The Story of Walsall

Other local pubs included the Angel in Park Street, the Woolpack, and the Talbot, both in Digbeth, the Three Swans in Peal Street, and the Bull's Head in Upper Rushall Street. The Woolpack, a …

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The Story of Walsall

His son Henry leased 8 open cast mines in Walsall in 1576, and soon many more were to be found in the area. The carboniferous coal and iron measures lie above a layer of Silurian …

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Walsall, Rushall. Mines of limestone called Walsall or Butts …

Mines of limestone called Walsall or Butts Limeworks, and all mines of limestone which may be found in Balls Hills, the Engine Piece, a close adj., close on W. side of Turnpike …

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Walsall Wood in history

At the time of sinking, the Walsall Wood shafts were the largest and deepest in the Cannock Chase Coalfield. In the late 19th century the Company took over the Pelsall Coal & Iron …

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Mining disaster remembered, 150 years on | Express & Star

The flood was caused by water that had accumulated in the old workings of an abandoned mine, and when Cash swung his pick at the coal face, he unleashed what would …

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Working in a coal mine… | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog

Since covering the anniversary of The Grove Pit Disaster - the worst such event in our area's mining history - I've only peripherally touched on the subject of the local mines. …

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Walsall Mines

Filter 3 mines by commodity, disposition, record type, and development status in Walsall. Copper, Gold, Lead, Nickel, and Silver mines located in Walsall. Learn more about the Bureau of …

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Service to honour pit disaster 150 years on | Express & Star

The miners, aged from 13 to 89, perished when Pelsall Hall Colliery near Walsall was hit by flooding on November 14, 1872. A service will be held at 11am to remember the …

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The Rescuers | BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog

Approximately 7 hours after the incident happened Lionel was carried out of the mine on a stretcher and conveyed to the Walsall General Hospital. The initial rescuers and …

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Mine, all mine…

Continuing the trawling of material relating to mining on Brownhills Common and the origins of Engine Lane, I happened upon a collection of survey plans in the excellent book …

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