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Cradley has a long and rich history and is fortunate also in being well endowed with local historians who have recorded and interpreted it, in word and song.

All the books listed below are available by post. Please e-mail for details of individual postal charges and for overseas postage if available.

NEW! (NOVEMBER 2009)




Title
Author(s)
Price


Two Gates Ragged School, Through the years, 1867 to 2003.Chapters in the book include: the early history of the Chapel, a list of Superintendents, teachers from 1913 to 1944, pictures of scholars who won the Scripture Exam, a chapter about Two Gates Ragged School Football Team, and much more.
All proceeds go to the Ragged School.
Compiled by Barry Willetts
5.00


Two Gates Ragged School 2010 Calendar with pictures from the above book. All proceeds go to the Ragged School.

3.50


History of Cradley, Cradley Mills on the Stour, A study of the development of Cradley water mills from agricultural to industrial to extinction.New Edition, revised and extended.
Will anyone who bought the first edition please e-mail  for details of how to obtain the new edition!
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00
  

Chain-Makers, Chapels & Pubs - George Head and his Family in Cradley.This is the story of a man who left the small village of Billingsley in rural Shropshire in about 1830, and walked most of the way to Cradley, for work, and of the Halesowen woman he married, the family they had, and the lives they all lived.
Its all here - what they made, where they prayed, and the tricky subject of ... the pubs, of which Cradley had more than most places, per head (no pun intended) of the population.
But this is not just "old" history, the story follows through the generations, down to the present day, and so it becomes a story of Cradley too.
As well as the history, the genealogy, and the memoir of his own life in Cradley, Peter has also included an extensive lexicon of Black Country dialect words - Why we spaeken as we dun. So if you want to know what its like to be clammed for a cognogger, this is the place to look.
Peter Head
8.00

Title	Author(s)	Price
Two Gates Ragged School, Through the years, 1867 to 2003. Chapters in the book include: the early history of the Chapel, a list of Superintendents, teachers from 1913 to 1944, pictures of scholars who won the Scripture Exam, a chapter about Two Gates Ragged School Football Team, and much more. All proceeds go to the Ragged School.	Compiled by Barry Willetts	5.00
Two Gates Ragged School 2010 Calendar with pictures from the above book. All proceeds go to the Ragged School.		3.50
History of Cradley, Cradley Mills on the Stour, A study of the development of Cradley water mills from agricultural to industrial to extinction. New Edition, revised and extended. Will anyone who bought the first edition please e-mail for details of how to obtain the new edition!	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
Chain-Makers, Chapels & Pubs - George Head and his Family in Cradley. This is the story of a man who left the small village of Billingsley in rural Shropshire in about 1830, and walked most of the way to Cradley, for work, and of the Halesowen woman he married, the family they had, and the lives they all lived. Its all here - what they made, where they prayed, and the tricky subject of ... the pubs, of which Cradley had more than most places, per head (no pun intended) of the population. But this is not just "old" history, the story follows through the generations, down to the present day, and so it becomes a story of Cradley too. As well as the history, the genealogy, and the memoir of his own life in Cradley, Peter has also included an extensive lexicon of Black Country dialect words - Why we spaeken as we dun. So if you want to know what its like to be clammed for a cognogger, this is the place to look.	Peter Head	8.00

CRADLEY BOOKS FOR SALE




Title
Author(s)
Price


A Cradley Album OUT OF STOCK
Peter Barnsley
3.25


Cradley Looking Back
Peter Barnsley
4.95


Fragments from the History of Cradley, 22 Essays
Norman Bird
5.00


History of Cradley Chapels Part 1 1700-1800
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
2.00


History of Cradley Chapels Part 2 1800-1900
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley Chapels Part 3 1900-2000
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley, Cradley Baptist Trust Deeds 1778-1863, A study and transcript of property deeds relating to Cradley Baptist Church
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
3.00


History of Cradley, 1782 Survey, A Study of Cradley and the Enclosure Book
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
2.00


History of Cradley, Wills and Inventories, A Study of Life in Cradley in the 16th & 17th Centuries
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 1 1519-1558
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 2 1565-1596
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 3 1609-1644
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


History of Cradley, Tithe Maps & Schedules, A study and transcription of Cradley Tithe Map & Apportionment 1843
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
4.00


A Mirror to the Flock, A Transcription of the Notebooks of Rev. James Hesselgrave Thompson, Notebook One - 1857
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
6.00


A Mirror to the Flock, A Transcription of the Notebooks of Rev. James Hesselgrave Thompson, Notebook Two - 1863
Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt
4.00


A Mirror to the Flock - both the above Notebooks purchased together

9.00


A Montage of Mundon, DVD of local Black Country Night Out comedian
Tommy Mundon
10.00
 

Brief History of Lye and Wollescote
Don Cochrane
10.00


Criminal Ancestors 1787-1868
Don Cochrane
5.00


From Lye 'to Parts beyond the Seas'
Don Cochrane
5.00


The History of The Hill Family of Oldnall, Dennis, Lye and others
Don Cochrane
8.50


Brickyards of the Black Country: A forgotten industry
John Cooksey
9.99


Cradley Then & Now
A Book by Cradley Folk, about Cradley Folk, for Cradley Folk
4.95


Graingers Lane Memories (Cradley Heath)
Samuel Woodhouse
3.00


High Town Ragged School, A Historical Sketch
Isaac Meachem Jn. Transcribed from an original copy by Barry Willetts 
3.00


History of Park Lane Chapel, Netherend and Diary of the War Years 1939-45 at Netherend Chapel
Rev. A.J. Heale. Transcribed from original documents by Jill Guest
6.00


Cradley Castings Limited, Through the Years
Bev Pegg
3.50


The Foundry Air (CD)
Bev Pegg
10.00


Cradley, A History
Cliff Willetts
3.50


When I Was a Boy (Books I, II and III combined) - Cliff's memories of Cradley and Two Gates around 1900
Cliff Willetts
2.00


2 Years before Demob
Barry Willetts
2.00


Tipton This 'n' Tipton ThatTipton is not exactly Cradley but it is in the Black Country and its poet David Bartley is a good friend of Cradley. He has even dedicated poems to us. We are pleased to distribute David's first published collection.
David Bartley
4.75

Title	Author(s)	Price
A Cradley Album OUT OF STOCK	Peter Barnsley	3.25
Cradley Looking Back	Peter Barnsley	4.95
Fragments from the History of Cradley, 22 Essays	Norman Bird	5.00
History of Cradley Chapels Part 1 1700-1800	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	2.00
History of Cradley Chapels Part 2 1800-1900	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley Chapels Part 3 1900-2000	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley, Cradley Baptist Trust Deeds 1778-1863, A study and transcript of property deeds relating to Cradley Baptist Church	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	3.00
History of Cradley, 1782 Survey, A Study of Cradley and the Enclosure Book	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	2.00
History of Cradley, Wills and Inventories, A Study of Life in Cradley in the 16th & 17th Centuries	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 1 1519-1558	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 2 1565-1596	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 3 1609-1644	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
History of Cradley, Tithe Maps & Schedules, A study and transcription of Cradley Tithe Map & Apportionment 1843	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	4.00
A Mirror to the Flock, A Transcription of the Notebooks of Rev. James Hesselgrave Thompson, Notebook One - 1857	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	6.00
A Mirror to the Flock, A Transcription of the Notebooks of Rev. James Hesselgrave Thompson, Notebook Two - 1863	Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt	4.00
A Mirror to the Flock - both the above Notebooks purchased together		9.00
A Montage of Mundon, DVD of local Black Country Night Out comedian	Tommy Mundon	10.00
Brief History of Lye and Wollescote	Don Cochrane	10.00
Criminal Ancestors 1787-1868	Don Cochrane	5.00
From Lye 'to Parts beyond the Seas'	Don Cochrane	5.00
The History of The Hill Family of Oldnall, Dennis, Lye and others	Don Cochrane	8.50
Brickyards of the Black Country: A forgotten industry	John Cooksey	9.99
Cradley Then & Now	A Book by Cradley Folk, about Cradley Folk, for Cradley Folk	4.95
Graingers Lane Memories (Cradley Heath)	Samuel Woodhouse	3.00
High Town Ragged School, A Historical Sketch	Isaac Meachem Jn. Transcribed from an original copy by Barry Willetts	3.00
History of Park Lane Chapel, Netherend and Diary of the War Years 1939-45 at Netherend Chapel	Rev. A.J. Heale. Transcribed from original documents by Jill Guest	6.00
Cradley Castings Limited, Through the Years	Bev Pegg	3.50
The Foundry Air (CD)	Bev Pegg	10.00
Cradley, A History	Cliff Willetts	3.50
When I Was a Boy (Books I, II and III combined) - Cliff's memories of Cradley and Two Gates around 1900	Cliff Willetts	2.00
2 Years before Demob	Barry Willetts	2.00
Tipton This 'n' Tipton That Tipton is not exactly Cradley but it is in the Black Country and its poet David Bartley is a good friend of Cradley. He has even dedicated poems to us. We are pleased to distribute David's first published collection.	David Bartley	4.75

POETRY BOOKS




Title
Author
Price


Journey into Light
Anne Priest
2.00


Black Country
Anne Brotherton
2.00

Title	Author	Price
Journey into Light	Anne Priest	2.00
Black Country	Anne Brotherton	2.00