Coven book now available in village

 
'Coven In Times Past' is now available at The Allotment in the village.

As well as housing the Post office, The Allotment has a small café, a wonderful range of fresh produce and a great selection of gifts and cards!

Rugeley and Cannock Book Imminent

A new book filled with stories from 19th century Rugeley and Cannock will be published in the next few weeks. The book details all manner of accidents in the area, in the mines and on the roads and railways. A detailed look at floods, fires and freak weather show how our ancestors coped with calamity and dealt with death and destruction. More chapters tell of brutal assaults, terrible suicides and grisly murders. Not since the original events happened over 100 years ago have people been able to read these fascinating accounts of events that took place on right on our doorstep.

Want to know what stood here in the past and what happened there? ...



 Or how about here?...



Watch this space for details! The new book also includes stories from Hednesford, Norton Canes, Handsacre, Colton, Longdon, the Ridwares, Chasetown, Burntwood and many other places around Rugeley and Cannock.

Paper Round 1873 Style

Any paper-boy or girl complaining about their round today should take a glimpse at the size of this round for the Staffordshire Advertiser in 1873. It began where the papers were dropped off at Spread Eagle (ie Gailey) Station and encompassed Coven, Brewood, Wheaton Aston and everything in between. The total distance 'as the crow flies' is over 13 miles, with the deviations required it would probably be nearer to 20 all told.

Wolverhampton West Magazine Features Brewood Book

Our local history title 'It Happened in Brewood' is featured in this months' Wolverhampton West Magazine.

'Dudley in Old Advertisements' Features in Black Country Bugle

Our latest book has received a full page write-up in the Black Country Bugle today:

Book featured in Penkridge magazine

A small excerpt from 'Crime & Chaos in Victorian Penkridge', dealing with an instance of child neglect, appears in this month's 'Penkridge Advertiser' magazine(which you can read online).