HOW AND WHERE TO PURCHASE CRADLEY BOOKS

Ever since James Scott and his Manuscript, Cradley has been extraordinarily well served by local historians who, with their writings, have left us an enduring legacy.
The tradition continues to this day. Here then is a brief list of some of Cradley's contemporary authors, with details of how to obtain their works.





Covers from just some of the many books about Cradley
 Covers from just some of the many books about Cradley 


AuthorTitlePrice
Peter BarnsleyA Cradley Album ***OUT OF STOCK*** (1994)£3.25
Peter BarnsleyCradley Looking Back£4.95
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley Churches Part One: 1700-1800£2.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley Churches Part Two: 1800-1900£6.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley Churches Part Three: 1900-2000£6.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley: A Survey of Cradley and the Enclosure Book£2.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntA Mirror to the Flock: The "Vicar's Notebooks" (1857) of Rev. James Hesselgrave "Tommy Two-sticks" Thompson £6.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntA Mirror to the Flock: The "Vicar's Notebooks" (1863) of Rev. James Hesselgrave "Tommy Two-sticks" Thompson

Please note:
  • if you order both the 1857 and 1863 "Vicar's notebooks"at the same time, the total cost is reduced from £10 to £9
  • postage and packaging for these books is £3
  • A Mirror to the Flock can be purchased from
£4.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley, Wills & Inventories; A study of life in Cradley in the 16th & 17th centuries£6.00
Margaret Bradley and Barry BluntThe History of Cradley, Court Rolls part one;a study and translation of Cradley court rolls from 1519-1558£6.00
John CookseyBrickyards of the Black Country: a forgotten industry£9.99
Jill GuestCradley Then and Now, A book by Cradley Folk, about Cradley Folk, For Cradley Folk.£4.95
Jill GuestCradley Timelinenow only 50p
(limited copies available)
Clifford WillettsCradley, a History£3.50
Clifford WillettsWhen I was a Boy, vols 1, 2 & 3 combined£2.00
(all proceeds to Two Gates Ragged School)
Anne BrothertonBlack Country (poetry)£2.00
Bev PeggThrough the Years - A 75 years Scrapbook of Manufacturing in Cradley 1921-1996£3.50
Anne PriestJourney into light£2.00


Sources

All the above books are available by post, plus the applicable postage, from Jill Guest (jillguest18@hotmail.com), or by visiting Cradley Library, Colley Lane, Cradley, Halesowen, B63 2TL (telephone: 01384 812885).

The Black Country Bugle shop at Bugle House, 41 High Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 5HL (telephone: 01384 567678) also currently stocks Peter Barnsley's A Cradley Album, John Cooksey's Brickyards of the Black Country, and Cradley Then and Now.

Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt's The History of Cradley, Wills & Inventories is also available from Margaret Bradley (telephone: 01384 567274.)


Please note:
The above information was correct at the time of creation of this web page but is subject to possible changes in the future.


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