Some of the Photograps and Postcards shown here have been very kindly donated by Carol who is the secretary of the Friends of Dartmouth Park.
Cricket by the bandstand & Pavilion 1912
Dartmouth Park Main Entrance & Lodge c1900-1910s
Dartmouth Park Boathouse c1930s
Dartmouth Park Entrance c1900
Dartmouth Park Entrance c1900s
Woman with umbrella looking at the Pools c1900
Early view of the Pavilion c1900s
Bandstand & Pavilion c1900s
Flower Bed c1920s
Man reading in The Avenue in Dartmouth Park c1930s
Sandwell Hall c1900s
Sandwell Hall c1700s
Sandwell Hall Arch c1920s
Boathouse & Aviary c1980
Ernie & Joe Timmins on the Boating pool c1920s?
Park Workers (including Bill Finney)
Below are Photo kindly donated by the Staffordshire Regiment Museum (With the Help Of Anne Wilkins), Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, see this link...
It will be their 60th anniversary of the freedom of West Bromwich and if there are any celebrations to mark the occasion I will let it be known on here
Brig Dawes Accepts Freedom Scroll West Bromwich
Band & Drum 1SSR West Bromwich Freedom Parade 1949
2Lt Hall & Major Stuckey West Bromwich 1949
Inspection of Battalion Freedom March West Bromwich 1949.
Copyright disclaimer for the Staffordshire Regiment Museum for the above 5 photos
Boathouse in the distance (Thanks to Geoff, Sandra and Wendy's Dad for the Photo)
At a guess I would say this was taken just after the war becaus of the uniform on the man sitting down ? (Thanks to Geoff for the Photo)
Sent to Reverend Hugh Towl, Dalesford, West Bromwich, Postmarked West Bromwich 1913....No Idea where Dalesford was but I believe that the reverend Towl was involved with Football in North Devon
Children by the Tennis Courts c1910s
Pavilion with Pool in Foreground c1910s
View of Boating Pool and Boathouse
View of Upper Pool
Old Bandstand in the New Position c1910s
Children by the Path by the Pavilion
I believe this was taken from the Herbert Street Entrance. The 2 boy's in the photo have just been fishing !
Published by Harold Bott, Birmingham and sent to the Malvern Link, postmarked West Bromwich 1913
Real Photograph Postcard sent to Alexandra Rd, blackpool and postmarked West Bromwich 1931
Unused Postcard, No publisher...I believe this was taken just in front of the cafe which got burnt down in 1983
Early Postcard (Many thanks to Evan in Union, Maine, United States for the postcard)
Real Photo Postcard published by Edwards & Co, Birmingham and sent to Blackpool North Shore, Postmarked West Bromwich 1927
Postcard showing what was to become the bird aviary across the boating pool, sent to Walsall Wood and postmarked Tipton 1912
Dartmouth Park Multiview Postcard sent to Calais, France in 1933
The long gone 'Monkey House' (So called because people used to sit there and the children used to climb over it)By Dartmouth Park Pool. The building on the hill in the background was the refreshment rooms which got burnt down in 1983...Postcard sent to Walsll Wood and Postmarked West Bromwich 1912
Unused Postcard showing the flower bed in the park during the First World War in 1915 (Thanks to Carol! A wonderful website with loads of info about Dartmouth Park)