POTTED HISTORIES
The Black Country has given birth and a start to inventors, business leaders, scientists, artists, authors and exceptionally talented characters. We are pleased to provide below some short biographies of some of these famous people and guide you to our Book Shop for more comprehensive reading.
More material will be added as it becomes available.
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JAMES WATT
A Special Feature about theBloomfield Engine
by Keith Hodgkins.
JAMES WATT
200yrs Anniversary
(2019) and the first rotary engine

BEAN CARS
Over 100yrs ago
a GB car was driven across Australia
Joseph Darby
The Netherton Jumper
& World Champion

John Corbett
Narrowboat owner to MP
and the owner of
Chateau Impney
Dorothy Round
The Dudley girl &
Champion Tennis player
Robert Plant
The West Bromwich lad
who was voted the
Greatest Rock Singer

Emma Sproson
Wolverhampton's first
women M.P. and former
Suffragette

Jack Judge
Songwriter &
Music hall
Entertainer
Edward Byrne-Jones
Who were the
PreRaphaelites
