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Wolverhampton: Four Swallows and Two Elephants

Thu 31st October 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm GMT

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Four Swallows and Two Elephants

Exploring the hidden biographies of some local personalities from the entertainment world.  Mixes local history with family history on the fringes of the world of entertainment.  The world of entertainment these people inhabited involved circus, the funfair, early cinema and theatre.Their lives criss-crossed the Black Country in a world and way of life that has now vanished.

A talk by local historian, author and speaker, Ned Williams.

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Date:
Thu 31st October 2019
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm GMT
Event Category:
Wolverhampton Meetings

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Wolverhampton
The Terry Harding Room, Perton Civic Centre, Church Road, Perton,
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire WV6 7PD United Kingdom
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