This topic will house a number of books for suggested reading about the areas in the Black Country Please post your recommended book under this post and it will be added
HALESOWEN Halesowen in Old Photographs by David L Eades The Halesowen Story by Hans and Lena Schwarz A History of Halesowen by Julian Hunt Halas Halas Halesowen written circa 1935 by F.K. Somers History of Halesowen written circa 1850 by William Shaw
ROWLEY REGIS A History of Rowley Regis by Edward Chitham Rowley Revisited by Anthony Page
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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
BCB wrote:hello all,ive been told there is a booklet by someone called irene davies, it has a picture of springfield post office on the cover and may be called memories of the blackcountry or maybe rowley regis. does anyone know of it,if it is available,or where it can be viewed.regards bcb.
At the end of the book there's a list of around 500 surnames, street names, business, pubs etc - I can post these as an attachment or send via PM if any wants to see them.
To read the book you'd need an ePUB reader - if you don't have a suitable device you can get an ePUB reader free for the PC (for example FBReader). The book will be available on Apple's iBookstore, Barnes & Nobles Nook platform and Amazon (for Kindle) shortly and printed copies will also be available.
Since my last post in this thread (a mere 5 years ago!), I've written a number of other books that might be of interest to forum members. Details can be found on this page:
