There’s also a story about queen Victoria closing the blinds of the railway carriage when passing through the blackcountry because of the dirt and soot. But yow cor find a better place.
I remember growing up as a young boy in Brum, mum used hang out clean sheets in the morning and bring them in when they were dry and wash them again. Now living in Australia. The best decision my dad ever made !
Having a classroom discussion on Africa I was surprised that the children in Irish schools believe U.K is a black country. To be honest television adverts were the reason they thought this. Confused 😱
It's got nothing to do with Birmingham, The Black Country is an area of the English West Midlands,[2] covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, and only some minor parts of Walsall and Wolverhampton. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre
you forgot Frank Skinner he was born in West Bromwich, Judie Dench, Mark Lewis Francis from Darlo and someone else named mark from Children's tv who was on Pop Idol
It’s because of the coal industry, when work was short in south Wales the miners would walk up to the Black Country for work, Welsh surnames are common here.
It was called the Black lands/country since at least Tudor times it refers to coal being close to the surface turning the soil in places black. I was told as a child that some graves in Netherton were dug into coal.
Are there any sources you could provide me for that? I'm interested, as I introduce the Black Country to my international students, and I'd like to get the origins of the name correct.
@@chrislowe6926 The first recorded reference is 1841 according to wikipedia. When I at school they mentioned a Tudor reference calling the place something like the blackiecoutry or something like that.I will try to find the source and get back to you.
Do you have any sources you could share for that? I'm curious to know, as I introduce the Black Country to my international students, and I'd like to be accurate when I tell them where the name comes from.