Piece of Second World War history uncovered in middle of Brierley Hill park

The group were assisted by the Wolverhampton Archaeological Society in the dig and after excavating the site, they discovered a structure that measured about four metres by five metres and which was from the Second World War.

Friends of Marsh Park chairman Frank Chamberlain said the group had been very excited to find a piece of history in their park and said it was great to be able to have something tangible to connect the town to the war.

He said: "It's been a long time coming as we've been taking people on tours of Brierley Hill and the park for years and this has always been a point where we say that the park was built in 1921 for returning World War One soldiers, so it's always had a connection to the men and women in the town who were part of the war.

"We knew there was some sort of World War Two history and we wanted to be able to tell people about it, so to be able to solidify that into something has been really good.

"The whole group is really excited about it and it's quite overwhelming that it's going to become part of Brierley Hill's history and a real focal point."

Mr Chamberlain said the next stage would be to include the site on more history walks and open it up for local schools to see it, as well as working to develop the site further.

He said: "We're working on an educational system where schools can interact with and share with their children to learn about local history and the war effort.

"What we're able to do is work with schools and the Royal community focus to give them the chance to look at our local war effort, rather than just going national.

"We're also hoping for small pockets of funding to develop the area around the path and add details on a history plinth that while show what the history is around there."