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Walsall is the traditional home of the English saddle manufacturing industry, hence the nickname of Walsall Football Club, "the Saddlers". Apart from leather goods, other industries in Walsall include iron and brass founding, limestone quarrying, small hardware, plastics, electronics, chemicals and aircraft parts.
William Henry Duignan (16 August 1824 – 27 March 1914) [1] was a solicitor who lived in and around the town of Walsall for his entire life. He was better known as an antiquarian, writer, historian and local politician and wrote a number of books and pamphlets about local history and especially on the etymology of place naming, many of which are still available today.
The Story of English is a nine-part television series, produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. [1] The Story of English is also a companion book, also produced in 1986. The book and the television series were written by Robert MacNeil, Robert McCrum, and William Cran. [2]
Michael David Wood, OBE, FSA (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day.
An entry from Walsall Wood in history by Walsall Council, states that "In the late 19th century the Company took over the Pelsall Coal & Iron Company, whose engineer developed and put into use one of the first coal cutting machines in the country". [56] After closure of the colliery, the area around it was redeveloped for housing. [57]
Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs; Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity; Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter; Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle; The Story of 1; The Story of India; The Story of Maths; The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion; The Story of the Jews (TV series)
Hinsley's father worked in the coal department of the Walsall Co-Op. [1] His mother Emma Hinsley (née Adey) was a school caretaker and they lived in Birchills, in the parish of St Andrew's, Walsall. Harry was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall and, in 1937, won a scholarship to read history at St. John's College, Cambridge. [2]
Walsall (/ ˈ w ɔː l s ɔː l / ⓘ, or / ˈ w ɒ l s ɔː l /; locally / ˈ w ɔːr s ʌ l /) is a large market town and administrative centre in West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles (11 km) east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles (14 km) from Lichfield.