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Crooked House Handbook
Mike Love sends us an old brochure from the Glynne Arms

Crooked House Football Team photo 1976
When men were men and punk rock had yet to hit Gornal (did it ever?)

Sugar Well's decline leaves sour taste
Cassy remembers the well and laments its current state

Bette Guest's School of Dance
Pat Adshead has fond memories of the school based at the Good Intent

Christine on Ellowes Hall
Further information about the once proud estate

The Crooked House Guard Goose
Ian remembers the dreaded trip to the Glynne Arms' toilets

Gornal Athletic around 1920
The club is older than people think!

Is there an Ellowes School ghost?
Caretaker's scary story..

John Marsh family tree
including Happy Tom Hickman, Eb Turner, and many other Gornal surnames

St. James Church Cleaning Ladies, 1950's
Carrying out their regular Friday duties

History of Coopers Bank Farm
17th Century building, home to Marsh and Fellowes families

St. James Church - the first hundred years
Chris Smith tells us the history of this local landmark

Who was Louise? - and other similar questions!
We ask for your help in documenting the origin of our street names

Old Maps of Gornal
We're now able to supply detailed 1901 Ordnance Survey maps

The oldest part of Gornal?
Scheduled Ancient Monument on Cooper's Bank.

Pig On The Wall Prank
It was Archie Williams!

The Legend of Gornal's pig on the wall
It made us famous - but did it really happen?

Why is the Crooked House crooked?
Brief explanation and photo c. 1980

Why was Jack Darby's called The Blood Tub?
..and more about The Bump's 'courtin seats'

What's On at Jack Darby's, April 1959
Councillor Stanley sends us one of the final monthly movie programme listings for The Picture House

Have you ever heard of a 'canting patch'?
Nobby Clark tells us about a peculiar feature of a mate's house

Jack Stevens and Lower Gornal Athletic 1949
Further details about the Old Bulls Head car park photo kindly supplied by Jackie Freedman

The Story of Jack Darby's
A short history of The Picture House on the Dudley Road

Happy Tom Hickman
Toni Barker spots her ancestor on the Bucket Brigade photo

Crooked House Postcards
Fascinating glimpse of the Glynne Arms, possibly 1930's

The Story of The Bump
A short history of The Alexandra in Redhall Rd

Gornal Athletic, 1950's(?)
Pictured in a familiar location?

Abbey Farm - the right way round!
Peter's recent appeal unearthed two different versions of the same photo - from the same book!

Remembering The Bump
Your memories of the cinema in Redhall Road

Straits 1930's Photo and memories
Plant, Hartill and Wakelam families, updated with the memories of one of those pictured..

Gornal Cricket Team c. 1940
Photo includes future football legend Arthur Rowley, who sadly died recently

Alfred Allen Top Shop 1939/1940
Workmates outside the Deepdale Lane factory

The Duckle, Gornal - late 1950's?
Another fascinating photo of the village before the precinct was built

The Bucket Brigade at The Five Ways (Widow's) pub
Arthur Hale sends us this early 1920's photo of his father and friends

Beth's Lost Pub Litany
A look back at some of the more recently demolished pubs of Gornal

The Quarries
Now demolished building where The Paddock now stands

The Firs
Now demolished building where Roford Court now stands

St. Peter's Nativity Play
From our Find Old Friends Page, 1950's Upper Gornal kids - mainly Tudor Primary pupils?

1930's photo of Gornal brotherhood
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes group picture..

Beth's Coach Road Memories
A Yampy reader's happy childhood times..

The Fountain in the 1920's - Putting Names to Faces
Can Yampy readers tell us more?

Tom Griffiths of The Fountain
Article (with photo) of the famous Gornal licensee and prize-fighter..

Trevor Genge at Dudley Archives Open Day
A fascinating account of the development of a distinctly Black Country sense of humour..

Angus Dunphy
If you're a forty-ish Ellers kid, he probably taught you - or you may have read his invaluable reference books on local history.

The Fountain in the 1920's
A fascinating photo provided by Clive Holmwood and family..

A History of Ellowes Hall
A look at the origin and development of the Gornal mansion from the early 1800's to its destruction in 1964..

Lost Pubs of Gornal
We ask for your help in documenting boozers that are gone but not forgotten..

Dudley Archives Open Day
To commemorate their 10th anniversary the service is organising a fascinating event on the 28th September

Gornal Wood Frozen In Time
Millards Bakery was the Post Office, pigs snouted in their paddock.. and Gornal's first teenagers met in the cafe..

Ellowes Memories
Yampy readers submit their recollections of life before the Hall came down in 1964..

Ruiton's Mills
The Old Mill was once the New Mill..

Coach Road Walk
A sunday stroll along the historic Ellowes coach road with photos and useful notes