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From an ancient hilltop parish to quarrying, mining and heavy industry, Rowley Regis has a distinctive Black Country history. Discover how Rowley Hills stone, coal, transport and expanding communities shaped…
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Once a scattered rural community, Tipton became one of the most intensely industrialised parts of the Black Country. Coal, iron, canals and engineering transformed its landscape before twentieth-century reclamation changed…
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From an ancient hilltop settlement to a centre of coal mining, ironworking and manufacturing, Wednesbury has one of the deepest histories of Sandwell's six towns. Discover how centuries of industry,…
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From a medieval settlement and heathland community to one of the Black Country's great industrial towns, West Bromwich has undergone centuries of dramatic change. Discover how coal, iron, transport, Victorian…
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Oldbury grew from a small rural settlement into one of the Black Country’s heavily industrialised towns. Canals, coal, iron, chemicals and engineering transformed its landscape, while later redevelopment gave Oldbury…
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Smethwick’s history is a story of extraordinary change. Once a comparatively small settlement on the edge of Birmingham, it became one of the most important industrial towns of…
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