Artefact
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RDDHM.2022.85 – Needle Making & The Forge Mill’??
A copy of a booklet entitled – Needle Making & The Forge Mill’? by John Luty, May 1976.
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RDDHM.2022.86 – Redditch Home Guard 1940 ‘?? 1945
A copy of the book – Redditch Home Guard 1940 ‘?? 1945’? by Mike Johnson.
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RDDHM.2022.87 – Local Guide Books
Various old old guide books and information booklets about of Redditch. These include St Leonards Church, St Georges Church, St Peters Church, Webheath and Bently parish magazines. Collection also include some New Town data.
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RDDHM.2022.88 – World War 1 & 2 Propaganda Posters
Images of posters published in WW1 to boost morale on the home front .
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RDDHM.2022.89 – World War 1 & Photographs
Images of the home front in Redditch during the world wars.
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RDDHM.2022.90 – Papers associated with the ancestors of Margaret Hadden
Papers include a list if Licences granted in 1875, A Labour exemption certificate for Mary Ann Spiers aged 13 and a copy of a certificate associated with the Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes in the name of W Brandon. Also a letter from the Wolverhampton and Dudley Brewery regarding the Railway Hotel in Unicorn Hill.
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RDDHM.2022.91 – Norman Neasom Poster
IN February/March 2003 Forge Mill held a Retrospective Exhibition of the works of local artist, Norman Neasom. This is a copy of the advertising poster for the exhibition which features his well known painting of Forge Mill.
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RDDHM.2022.93 – Display Photographs
Photos of the New Town Development and the various Royal visits. Also some RDC new town statistic documents