BLACK COUNTRY T-SHIRTS

Custom garment printers & promoters of Black Country culture

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Gary Powndland

Black Country Gifts

Funny Gifts

Stag Party T Shirts

Hen Party T Shirts

Personalised Gifts

Online Designer

Custom Printing

Reviews & Testimonials

Anonymous

26/09/2023

Reviewing: Norwich City Stag Do T Shirt

"Norwich football league"

Davidson

08/07/2021

Personalised Snap Cap

"100% would recommend this company, very helpful and super fast turnaround for an embroidered product with great quality! 5 stars!"

Visit our Black Country Store:

Opening Hours:

Mon-Fri : 9am – 5:30pm

Sat : 9am – 3pm

Call Us:

01384 639 392

Address:

74 Long Lane

Halesowen

West Midlands

B62 9JX

Email Direct:

admin@blackcountrytshirts.com

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About Us

Our History

Our principles when starting the business in 2007 are still its core ethos today.
Quite Simply.
To make people proud of themselves & help them be the best that they can be.
We aim to do that with our customers , employees & anyone we meet along the way.
Our 1st step in doing this was to address our local culture.
When we were growing up, there was a definite stigma about being from the Black Country & it was something looked down on, particularly if you had a strong regional accent.
So over a pint & a bag of scratchings we decided our aim would be to turn this into something to rejoice & feel lucky about.

So we set about making people proud about their area and where they live and subsequently themselves, through the promotion of local culture and it’s humour with our range of Black Country gifts & funny designs!
This method of approach has been an amazing success with our t shirts (such as our personalised superman t-shirts or Lord Of The Rings stag t-shirt) & mugs being sold to people in over 10 counties & our Black Country alphabet video now being taught in local schools as an example of colloquialisms.
This ethos is easily carried into our custom work, by improving ourselves, employees and making others feel good (either our customers or as an ambassador for our area in the way we do business).

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T-shirt Printing

If you are looking for printed T-shirts, personalised T-shirt options or the highest quality printed T-shirts in the Black Country and across the UK you have come to the right place. Our team are specialists in personalised clothing, Hen T-shirts, Stag T-shirts, custom T-shirts shirt printing, vinyl printing, workwear and much more, using the latest printing technology you will receive the highest quality services in the area. Whether you are looking for Cobra Kai, Lord of The Rings, Pussay Patrol T-shirts or any other of our hilarious designs, be sure to speak to our team today.

With our huge selection of personalised T-shirts, embroidery, accessories and more we can guarantee you will love your perfect gift. With express delivery options available on all of the screen printing and fruit of the loom products we sell we are confident you will love what you receive. For more information on our prices, process or finishing touches get in touch with our team today.

What Is The Black Country?

The Black Country Locality

The Black Country is in the West Midlands, England. It is located to the north and west of the city of Birmingham and to the south and east of Wolverhampton, with an estimated population of 1 million people.

The majority of the Black Country people despite how near the Black Country is to Birmingham refuse to claim membership to the city due to their pride of being from The Black Country.

The geography of the Black Country is a commonly debated subject as it has no borders & doesn’t appear on any map.

A hot topic is Wolverhampton. Generally, those that are from Wolverhampton say it is in the Black Country, while those that aren’t, say it’s not.

(A rough guide to the shape of the Black Country)

Our opinion is:
If yow think yow am Black Country, then yow probably am!

The most popular and well known towns in the Black Country are:
Bilston, Blackheath, Brierley Hill, Brownhills, Coseley, Cradley, Cradley Heath, Darlaston, Dudley, Gornal, Great Bridge, Halesowen, Kingswinford, Lye, Netherton, Oldbury, Old Hill, Quarry Bank, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Smethwick, Stourbridge, Tipton, Walsall, Warley, Wednesbury, Wednesfield, West Bromwich, Willenhall and Wordsley..

The Black Country Industry

The Black Country is world famous for its industry, by the late 19^th century the area had become one of the most industrialised places in the country. The coal mining, steel mills, iron foundries and factory furnaces produced a level of air pollution that had few equals in the world.

Pollution In The Black Country (Brickyards)

(Photo courtesy of Graham Parkes)
(click here to find out a little more about Black Country industry)

The Black Country industry which once overpowered the area has mostly gone mainly due to import of goods becoming more cost effective than export. The Black Country still has pockets of manufacturing but on a much smaller scale.

The Black Country Name

Many believe the Black Country got its name because of the pollution; the area was dark with soot, smoke, dirt and grime from the industry at the time.

However, local historians believe that the name existed before the industrial revolution and the black coal emerging to the surface of the ground gave the area the name ‘The Black Country’.

The Black Country Dialect

No one else in the world speaks like Black Country folk do.
The sound of the accent of a black country mon or ooman is that of early modern English and middle English, making people from outside the area very confused by it.

“Ow Bist?” meaning “How are you?” derives from the old saying “How bist thou?”. “Owamya” is another very common greeting in the Black Country!
In reply “Bay too bad”, meaning “I’m not too bad” and “Om Alright Ta me mucker!” meaning “I’m alright thanks my friend”

The Black Country dialect often substitutes the word “ar” for “yes” and “I haven’t seen her” becomes “I ay sid ‘er”. .
Broad Black Country speakers say “agooin” instead of going.

There is a friendly rivalry with nearby Birmingham.

“Ar Bay A Brummie Arm from The Black Country” is a common saying amongst the locals.

Brummies often refer to their Black Country neighbours as “Yam Yams”, because of their use of “Yow am” ( or yow’m) instead of “You are”.

In reply, Black Country often say “I Yam What I Yam!” and accept the Yam Yam name.

We created the Black Country Alphabet video to help people know their yam yams from their yampys in 2008 and has had a huge cult following all over the world. CLICK HERE to see the video.

Black Country Tourist Attractions

These days, tourism is now one of area’s main sources of income.

Many come to see & learn about it’s famous industrial past at the Black Country Museum.

Or visit the rides & animals at Dudley Zoo & Castle.

There are many parks & farms to visit free of charge too.

Or you can come check out the many events held throughout the year, such as the popular Sandwell Show at Dartmouth Park every August bank holiday or the unique Black Country Boating Festival usually held in September.

Our Contribution.

We want people to be very proud of this unique area.
So we try our very best to promote the culture & dialect via the internet & with the odd video here & there.

We also mek ower bostin’ range of t shirts, bags, hoodies, mugs, etc with Black Country slogans on them for folk to wear where ever they goo!

Cheers Muckers,

Tara-a-bit!