Walsall Collection

Great Barr Colony, Staffordshire
Great Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties

Market Square, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Market Square, Wednesbury, Sandwell, near Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1930s

High Street, Walsall, Staffordshire
High Street, Walsall, near Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England. Showing the market Date: 1900s

Main building, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
General view of the main building of the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The school opened in 1870 to house workhouse children from the two unions

Children playing Ryecroft Estate, Walsall
Children play football in the street on the Ryecroft Estate, Walsall, West Midlands. A girl watches from the footpath. Winter backlight casts long shadows

Protest, National campaign against rent increases
Adults and children taking part in a protest by the National Campaign against rent increases in Walsall, West Midlands, 29 March 1982. Date: 1982

Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Warwickshire
Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1900s

Sir Charles Forster, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR CHARLES FORSTER, 1st Baronet (1815-1891) English Liberal politician and MP for Walsall. Sat in the House of Commons from 1852 to 1891. Caption: An Amateur Whip Date: 1815 - 1891

Sadler, Walsall
A skilled saddle maker at work on his bench in Walsall, West Midlands Date: 1987

Group of boys at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of boys at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical uniform

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Orphanage, Druids Heat
The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) Orphanage at Druids, Aldridge, near Walsall, Staffordshire. The home was later taken over by Barnardos and became an Approved School. Date: circa 1907

Interior of St Pauls Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
Interior of St Pauls Church, Wednesbury, Sandwell, near Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1910s

St Pauls Church & Lychgate, Wednesbury, Staffordshire
St Pauls Church & Lychgate, Wednesbury, Sandwell, near Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1910s

The Arboretum, Walsall, Staffordshire
The Arboretum, Walsall, near Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1910s

New Town Hall, Walsall, Staffordshire
New Town Hall, Walsall, near Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1910s

Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Staffordshire
Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1900s

The Lime Pits, Walsall, Staffordshire
The Lime Pits, Walsall, near Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England. Date: 1900s

W H Smith delivery van and driver, West Midlands
W H Smith & Son, Newsagents and Stationers, delivery van and driver, covering Walsall, Wolverhampton and Birmingham (West Midlands), Head Office in Strand, London. Date: circa 1910

Scouts with Elliotts Primary EoN Glider
One Scout of the 18th Walsall Group sits at the cockpit of a Elliotts Primary EoN Glider, demonstrating how to fly it, while two other scouts sit on the ground watching. 1940s

Entrance to Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The entrance and receiving block at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. A woman in uniform and a boy stand on either side of the archway

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Boys Band, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The Boys Band at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are in uniform, holding their instruments on the steps of the building

Four young inmates, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
Four young inmates (two boys and two girls) at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The boys are in band uniform and hold a trumpet or cornet

Group of girls at Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
A large group of girls at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. They are sitting on a grassy bank wearing identical smock dresses, pinafores and straw hats

Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire

Nurses Home, Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire
The Hailey Nurses Home at the Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire. The colony, for what were then termed mental defectives

Dorothy / Dora Pattison
DOROTHY (DORA) PATTISON Nurse at Walsall

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