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The Monster of Wolverhampton
“Unlike the Loch Ness monster, the Wolverhampton beast was far from timid…” Today’s story is a Halloween-themed tale of confusion, “monsters” and children playing. Yet rather than occurring in October, this story dates to January of 1934. At the time, few thought much of a young boy’s account of a “monster” which attacked and bit…
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From Bostin’ to Boston: The Joe Goss Story
Throughout part of his career as a pugilist, Joe Goss was referred to as “The Unknown”. It is a nickname that now, nearly a century and a half after his passing, seems more apt than ever. Once famed throughout England, Goss would later move to America and become the figurative “Heavyweight Champion of the World”.…
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Typewriter Tales: A Shock Wave in Stourbridge
One of the main types of item I sell in my eBay store is antique and vintage typewriters. Not only do I sell them, I love to learn of their history, as they still have relevance to today. The device you’re reading this article on is the successor to these bygone machines and will also…
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The Hidden History of the Wolverhampton Synagogue
Wolverhampton once had a thriving, if relatively small, Jewish community. The former Wolverhampton synagogue is still in existence on Fryer Street, but is now St Silas Church (continuing), having been sold after the community largely moved away. At the top of the building there is a stone with the date of 1903, commonly thought to…
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A False Start for Monmore Green
With the world having recently gone through an unprecedented time of quarantine, almost all public events around the world were cancelled. Careful planning and preparation can only ever overcome so much and one location in Wolverhampton experienced similar feelings some 90+ years ago. Monmore Green is home to Wolverhampton’s first purpose-built greyhound and motor speedway…
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Do You Know of the Lord’s Prayer?
Following the arrival of large waves of Irish immigration, anti-Irish sentiment on these shores began to grow. Echoes of this, such as “Paddy and Murphy” jokes live on to this day, playing the Irish down as stereotypically “thick” or stupid”. The bulk of this text is an extract from The Limerick Evening Post of 15th…