{"product_id":"bloxwich","title":"Bloxwich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloxwich has a long history. From Saxon times the village was a substantial settlement which lay just within the parish boundary of Walsall in an area which became known in the Middle Ages as 'The Foreign'.\u003c\/strong\u003e Until early last century, Bloxwich was notable as a farming community although coalmining and manufacturing industries developed steadily from the late seventeenth century. It is still renowned for its specialist craft industries such as awl-blade making and formerly for Old Hall stainless steel tableware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book chronciles the history of Bloxwich over the past one hundred years or so. Over two hundred previously unpublished photographs have been selected from private collections and proudly present a record of the activities and achievements of a village and its people since the dawn of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227185434968,"sku":"9780750916301","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750916301.jpg?v=1765276237","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bloxwich","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}