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Walsall has had many industries, from coal mining to metal working. In the late 19th century, the coal mines ran dry, and Walsall became internationally famous for its leather trade. Walsall manufactured the Queen's handbags, saddles for the royal family and leathergoods for the Prince of Wales.
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 .
With the expansion of the Football League after World War I, Walsall became a founding member of the Third Division North in 1921 and have remained a Football League side ever since. Walsall's highest "home" attendance was set in 1930, when they played in of front of 74,646 fans in a 3–1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. [4]
The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall , but covers a larger area which also includes Aldridge , Bloxwich , Brownhills , Darlaston , Pelsall and Willenhall .
Walsall Leather Museum is located in Walsall, in the West Midlands in England, and was opened in 1988, in a Victorian factory building renovated by Walsall Council. It tells the story of the leather trade in Walsall, charting the town's rise from a small market town into an international saddle -making centre.
This is a list of public art in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Walsall Castle, also known as Walsall Moat, [1] or le Mote [2] during the 1400s, [1] was a 12th or 13th-15th century moated manor house in the market town of Walsall in the West Midlands. [3] The current site of the castle is occupied by a car park for the nearby Walsall Manor Hospital and the moat ran along what is now southern Moat Street ...
A copper works was established on the site, in western Walsall, Staffordshire, in 1917. The site was located adjacent to the Walsall Canal and utilised an old canal basin, formerly used by ironstone mines in the area, to unload coal that fuelled the works. [1] The site was previously occupied by the James Bridge Colliery and James Bridge ...