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Walsall had two museums, Walsall Museum (closed 2015) and Walsall Leather Museum (still open). Walsall Museum featured local history objects primarily from the manufacturing trades and also had a space for temporary exhibitions, while the leather museum displays a mixture of leather goods and has recreations of leatherworkers workshops.
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.
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]
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]
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.
St Matthew's Church (formerly All Saints' Church) is a Church of England parish church in Walsall, West Midlands, England. It was rebuilt in 1820-1821 by Francis Goodwin, but includes remains of the earlier church built around 1220 and dedicated to All Saints. The church was rededicated to St Matthew when rebuilt. [1]
Pat Collins in 1921 Memorial clock in Walsall. Patrick Collins (12 May 1859 – 9 December 1943) was a Liberal MP for Walsall (1922–1924) and Mayor of Walsall (1938), but he is chiefly remembered for his involvement in the fairgrounds industry; in fact, the "Pat Collins Funfairs" company still bears his name.
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 ...