Tasty talk wins Express & Star-backed award
A presentation about the West Midlands' role as an 18th century centre of coffee-mill manufacturing has scooped a prestigious history award sponsored by the Express & Star.
Kate Hartland-Westwood's research took top prize in the annual Wolverhampton Local History Symposium.
She was chosen from eight speakers who gave presentations to a full house of local history experts at an event organised by Wolverhampton City Archives.
She was presented with a bursary for £300 – donated by the Express & Star and Wolverhampton Civic and Historical Society – which will enable her to continue with her research. The competition was held in the Tractor Shed at Bantock House Museum in the city.
The event encourages original research into previously explored aspects of Wolverhampton's history. An honorary award was also given to Frank Sharman for his research into the enclosure act of Tettenhall Wood and the reasons behind the area's crossroads.
Other talks included Wolverhampton's role in the First World War, the origins of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the life of Florence Maud Williams, who became a nurse on the battlefields.
