Cheslyn Hay & District Local History Society

Another successful Exhibition with the new book ‘Cheslyn Hay – Those Fleeting Years’ going particularly well.
The Darren Butler Project on the histories on all the older properties in Cheslyn Hay drew the most comments for the professional manner in which it was displayed and is a project we must develop upon for next year. Also the volumes of Peoples Photographs which total in excess of 2500 produced as many enquiries as the main photograph display in the hall and is something we must expand upon in the future. And, as expected, the 1911 Census proved to be very popular. People have also commented about our new polo shirts and how easy it was to pick out the committee for enquiries.
We are laying on a display at Harrisons Club in Wharwell Lane Great Wyrley on Thursday 22nd October at 7.30pm to lay on a display for the Miners Association. There will also be an excellent speaker there and the admittance is free.

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  Saturday 17th October 2009
Village Hall, Pinfold Lan, Cheslyn Hay
10am – 6pm

Displays include
800 Photographs from the archives
NEW BOOK – ‘Cheslyn Hay – The Fleeting Years’ – £5
NEW CD – ‘Pinfold School Admission Register’ – £5
FREE Sessions on local Family Tree Research
FREE Advice on Tracing Your House History
Documents from our archives
WWII Local Records
Artefacts from the area

Film Show from old Cinefilm
Schrader’s PowerPoint Presentation

Old fashioned sweets including:
Sticks of Cheslyn Hay Rock

Chesyln Hay DVDs, CDs, Mugs, Coaster, Postcards, Other Local Book, Etc.

FREE RAFFLE

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Welcome to our October edition of the quarterly newsletter, it’s out a little early to take the opportunity to remind you of our Annual Exhibition at the Village Hall in Pinfold Lane, on Saturday 17th October.
I hope you have been able to see the new series on “Heir Hunters” and “Who do you Think You are?” Continue Reading »

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Three excellent speakers this quarter – Peter Rhodes of the Express & Star, Nigel Wiggin from Olde Hall Tableware and Robert Bifield certainly maintained our standards and appearances at the Great Wyrley Carnival, the Cheslyn Hay Primary School Fete and the Great Wyrley Townswomen’s Guild made for a busy summer.
This year’s book ‘Cheslyn Hay – Those Fleeting Years’ has now been completed at the same price of £5 and will be launched at our Annual Exhibition in October. Also available is Frank Allen’s book on local railways ‘The Cannock Line – 14 Miles of History’ at £4.99. Continue Reading »

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Here is a letter from Mr Fred Perks of 23 Park Street, applying for some coal allowance after 51 years service.
Dear Sir,
I left school 1st March 1911 and started work at Gilpins Edge Tool Works on 2nd March 1911 when I was twelve and worked there for one year working 11 hour shifts from 6am – 5pm with one hour break, and Saturdays 6am – 1pm all for one shilling a week. Continue Reading »

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Taxation
Tax history has focused on two significant issues; who pays and what is taxed. Prior to the twentieth century, taxation was regarded solely as a means to finance the necessary obligations of a government. The money was used to pay elected officials, maintain military forces, build roads, bridges, dams and public buildings and pay for such services as schools, police and fire fighters. Rebellion against oppressive tax systems have taken place throughout history and even played a major role in both the American and French revolutions. Continue Reading »

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With the 70th Anniversary of the Out Break of the Second World War in September and the remembrance service for all of the child evacuees from London and the South at Westminster Abbey.

Joan Barber has found a couple of letters from two war time evacuees who were billeted in the area during the Second World War in our own archives. They both make very interesting reading! More… Continue Reading »

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These are some of the memories of John Harley who emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1948. I was born in 1936 and my parents resided in a small cottage, one of a group of three, in Dundalk Lane and my mother, who is now 86, remembers the doors and ceilings being very low indeed. In 1938 we moved to 43 Station Street and then to 10 Rosemary Road in 1941. This house was one of a group of three double houses and was the last in the road and we lived there until we left for Australia on 10th December 1948. Continue Reading »

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18/9/1909 Parochial matters at Cheslyn Hay
A discussion arose relative to the name of the streets and it was suggested that Park Street or Rosemary Lane should take the place of the Tramway. In the end it was determined to make it Rosemary Lane. The question of The Lot was raised and it was at once agreed that the name was an original name and peculiar to the parish, and it was maintained. Station Street it was stated extended from the station to Ivy House, the residence of the late Mr.Hawkins. There was also a discussion relative to the thoroughfare known as Saredon Road and Hollybush Lane. The Saredon Road was thought to be appropriate, but as Brick Kiln Lane or Hollybush Lane was really the thoroughfare leading to Wolverhampton it was determined to name that Wolverhampton Road. More… Continue Reading »

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10/9/1959 Glancing Back
From the Advertiser September 15 1934
Mr.Harold Woollaston of Glenthorne, High Street, Cheslyn Hay, the well-known local tenor, broadcast a programme of songs on Thursday through the Midland Region Transmitter. Mr.Woollaston sang “Is she not passing fair” (Elgar), “Phyllis has such charming graces” (Anthony Young), “I heard you singing” (Eric Coates), and “Eleanor” (Coleridge Taylor). The programme was relayed to all stations in England. More… Continue Reading »

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The Darren Butler House History Project is developing well in time for the Exhibition but he is appealing for more help – More…

Chapel Square
Darren would like any information on the original White Lion Inn; it seems that the three stories White Chapel Inn that most people remember was actually a second build, built sometime between 1849 to 1884. The original White Lion Inn demolished sometime between 1884 and 1902, was next door between the new White Lion Inn and the row of cottages which were pulled down in 1935 along with the new White Lion Inn. Continue Reading »

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Our website www.cheslynhay.info is getting more and more popular. With it being updated every week, we constantly get at least a couple of responses from all over the world to each ‘Weekly News’ item. Continue Reading »

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