Christiana Would you know if Darkhouse Baptist Chapel in Coseley still has its cemerty itact. It was looking very delapidated the last time I saw it. I once asked the vicar if he had plans of who was buried there as I was trying to find my grand parents grave, but he said they had been stolen. Grave yards like that should be tended to and tided up. Not flattened and grassed over. If there is ever a project to clean up the place I would be there in a flash to help out. All my dads relations lived in that area. He was born in Darkhouse lane and worked at the Cannon. His mohers family lived in Siddons Road. Best wishes, Paul > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:45:05 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-STS-SEDGLEY] Emails to List > > I have to say, much of my 'vast knowledge' comes via Ian, Carl, Satima, Tracy, etc etc, and Gloria herself, not to mention Trevor Genge and others locally. > > Personally, I'm trying to catch up in the garden after all the bad weather. Being 770 ft up, the snow stayed around longer than it did even a few hundred yards down Gospel End Road. Then there was mud - I went up to my ankles in it in one place while dog-walking. > > On Wednesday I was as far up the tower as I dare to go, then yesterday I took the Hamptons down into the crypt to see the front of their Tamlyns' vault. Good job I don't have any posh clothes. Church itself is very presentable, but once you get into the 'backstage' areas, it's still dust-covered limewash. The Wednesday exploit was with an architectural historian who's revising Pevsner Staffs, for the All Saints' entry. No conclusion was reachable on the date of the tower interior. I couldn't help him with the architect and date of Dormston House, previously Sedgley Villa. I don't suppose anyone has anything on that? > > I've been very kindly lent some photos re the Swindells. Someone in the lender's family was housekeeper for the family in the 1920s, and the pics seem to be of around that date. I don't think anyone on the list is a descendant or a rellie? I'm scanning the pics for our records, with a copy to go down to Dudley Archives. Can send details if anyone thinks they might be interested. (Two of the church interior are stamped 1903 on the back.) > > Christine B > > > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Mar 05 2010, 11:36 AM > From: "Gloria Hargreave" > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Subject: [ENG-STS-SEDGLEY] Emails to List > > > Paul, I watch patiently for queries to the List and relish the following flow of replies...it is such a great list and everyone is so helpful. > We are educated by Christine B ,with her vast knowledge of the area, and people such as Carl Higgs, Satima, Tracy and so on....I have had so much help and so many mysteries thought about, stewed over and suggestions made...to help unravel my SMITHS and their peccadillos, by many of the Listers. This help is all invaluable . > For the moment, the List is quiet, even I haven' t sent a query....still trying to get into research mode after the Christmas season...but no doubt, the emails will again flow soon...and we will all breathe a collective sigh at the prospect of learning more, being able to help someone, or even just enjoy the pleasure of reading all the emails. and the interesting replies. > Bouquets to you all. > Gloria > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/