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We need your memories of the Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre in Wolverhampton
19 July 2018
Seventy years ago this July, the NHS was born! This will be a key story within our new 1940s-60s town, told via the ambitious recreation of Wolverhampton’s Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre. We’re now looking for memories and objects surrounding this building to help bring its story to life. Wolverhampton...
We need your memories of E. Minett!
18 June 2018
We're currently calling out for any memories of E. Minett on Walsall Road in Wednesbury from the 1950s. We're planning to replicate this ladies' clothing shop as part of our new development project ‘Forging Ahead’. Founded by Edith Dabbs Minett, the shop was known as the place to go...
A Model Memory
15 June 2018
In our search for memories of The Elephant & Castle Pub (Wolverhampton), previous tenant Mo contacted BCLM about a homemade model of her home in the 1990s. Mo has kindly donated the impressive model to the Museum, along with many memories of the pub, which will prove a useful resource when recreating the...
Win a family ticket to the Festival of Black Country Vehicles & vintage model car kit!
08 June 2018
Want to win a family ticket to our Festival of Black Country Vehicles (Sun 17 Jun) and a vintage model car kit? As well as seeing the region’s magnificent heritage vehicles in action this Father’s Day, you can also take your memories home with a Timberkits Vintage Car Kit. Made from natural wood,...
What a Key Find!
06 June 2018
After seeing our call out for memories of Stanton's Music Shop, an eagle eyed visitor spotted this Stanton & Sons piano in search of a new home. The owner was contacted and has kindly donated the piano which has been in their family since the 1930s to the Museum's collection. After a re-tune and little bit of...
We're celebrating National Fish & Chip Day
01 June 2018
To celebrate National Fish & Chip Day (Fri 1 Jun), we’re giving one lucky family the chance to win a free fish and chip meal deal on their return visit to the Museum. On Fri 1 Jun all customers of our Hobbs & Sons Fish and Chip Shop will be eligible to enter a draw to bag this delicious prize. The...
We need your memories of the Elephant & Castle!
15 May 2018
We're currently calling out for any memories prior to 1969 of the Elephant & Castle that once stood on the corner of Stafford Street & Cannock Road, Wolverhampton. We're planning to recreate this once-treasured watering hole in a 1940s-60s town centre as part of our new development project ‘Forging...
Industrial Might Weekender
14 May 2018
Visit us this weekend (19 & 20 May) and discover the awe-inspiring industrial might of the Black Country! Plus, if you use your UnChained Annual Pass you'll be able to visit us for free. Explore newly restored areas of the Museum, including the Anchor Forge. Watch live demonstrations of...
Win tickets to our Boating Bank Holiday Weekender!
01 May 2018
Fancy winning a family ticket to our Tug Boat Gathering (5-7 May) and a fish and chip lunch this Bank Holiday weekend? We’re celebrating the legacy of the canal network and bringing our famous boat dock to life, putting incredibly rare and beautiful tug boats through their paces. To bag yourself the...
All Aboard for our Boating Bank Holiday Weekender!
27 April 2018
This Bank Holiday weekend we'll be celebrating canal tug boats and their legacy with a weekend of arts, crafts, fascinating talks and live demonstrations. Tug boats were once an essential part of the canal network and a driving force of industrial Britain - allowing factories to grow, fuel...
