The Kingswood History Society

Black Country Living Museum (Dudley, West Midlands) Date – Friday 5th September Leave Kingswood Park at 08.00 Return 16.00 Journey time approx 2hrs Comfort break there & back Cost – Members £10 Non-members £25 includes entrance to Museum – both are subsided, so great value for money ! Payment in cash at either June or July KHS meeting. Further info: Canal and Caverns trip while at the museum can be purchased; You can book the standard trip online; we have…

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An intriguing view of Bristol, covering only bridges that can be walked across and spanning waterways. From the Avonmouth Bridge to St Annes at the end of the Feeder, if you are clever, you can cross each one only once, total distance ironically 45km. As you might expect Bristol Bridge is the oldest, starting as wooden bridge in 1000AD and remained the only bridge in this context until 19th century. Did you know that St Nicholas Church was moved to…

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