3 May 2014

Surnames

Here's a list of surnames mentioned in the book 'Tales From Four Towns'. If you're a family history fan researching an unusual surname, you just might find a story about one of your ancestors.


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21 February 2014

Oyster Jack


Oysters were incredibly popular throughout Great Britain in the Victorian era and the Black Country had it's share of street vendors and shops selling this edible mollusc. Read the tragic tale of 'Oyster Jack', who ran such a shop on West Bromwich High Street, in Tales From Four Towns (available in paperback, PDF, and eBook format). Also available from the iBookstore, Barnes & Noble and direct from Penk Publishing (penk.publishing@gmail.com).

11 January 2014

Wolverhampton Gunpowder Explosion

The living room of a house in Cobden Steet, off Steelhouse Lane, was virtually destroyed thanks to the carelessness of one young man and he almost killed his young cousin in the process. Read more in Tales From Four Towns