manufacturing in the
industries section in
The History of Wednesbury
and also A New Pumping Station at
Wood Green, in The Growth of
the Town, also in
The History of Wednesbury.
Also to the Story of Charles
Richards & Sons Limited, and
Garringtons Limited, in the
industries section
in
A Brief History of Darlaston
and the history of GKN in
Darlaston and also the story of
Rubery Owen & Company Limited. The section on
Churches and Chapels
in Darlaston has also been extended as has the section on
education. Additions have also been made to the
story of A & E Morgan
and Henry Squire & Sons Limited in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum. The
history of Wolverhampton
Hippodrome in
memories of the Hippodrome in the
Exhibition
entertainment hall has been extended, as has the industries section in
The Annals of Tipton, as well
as the coal mining section in
Dudley's industries in
Dudley in the Past. Additions
have been made to the history of the
George Hotel, Kirkpatrick
Limited in Industries, Recent
Times and the story of
Walsall Arboretum in
The Story of Walsall. The
Dudley industries section has
also been extended.
April 25: A new addition to the
Darlaston in Old Photos menu is
Darlaston in the Early 2000s in the following sections:
part 1,
part 2 and
part 3. The story of
Longmore Brothers in the
Darlaston Industries section
in
A Brief History of Darlaston
has been extended. The history of
Shrubbery Ironworks in
Part 2 of Industry Alongside
the BCN in the
museum other trades hall has also been extended. A new addition to
Old Photographs and Images of Wolverhampton
and the Surrounding Area is
Photos of the Centre of Wolverhampton in Recent Times. The story of the
1902 Wolverhampton Art and
Industry Exhibition in the Museum
entrance hall has been extended, as has the industries section in
The Annals of Tipton.
Additions have been made to the following sections in
Dudley in the Past:
The Guest Hospital in
The Nineteenth Century and
Dudley Castle in
The Civil War. The section
about churches in
The History of Wednesbury
has also been extended as has
Recent Times in
The Story of Walsall. The
report on St. Peter's Church
in the churches section in
history in the community has
also been extended. The story of the
New Hudson Cycle Company
has been added to the
bicycles section in the
museum transport Hall.
March 25:
The story of Darlington Street Methodist Church has been updated in the
following sections: Listed Buildings
and Victorian Wolverhampton.
The story of St. James' Church
and Local Government
in The History of
Wednesbury have been extended. The story of
Enoch Tonks & Sons
Limited in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum, has also been extended.
The story of Wellington Tube Works Limited at Great Bridge, in the
Industries section in
The Annals of Tipton has been
extended, as has the story of
Samuel Platt Limited in the
industries section in
A Brief History of Darlaston.
The story of William
Hayward & Sons Limited in the
metalware and holloware section
in the museum metalware hall
has also been extended, as has
part one of the story
of Joseph Evans & Sons
in the museum
engineering hall. The Inter-War
Years in
The Story of Walsall has also
been extended, as has the story of
A. Harper Sons & Bean
Limited (Bean cars) in the
museum transport hall.
Into
the 20th century has been extended with the
addition of a 1921 general
Darlaston directory in
A Brief History of Darlaston.
The opening of our parks in the
articles menu has also
been extended.
The history of Sanders Switchgear in the
Wednesbury industries
section has been extended.
February 25: Into the 19th Century in
The Story of Walsall has also
been extended, as has into
the 21st Century and
The Borough Council and
its works, both in
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Other Wednesbury additions were made to
Take Over in the story
of The Patent Shaft
Steelworks, Public Houses,
Some shops and businesses
in the early 20th century and
Other Industries.
Additions have also been made to the
Industries section in
The Annals of Tipton and to
the industries section in Willenhall Through The Ages
and also to Churches and Religion
in Coseley Through the Ages.
Recent Times in
the story of The Old
Steam Mill in the Millers
section in the museum
Other Trades Hall
has been extended, as has
The Final
Expansion in the story of the
E.C.C. in the museum
electrical engineering
hall, the story of
J. Brockhouse &
Company Limited in the museum
engineering hall,
and finally the story of
Britool Limited in the
General Metalware and Holloware section in the museum
metalware hall. The
section on horse racing
in sports and
leisure in the
exhibition
entertainment hall has been extended and the story of
Wolverhampton's Electricity
Exhibition in West Park has been added to the
electricity section
in the Exhibition
Services Hall.
January 25: The
following sections in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum, have been extended:
Walsall Locks & Cart Gear
Limited, David Beards &
Sons, Henry Squire & Sons
Limited and W. J. Goodwin
Limited. The history of
Pelsall and into the
19th century in
The Story of Walsall have also
been extended, as has the section on
Wesleyan Methodism and the
story of John Russell &
Company Limited in the
industry section. The story of GKN's Atlas Works
in
A Brief History of Darlaston
has also been extended.
The story of the Zeppelin
raids in January 1916 has also been extended, as has
Vale Cycles and Vanguard
Cycles in the
bicycles section in the
museum transport hall,
Swallow motorcycles
in the motorcycles section,
Swallow cars and
Crescent cars in the
cars section. The story of
John Russell & Company Limited in the
tube making section in the
other industries section
in
The History of Wednesbury
has also been extended. Additions have also been made to the section on W.
G. Allen & Sons (Tipton) Limited in the
industries section in
The Annals of Tipton.
December 24:
Recent Times in
A Brief History of Darlaston
has been extended, as has the story of
Darlaston Carnival
in the Articles about Darlaston's
Past menu in the Darlaston menu.
Into the 21st Century
in
The History of Wednesbury
has also been extended. Additions have also been made to the history of
Enoch Tonks & Sons Limited in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum. The section on pubs in Willenhall Through The Ages
in the Willenhall Menu has been extended.
Additions have also been made to the story of the
Guy Vixen, in
The Post War
Years in the history of
Guy Motors in the
museum transport
hall and also the story of
Swallow Motorcycles
in the motorcycles section.
Additions have been made to the following sections in
The Second Half of the
19th Century in
The Story of Walsall:
Hospitals,
Schools.
and the story of Taylor's Music
Shop. Additions have been made to
Into the 19th Century
and Recent Times including
The Story of Walsall Arboretum.
The section on Walsall's
industries and Some of
Crabtree's Products have both been extended, as has the section
about leather goods.
November 24:
Into The 20th Century
in Willenhall Through The Ages
in the Willenhall Menu has been extended.
Additions have been made to the story of
Charles Richards & Sons Limited
and the industries section
and The Grand Junction Railway
in
A Brief History of Darlaston.
The story of James Beattie
Limited has been added to the
articles menu and the
shopping menu in
the exhibition. It's in
three parts, The Early Years,
Into the 20th Century and
Later Years. Another new
addition to the articles menu is the
1929 Official Guide to
Wolverhampton, which is in three parts:
Public Buildings,
Industries,
Local Adverts. Additions
have been made to the story of
The Stevens
Screw Company in the museum
engineering hall.
The following sections have also been extended:
Guy Motors in the
commercial
vehicles section in the
museum transport hall and
Guy Motors in the
coaches and buses section in the
museum transport
hall, Cannon Iron Foundries Limited in the
General Metalware and Holloware
section in the Museum Metalware Hall,
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss Limited in
part 1 of Industries Alongside the Canal in the museum
other trades hall and
Davies Brothers in
part 7 of Industries Alongside the Canal.
Additions have also been made to The
1980s and The 1990s in Images of Wolverhampton
Polytechnic and to Wolverhampton
in the 1980s in Views of
Wolverhampton from the late 20th Century.
October 24:
The 1960s A Decade of Change in
the articles menu has been extended
as has the story of
Boulton Paul in the
aircraft section in the
museum transport hall and the
Heath Town section in the history of
Mander Brothers in the
Museum entrance hall. The section on
World War Two in
Dudley in the Past has also
been extended. The story of
John Perks & Sons Limited in the museum
Metalware Hall under
manufacturers has been
greatly extended. The Early Years
section and the 1950s and 1960s
section in Images of Wolverhampton
Polytechnic in the articles menu
has also been extended. A booklet about
The Greyhound & Punchbowl pub in Bilston has been added to the
pubs menu in the
entertainment hall in the
exhibition and to the
Bilston articles menu and also
to the new acquisitions
section
in the story of William Butler &
Company Limited. The story of
Yale & Towne Manufacturing
Company and Lowe & Fletcher
Limited in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum, has been extended. The
story of Midland Tar Distillers
Limited in Part One of
Industries Alongside the
BCN in the museum
other trades hall has also been extended.
September 24: The
1918 Official Wednesbury
Handbook has been added to
Into the 21st Century
in
The History of Wednesbury
and the sections on
The Borough Council and
its Works and Some Shops
and Businesses in the early 20th Century have been extended. The
following sections in
The Annals of Tipton have also
been extended: Tipton industries
section,
Coal Mines,
The Twentieth Century,
the explosion at Dudley Port,
Local Government
and the story of
E. E. Jeavons & Company Limited. The
1900 catalogue in the story
of Arthur Shaw and
Company Limited in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum, has been extended.
Additions have been made to the following sections in
A Brief History of Darlaston:
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds,
Wilkins and Mitchell (Servis washing
machines) and
Industries. Additions
have also been made to the following sections in the
museum engineering hall:
The Star Aluminium
Company Limited, and
Joshua Bigwood & Son Limited, also to the following sections in the
museum electrical
engineering hall:
Contactor
Switchgear Limited, and
The Final Years
of The Electric
Construction Company.
August 24: The story of
Joseph Sankey & Sons
Limited in the museum
metalware hall and the museum
engineering hall
has been extended. A 1961 trades
directory has been added to
Into the Twentieth Century
in Willenhall Through the Ages
and the section on The
Development of Local Government in Willenhall has been updated. The
section on Heath Town Works in
the history of Manders in the
museum entrance hall has been extended,
as has the story of Bayliss,
Jones & Bayliss in
Industries Alongside the BCN in the museum
other trades hall.
The story of Chubb locks and
safes in the
Gazetteer of Lock and Key Makers in the museum has also been extended. A
new addition to the Articles on Local
History menu is 1930s
Photos and Adverts of Wolverhampton. The story of
Reade Brothers, manufacturing
chemists in the Other
Trades Hall in the museum has been updated and additions have been made
to the story of
St. Catherine's
Convalescent Home in the Penn
menu in Local Areas. The
section called Into The
20th Century in
A Brief History of Darlaston
has also been extended.
July 24:
Part 3 in the story of
Molineux House and Family in
the General History section in the
articles menu has been extended. The
section on the Fine Art and
Industrial Exhibition in the General
History
section has also been extended, as has
Into the 21st Century
in
The History of Wednesbury
and the section on the
Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Technical College in
Images of Wolverhampton Polytechnic
in the articles menu. Additions have
been made to the story of the
Star Aluminium
Company Limited in the
museum Engineering Hall
3 and to
The Decline and Fall in the story of
Sunbeam Motorcycles
in the motorcycle section
in the museum transport hall.
Additions have also been made to the story of
Wolverhampton Power
Station in Industries
Alongside the BCN in the
Other Trades Hall.
The history of Charles Lathe & Company Limited in the
Industries Section in the
Annals of Tipton has been
extended as has the history of
Joseph Evans & Sons in
the museum engineering
hall. 1919 to
1939 in the history of the
Villiers Engineering
Company Limited in the museum
engineering hall
has also been extended.
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