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'Some
Records of Smethwick' covers the area's history from Prehistoric times,
right through the Roman occupation, the Saxon settlement, the Domesday
Manor of Smethwick, the Mediaeval history, its connections to many local
families, the period of the Civil War, the founding of Smethwick chapel,
the era of the canals, the Soho foundry, Glass making, Coal mining,
the town's incorporation, how Smethwick and Harborne separated, the
founding of an education system, the town's road system and the building
of the railway.
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