Walsall grew from a village of 2,000 people to a town of more than 86,000 during the Industrial Revolution. At the time Walsall was part of Staffordshire, and many of its residents suffered poverty and danger working in its growing industries and on the railways. Dorothy Pattison, known as Sister Dora, was a nun who selflessly ministered to the people of Walsall. But secret letters discovered after she passed away revealed her romance with local businessman Kenyon Jones. On the 145th anniversary of her death in 1878, Walsall Archives’ archivist Ian Gray tells us more about her last letter to Kenyon.
