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Offline richy B

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #45 on: Friday 16 April 10 19:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Cati,
Quote from: cati on Friday 16 April 10 10:07 BST (UK)
I just happen to have it with me (*so it's not in Penn Library at the moment!! - it's in Chez Cati)....

'Mapping The Past - Wolverhampton  1577-1986' Mary Mills 1993 pub Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton Library and Information Services Division 1993

Very interesting.
Talk about dangling a carrot. I will see if my contact at Penn Library can pull a few strings.
May be a good find though.
Thanks
Rich

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #46 on: Saturday 17 April 10 09:03 BST (UK) »
They have it in Warstones Library I think!

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #47 on: Saturday 17 April 10 14:23 BST (UK) »
adds it on my to get list after ive read the ones im reading LOL
Smith, Tolley, Griffiths,
Monaghan, Richards, Clark, Clarke,
Brazier, Filben, Fibben,Filbin
Sherdon, Churden,Sheldon
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Bilston, Kent, London, Middlesex

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #48 on: Thursday 22 April 10 15:33 BST (UK) »
Now back in Penn Library.... ;D
Bagot, Bate, Dominy,  Cox, Frost, Griffiths, Eccleston(e), Godrich, Griffiths, Hartland/Hartlin, Westwood, Spicer, Peake, Pass, Perry, Nuttle, Warrender

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #49 on: Saturday 01 May 10 00:13 BST (UK) »
Re. the Ack Ack Battery, another snippet! We lived in The Avenue, off Bhylls Lane, in the war. The rear of our house faced towards Langley Road, and both my sister and I can remember seeing barrage balloons and searchlights in the sky.  I don't remember hearing any guns though. We were told when we were older that the houses across the road from us had Anderson shelters in their gardens, supplied by the Wolverhampton Corporation. We didn't have one, although we were fractionally nearer to the Battery, because we were not in the Borough! I don't know if they were available to buy, but Dad was away in the Army (REME), so I suppose we couldn't afford one  :'(
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PRICE Edward (c.1860)  Harry PRICE (1891) Frank PRICE (c.1897), Arthur PRICE (1884). Compton, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
GARFIELD, Edgbaston and Wolverhampton
JOHNSON, Wolverhampton and Bilston
ATKINS, Wolverhamptonand Bilston

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #50 on: Saturday 01 May 10 15:17 BST (UK) »
awww at not being able to afford one...i assumed, they were given out free? 1 per house or something?... I know my house had one(bradmore) cos I remember dad taking it apart when i was a kid.., well he took it apart n buried it LOL id still love to know more about the ak ak tho :)
Smith, Tolley, Griffiths,
Monaghan, Richards, Clark, Clarke,
Brazier, Filben, Fibben,Filbin
Sherdon, Churden,Sheldon
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Bilston, Kent, London, Middlesex

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #51 on: Saturday 01 May 10 15:26 BST (UK) »
How many of you remember the public air raid shelters at Bradmore on the junction of Broad Lane  and the Bradmore Road and also of the shelters on the Bingley St school playing fields which is all built on now opposite to the Gunmakers Arms?

Bob.

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #52 on: Saturday 01 May 10 16:25 BST (UK) »
If any one is interested, Wolverhampton Archaeology Group surveyed these shelters. The report is on this site.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/15583962/Air-Raid-Shelters-at-St-Lukes-and-Warstones-schools-Wolverhampton

This should get you to the report on these air raid shelters.

Phil

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Re: Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm
« Reply #53 on: Saturday 01 May 10 17:49 BST (UK) »
Thank you for that Phil, most interesting.
I remember being at Warstones school during the war and having to do air raid shelter drill. A Mr Dean was the headmaster in those days.

Bob.
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