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The Book of Etiquette, unlike its predecessors, was focused on a British audience. It was a thorough guide to English social etiquette in upper class society. [ 14 ] It intended to help readers steer their way through ‘unwritten laws’ of social behaviour and between old-fashion courtesy and the new spirit of informality. [ 15 ]
Costing £50m, the new mall is home to a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m 2) Tesco anchor store, a two-level underground car park, six retail stores and a central food court. [10] Stourbridge Bus Station underwent substantial redevelopment and re-opened as Stourbridge Interchange in April 2012. In 2010, Stourbridge was awarded Fairtrade Town status.
The Stourport Ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around Worcestershire, The Black Country and Birmingham in The Midlands, England.The ring is formed from the River Severn, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, the Stourbridge Canal, the Dudley Canals, the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal and Birmingham New Main Line) and the ...
The Red House Cone is a Grade II* listed glass cone located in Wordsley in the West Midlands, adjacent to the Stourbridge Canal bridge on the A491 High Street. It is a 90-foot (27 m) high conical brick structure with a diameter of 60 feet (18 m), used for the production of glass. [ 1 ]
The Bridgewater Four are four men who were tried and found guilty of killing 13-year-old paperboy Carl Bridgewater, who was shot in the head at close range near Stourbridge, England, in 1978. In February 1997, after almost two decades of imprisonment, their convictions were overturned and the three surviving defendants were released; the fourth ...
The War Memorial Athletic Ground is also the home of Stourbridge F.C. since 1888. The ground hosted League One team Walsall in the FA Cup first round on 7 November 2009. The match finished in a 0-1 loss for Stourbridge. [4] It hosted a first round FA Cup replay between Stourbridge and Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2011. Stourbridge won the ...
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Of the Foster, Rastrick and Company engines, the Stourbridge Lion built in 1828, was the first locomotive to run on rails in America. It was shipped from Liverpool in April 1829. Two others, named Delaware and Hudson were supplied later that year. The Stourbridge Lion was tested on blocks on May 28, 1829.