Tipton Town Local History Group Website

Tipton Town Libraries Local History Group

TTLLhistorygroup@outlook.com

Established 2009

Tipton Town Libraries

Local History Group

About Us

The Tipton Town Libraries Local History Group was established in 2009 and formed to protect, preserve and promote the local history of Tipton and the Black Country.

Protecting

Preserving

Promoting

News

Our sold out novelty calendar ‘Where’s Willy’ will soon be available again in a second printing. We will be selling these at Tipton’s forthcoming Canal Festival on September 21 and 22.

Be sure to get your copy if you missed out the first time as these unique items will not be available again.

It’s cracking.

A Smashing idea and drawing in important places in an innovative and engaging way.

Carl Chinn

Forthcoming Events

Annual Local History Day

Tipton Faces And Places

Tipton Library

Saturday 28th Sept 2024

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

2025

Glebefields Local History Day

Saturday 15th February 2025

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Black Country History Fayre

Tipton Sports Academy

Saturday 14th June 2025

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

To Be Confirmed

Great Bridge Local History Event

Saturday 19th July 2025

10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Remembrance Event

Tipton Library

Saturday 8th November 2025

Group Highlights

Celebrating 100 Years of the Pie Factory Site with the ‘Life of Pie’ Project

In 2023, Tipton Town Libraries Local History group crowdfunded a blue plaque to celebrate 100 years of a pub on the site of what is now Mad O’Rourke’s Pie Factory on Hurst Lane, Tipton.