It's a pity this area around Netherton doesn't feature in the "Britain in Old Pictures" or similar books, I've been trying for years to find a source of info as to where several generations of my ancestors lived. Researching family history in the English Black Country. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/dwcarr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mel Shaw" <melshaw@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:57 PM Subject: [B.C.] Sweet Turf & Netherton > Hi all; > The main road that runs through Netherton is the Halesowen road, from the > canal bridge (Bishtons bridge) heading north to Dudley was Danks boiler > co. which span both sides of the road. Next to that was Noah Hingleys as > Nigel has pointed out, directly over the road was Netherton goods yard > where the Old worse & worse (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) railway > ran, then it changed to Gods Wonderful Railway (Great Western Railway). > Next to the goods yard was 2 coal pits belonging to Hingleys. As the road > went up Netherton high street it met at the junction of Northfield road > and it was here that the market place was held and where horses were > requisitioned in WW1. A 100 or so yards on the left was Sweet Turf, > originally pasture for cattle and so named as Nigel & Neville pointed out. > Further along were the board schools and then the road came into > Cinderbank, in a field on the left was Netherton Hall an old stately > building and was used for storing of bodies in its latter days ! > when cholera was rife in Dudley and they buried the bodies in St Andrews > Netherton. Opposite was the earliest church in the Netherton area, the > Baptist church knocked down a few years back now. > The outer limits of Netherton was Peartree Lane & Park Head. > Regards > Mel > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) >

Hello All, There's a book by Mark H. Washington Fletcher "Netherton : Edward 1 - Edward VIII" published by the County Borough of Dudley Libraries Museums & Arts Department Transcript No. 15 which is a really good read for anyone interested in Netherton. Dudley Archives have a copy. Regards Jean > It's a pity this area around Netherton doesn't feature in the "Britain in > Old Pictures" or similar books, I've been trying for years to find a source > of info as to where several generations of my ancestors lived. > Researching family history in the English Black Country. > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/dwcarr