The Windmill in Wednesbury

[soulman101]

Many of you may have seen the Windmill ,when desending from Hill top to Wednesbury .
It was home to a local business man Harry Humphries .
The house is now up for sale , a unique house .
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properti...hannel=RES_BUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ThDa04Qv_c

[regis80]

Many of you may have seen the Windmill ,when desending from Hill top to Wednesbury .
It was home to a local business man Harry Humphries .
The house is now up for sale , a unique house .
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properti...hannel=RES_BUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ThDa04Qv_c

Since when did Wednesbury become part of Staffordshire?

[soulman101]

Since when did Wednesbury become part of Staffordshire?

Wednesbury and West Brom used to be Staffs , Oldbury used to be in Worcestershire.
The Staffs Worster border was on the canal bridge on Bromford lane a few hunded yards before Oldbury railway station .

[phild]

In 1858 land was acquired on Church Hill for the building of a reservoir for the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. Work got underway in 1859 on the circular reservoir that could hold 1,538,190 gallons of water. It was 18 feet deep. By april 1861, the project was finally completed.

In 1908 it was recommended that the reservoir should be covered. It remained open until 1923 when a roof, supported by 96 piers was built The reservoir continued in use until 14th May, 1974, after which the site was sold. The guy who bought the land owned the Humphries building merchants in Wednesbury then it became Monway builders. It took him years to fill in the reservoir and build the house with the windmill, it was a massive undertaking.

[soulman101]

In 1858 land was acquired on Church Hill for the building of a reservoir for the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. Work got underway in 1859 on the circular reservoir that could hold 1,538,190 gallons of water. It was 18 feet deep. By april 1861, the project was finally completed.

In 1908 it was recommended that the reservoir should be covered. It remained open until 1923 when a roof, supported by 96 piers was built The reservoir continued in use until 14th May, 1974, after which the site was sold. The guy who bought the land owned the Humphries building merchants in Wednesbury then it became Monway builders. It took him years to fill in the reservoir and build the house with the windmill, it was a massive undertaking.

Thanks Phil for the info .
This house as always intrigued me .
I've spoken to Harry Humphries on several occasions .

[albion68]

Since when did Wednesbury become part of Staffordshire?

always was part of Staffordshire so was West Bromwich Tipton Walsall

[albion68]

Since when did Wednesbury become part of Staffordshire?

always was part of Staffordshire so was West Bromwich Tipton Walsall and always will be

[kettering_baggie]

This is borne out in the football back in pre football league days. West Bromwich Albion played in the South Staffs League, in which the local rivalry was with Stoke City. Aston Villa played in the Birmingham league and the two leagues were separate. According to an old book that I have, The Albion and the Villa were so dominant within their respective leagues that a match between the two was proposed; it was held, if I recall the book correctly, at Villa’s Perry Barr ground. I can’t check the details or recall the result as I am unable to lay my hands on the book! I do remember, though, that it states that for hours before kick off, cart loads of rival fans hurled turves at one another!

As for what towns were in which counties, when my family moved to Halesowen in 1956, Halesowen was in Worcestershire. When the county of West Midlands was created, those opposed to it used the slogan ‘Halesowen worcs, Halesowen West Midlands doesn’t’! The politicians knew best, though, as usual.

[regis80]

always was part of Staffordshire so was West Bromwich Tipton Walsall and always will be

I may well have known this at some point growing up in Bromwich, but some reason cannot recall and always thought Wednesbury, Tipton, GB and West Brom. Feel quite surprised about it and I need to do some research 😄