Bromsgrove Rousler, No.33 (2018)

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The Park Gate Inn: A Short History, Leigh Walker: Public house started as a farm house in the mid‐19th century and steadily expanded; landlords included Norris, Hanks, Barker and Juggins.

Piper's Hill, Dodderhill Common, Hanbury Woods, Robin Shaw: History and ecology of the area that came to be called Hanbury Woods, with several drawings by the author.

Jean Davidson: A Life of Service, Brian Humphries: Former chair of Bromsgrove magistrates and supporter of many charities including Whitford School and
Dodford Holiday Farm.

William Chance: A Brutal Wife Abuser, Anne Powers: Mary Arden of Grafton Manor married William Chance in 1716 and was abused by him in attempts to access her fortune.

Goldengrove: A Poet's Vision of His Local Roots (Part 2), Robin Shaw: Further extracts from talk by Sir Geoffrey Hill describing how his Bromsgrove origins influenced his poetry.

The Nick Hedges Collection, Nick Hedges: The town in the late 1960s by the Bromsgrove‐born documentary photographer.