This year, in conjunction with Andy Howlett I was pleased to deliver Walkpace’s contribution to the event, which celebrated the Severn/Trent watershed, one of the Midland’s most important and defining geographical features. Continue reading From Rea to Stour, Walkspace Walking the Severn/Trent Watershed
I am writing a book about walking across West Midlands county, from Binley Woods on the eastern edge of Coventry, to Moseley Old Hall on the north western fringe of Wolverhampton. Continue reading Walk Across West Midlands Book
Stretching from the heart of the Potteries out into the hilly, wooded part of north east Staffordshire bisected by the River Churnet, lying between Leek and Uttoxeter, known as the “Staffordshire Rhineland”, the Caldon Canal is a waterways system as much singular channel. Continue reading Caldon Canal
A selection of walks up and along a wide plethora of ridges situated right across the English Midlands Continue reading Real Mythical and Legendary People of the English Midlands
Now reduced to a pile of rubble, for reasons which have been subjected to much speculation, The Crooked House pub in Himley was a true Midlands legend. Continue reading The Crooked House, Himley, in Memorandum
A selection of walks up and along a wide plethora of ridges situated right across the English Midlands Continue reading Ridge Walks in the Midlands
Nascent Birmingham publishers Floodgate Press have published their first book an incredibly varied anthology about the city’s centrally situated Digbeth district: Digbeth Stories. Continue reading Digbeth Stories
All about the Weaver Hills in north eastern Staffordshire. The most southerly part of the Pennine and the Peak District. Continue reading Weaver Hills
A selection of walks from across the English Midlands celebrating the region’s folklore and folk customs. Continue reading Walks to Midlands Places of Folk Custom, Mystery and Legend
All about the Perry Barr coiners. A group of forgers and fraudsters in the Birmingham and Black Country area a little bit like David Hartley’s Cragg Vale coiners. They were led by William Booth a farmer from Perry Barr. Continue reading The Perry Barr Coiners
