While the industrial side of the Black Country is mostly in the past, the Black Country Living Museum allows history enthusiasts to see what West Midlands life was really like in the 19th century. Visitors to the reconstructed open-air village can take part in a number of activities, including a silent cinema, underground mine exploration, traditional metal-making demonstrations or even hop on one of the historic Black Country trams.
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When the chainmakers were denied the minimum weekly wage of 11s 55p set by the Trades Board Act, Macarthur brought the women most of whom were NFWW members out on strike in It served as a trade union headquarters, community education and social centre.
Read more about Mary Macarther and the Sweated Industries. The glass and the majority of ironwork for the building that hosted the world famous Grand Exhibition in were made in the Black Country. They were one of the first companies to produce very long pieces of window glass. At the time the glass sheets used in the construction of the Crystal Palace were the largest sheets ever made.
The priest hole where the exhausted King hid from the search parties in is still there. An interesting alternative perspective on the Black Country.
Both sites in Walsall town centre. Traditionalists would argue that contrary to popular belief, the Black Country does not comprise of those metropolitan boroughs but is a region WITHIN them that overlaps parts of the metropolitan areas. I am not sure of the exact dates but he was very well known, he lived in the small village of Wombourn, he also owned several sand and gravel beds at the same time.
Responsible for local and national political stories, opinion, comment and analysis. Is Wolverhampton the true capital of the Black Country'? Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up. How do you define the Black Country? Hills of black rubbish. Local Hubs. South Staffordshire. After the industrial revolution it became one of the most industrialised regions in Britain with coal mines, coking, iron foundries, glassworks, brickworks and steel mills producing high levels of smoke and soot.
The name is also linked to the South Staffordshire coal seam, as it comes to the surface in this area and is said to make the soil black. Many people living in the Black Country are fiercely proud of where they come from and are keen to retain their local identity and distinguish the area from Birmingham. The Black Country alphabet. Where is the Black Country? Why is it called the Black Country?
Dialect and accent Many people living in the Black Country are fiercely proud of where they come from and are keen to retain their local identity and distinguish the area from Birmingham. Sign up for our newsletter Enter your email address below to get the latest news and exclusive content from The History Press delivered straight to your inbox.
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