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| 84f |
A site dedicated to Stourbridge and
the railway and industrial history of the south-west Black
Country. The web address comes from the fact that Stourbridge
Junction locomotives displayed the code 84f |
| ABE
Books |
A free commercial online booksearch
facility for out of print and second-hand books. |
| Agenoria
and the Stourbridge Lion |
A page on the Dudley Mall site, dedicated
to the two most famous locomotives to originate from Stourbridge |
| Aldridge |
Site contains details of many businesses
and services and some information on the "village in
the Borough of Walsall". Hopefully, there will be more
articles on the village as the site develops. |
| Alton
Douglas homepage |
Well-known Birmingham author
Alton now has his own web site. Visit and see details of some
of the many books he has published about Birmingham and regional
history, including a good selection of Black Country books. |
| Amblecote
History Society |
The Amblecote History Society underwent
a rejuvenation at the beginning of 2009. A committee was formed
to take over the running of the Society, and a new web site
has been created. |
| Austin
Memories |
A relatively new site, dedicated
to the Austion Motor Company and encompassing all things such
as Leyland, Longbridge, MG, Wolseley. Contains a blog so you
can leave your memories about the company. Well worth a visit. |
| BBC |
Main site of the British Broadcasting
Corporation - a comprehensive site with thousands of pages
and much of interest. |
| BBC
Black Country Site |
What do the BBC
think of the Black Country, some duplication with the Birmingham
site. |
| BBCi
Legacies page (Black Country) |
The Legacies website allows
the user an opportunity to contribute their own opinions with
comment boxes at the bottom of each article in addition to
the message boards where you can have more in-depth discussions
about the topics you want to talk about. Users can also have
their own stories published in the Your articles section. |
| Billyspakemon |
Brian Dakin is
one of the foremost exponents of the Black Country dialect.
He is studying for his Phd at Wolverhampton University and
is a driving force behind "Roosterkatespake" a co-operative
dedicated to promoting creativity in the Black Country. Visit
the site for information on gigs and Brian and his works. |
| Birmingham
and Black Country Nostalgia |
A site designed by Simon
Donnelly, features art, photographs and poetry from Black
Country artist Peter Donnelly. The site has a commercial element
to it as Simon is selling prints of many of Peter's works,
not a bad thing as the images are visually stunning. |
| Birmingham
City Council |
Official site
for Birmingham City Council. |
| Birmingham
Forum |
Birmingham Forum is a
forum for discussing all aspects of Birmingham life, local
issues, history, nightlife, events, activities, etc. |
| Birmingham
Research Links |
Birmingham Library recommended websites
for those interested in local and family research (will open
in new window). |
| Black
Country Anglo-Saxon Society |
A new, local site that celebrates
being English. Not in a political sense, though the subject
matter could be interpreted as such. This site is included
because of links to other historical sites that may be of
use to researchers. |
| Black
Country Chamber and Business Link |
Black Country Chamber is a
membership organisation, offering a range of business support
services and networking opportunities designed to meet the
needs of owners and managers.
Any organisation that seeks to promote the Black Country and
maintain it's position deserves support. The site is well
laid out and is worthy of a visit for information on the region. |
| Black
Country Geological Society |
THE BLACK
COUNTRY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY's predecessors go back to 1842
and the first was called The Dudley and Midland Gelogical
Society. It ended and was followed in 1880's by the Dudley
and Midlands Geological and Scientific Society and Field
Club. This lasted until 1912.
In 1956 the world's first geological reserve was created
at the Wrens Nest, Dudley.
In 1975 the present B.C.G.S.came into existence, and is
still thriving. As the wealth of the Black Country was based
upon the geology of the underlying ground in the form of
the minerals found in abundance, we feel that our society
is very important in the development of this region, and
the more people know about this the better. |
| Black
Country Gob |
Black Country Gob is
a community portal officially launched on 1 January 2008.
The aim of BCG is to bring together residents and community
groups from all over the region in a place where they can
chat and share their stories of the region , its history,
its present day and its future. As well as this BCG would
like to be a place where local people or those with an interest
in the region can join in fun and games, research their family
history, keep up to date on latest news etc. |
| Black
Country Living Museum |
Official site
of the Black Country Living Museum - contains much of interest
for the Black Country historian. |
| Black
Country Podcasting |
The newest form
of Internet radio - download Laurence Hipkiss' weekly programme
and listen off-line. |
| Black
Country Pubs |
A new site, mainly
pictures of pubs at present, but a promise of historical facts. |
| Black
Country Tourism |
Site created by
Black Country Tourism. |
| Black
Country TV |
A New Digital
Broadband Television Service Launching soon. We Aim to Bring
coverage of Local Sporting Events, Local Events and General
Community News for Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall
& Surrounding Areas. But we Need Your Support . |
| Boats
and Canals of the World |
Not specifically
a Black Country related site, but worth a visit if you are
interested in canals |
| "Bornal"
Website |
A humourous site
- no prizes for guessing where Bornal is mind |
| The
Bridge 102.5 FM |
The Bridge is a community
radio station, operating from Stourbridge and covering much
of the area around Stourbridge. Well worth a listen, Graham
Fisher (formerly Chair of the Staffs and Worcs Canal Society)
has a Thursday and Friday slot. Features include interviews
with local people. |
| British
Relay Wireless |
From the 1930s to the
early 70's there was what seems an almost forgotten method
of broadcasting that of relay wireless (seems a strange name
for something that was anything but wire-less, but that's
what it was called). In Brierley Hill this was provided by
"British Relay Wireless" (later to become "British
Relay" when they also relayed TV.) All council houses
and schools were wired up with a 4 station audio system and
subscribers had a station selector and a speaker. Another
site created by Mick Mearman, will be of interest to you.
|
| Canal
Boatmen |
This site, developed
by Gerald Caswell, contains details of a number of canal families,
including many from in and around the Black Country There
is also an invitation for people to submit their own canal
families. |
| Canal
Junction |
Site dedicated
to the canal museum and Black Country Museum. An excellent
site for anyone interested in canal history in the area (and
nationwide). |
| Census
Helper |
A site from Gavin Rymill
who is putting together as many hints and tips as possible
for people who are staring out trying to understand the censuses
and how to use them for family tree research. |
| Cradley
Links |
The Cradley Links site
is back, having been off-line for some time, now under new
management and a new look. We wish them well |
| Crutchley
History |
History of the
Bloxwich/Walsall based family. An interesting genealogy site,
even more so if you have Crutchleys in your family tree. |
| Culture
Blog - West Midlands |
Pete Millington edits
an online culture and heritage blog called "Spaghetti
Gazetti" all about life in that weird and wonderful place
we call the West Midlands. Please take a look if you have
two minutes to spare. Send him your news and creative writing,
etc. Whilst this is not Black Country specific there is plenty
of Black Country information. |
| Davenport
Brewery |
A website built
around a commemorative book, published in 1935 to celebrate
50 years of Davenports. Remember the advert - "Beer at
home means Davenports". OK, they were a Birmingham Brewery,
but deliveries went on across the Black Country. |
| Dudley
Genealogy |
A site dedicated
to the ""Dudley"" name. The author is
based in San Antonio, Texas. |
| Dudley
Metropolitan Borough Council |
Official site
of Dudley MBC - omprehensive site dealing with all aspects
of Dudley, including Dudley Archives and Local History Service. |
| English
Heritage |
Contains details
of all English Heritage properties open to the public and
information regarding the work of English Heritage. |
| Express
& Star |
The Black Country's newspaper,
most of the content is relevant to the Black Country. |
| Francis
Asbury |
Welcome to the
only website dedicated to the life and ministry of Bishop
Francis Asbury (1745-1816), the Methodist preacher from the
Black Country of England who evangelised the frontier and
transformed the United States of America. |
| Free
Census Project |
A site of interest
to historians and genealogists alike. The site is starting
to include Staffordshire entries, of interest to Black Country
researchers. |
| Friends
of Dudley Castle |
Everything you need to
know about the castle, history, archaeology, the people, the
ghosts. Also details on joining the friends and many excellent
photographs. |
| Friends
of Priory Park |
Mission Statement
of the site: "To return the Park and Green to the community
for their leisure and pleasure" |
George
Barnsby Working Class Library and Communist Bookshop
|
George is one of the
founder members of the Black Country Society and has created
a library of working class and Communist literature. He also
includes a blog on his site, which is now over 700 issues
long. |
| Gornal
based website "Yampy" |
A very local site
focussing on all things to do with Gornal. Businesses, information
news and views. If you live in Gornal, or want to know about
it there is a good chance it will be here. |
| Harris
& Pearson Office |
The Harris and Pearson
building is a well known local landmark and a grade II listed
building.The remarkable front elevation is constructed of
refractory and polychromatic brickwork and terracotta detailing
all made at the works from local clay. |
| Heart
of England - The Black Country |
Heart of England
Black Country pages. |
| Henry
Cort |
This 18th century
engineer was featured in a couple of articles in The Blackcountryman
a while ago. A website has now been created about the importance
and profound effect Cort had on the Black Country. The site
has been created by Eric Alexander who wrote the articles
featured in the magazine. |
| Henry
Tudor |
Not sure how useful
this site may be as a Black Country resource, but given the
general history of the region there will be some links. Very
useful as a general resource, aimed partly at schools, it
is colourful and easy reading. |
| History
of Oldbury |
Oldbury, Langley and
Warley History Societies, this is an expanding new site, worthy
of a visit. It can be found by clicking on the link. |
| History
of Wollaston Group |
A well-researched
and interesting local history group website concerned with
all aspects of Wollaston's history. |
| History
Today |
A General history
magazine for both the academic and non-specialist historian. |
| iBostin |
A "blog" site,
with plenty to look at, tee shirts also for sale, and photos.
One to go back to for the blog. |
| Images
of England |
From
the National Monuments Record, the public archive of English
Heritage. Over 280000 images online |
| Images
- Engliah Heritage |
This is English
Heritage's own 45000 catalogue of images available on-line.
Not Black Country-specific |
| Industrial
Archaeology Group |
The information
contained in this site will be of great use to anyone who
is interested or carrying out research in to the social and
industrial history of the Black Country area. |
| Internet
Library of Early Journals |
A specialist site
which is very useful for browsing eighteenth and nineteenth
century magazines and journals. |
| ITV
Midlands Lichfield transmitter site |
This site is all about
ITV's Midlands (405 lines) Transmitter at Lichfield and contains
photos inside the station and of the first and later masts
with film of the laying of the ballbearing under the new mast
(1961) also an 'open day' and the closing down (405 switch
off 1984) it's called 'Bob Cotton's Lichfield Memories'. Another
site from Mick Mearman. |
| Jerome
K Jerome Society |
Jerome K Jerome is one
of Walsall's most famous sons. This website caters for anything
to do with the author and is well worth a visit. |
| Kates
Hill Press |
Local
publisher specialising in Black Country material. Well worth
a visit to see what is for sale and what is coming up. |
| Keoz.com
- a "vertical links" portal |
Useful as a site
to find sites linked by a common theme, e.g. history. |
| Local
History |
Includes a paper on the
merits and limitations of usinf the internet as a source of
information for researching local history. Not a Black Country
Society, but of interest to local historians in general |
| Local
History online |
This site is owned and
managed by The Local History Press Ltd. Their aim is to meet
the needs of anyone with an interest in local history across
the country. It includes a useful West Midlands section. Use
it for news, resources, information, courses and nearly 1,000
local history links. Also a calendar of events and local history
books for sale online |
| Longlands
School Site. |
Useful photgraph
archive (currently back to 1912). Also of great interest to
former pupils as they are developing a contact list for ex-pupils.
Administered by Paul Gardner and Kevin James. |
| Maritime
Records |
British Maritime History
-Realistic genealogical guides to surviving records and more...Mercantile
& Naval. You may find this useful, but not a Black Country
specific site |
| Midlands
Pubs |
A good source
of information about pubs across the region, some general
info as well. Thanks to Edgar Bloor for spotting it. |
| National
Trust |
Contains details
of all National Trust properties and land open to the public,
along with information about the National Trust. |
| Ned
Williams |
Respected and prolific
Black Country author, regular contributor to The Blackcountryman. |
| Priestley
Centenary 1904 |
A reproduction of a book published
in 1904 including advertisements - the book was by Dr Priestley
and covers many churches in the midlands (including the Black
Country). This site has been off-line for some time, but now
has a new address. The site was created by Mick Mearman. |
| Public
Record Office |
A magnificent
site - a real national treasure! Contains comprehensive details
of the vast holdings of the PRO, including a very well-designed
catalogue. |
| Remembering
You Gravecare |
Remembering You
is a company that specialises is tending for graves in Birmingham
and the Black Country. They will also research a grave plot
for an additional fee. |
| Rowley
Regis Site |
A new site concentrating
on the Rowley Regis area. Glad to link to this site, it looks
very slick. |
| Sandwell
MBC |
Contains comprehensive
information about Sandwell MBC. |
| Sedgley
Manor site |
Growing historical
and genealogy site, created by Ian Beach. Contains many useful
subjects, biographies, medical terms, dialect, photographs
etc. |
| Smethwick
Heritage Centre |
The centre situated
in the ex-park keeper's lodge in Victoria Park, High Street,
Smethwick is well worth a visit. |
| Smethwick
Local History Society |
The society has
been in existence for over 20 years and have a flourishing
membership of around 150 and have always maintained an interesting
programme. |
| Spartacus |
This site is specifically
designed for use by schools' history departments, and is geared
to the National Curriculum. |
| Spectrum
Poets |
Spectrum Poets is a friendly,
informal totally non-critical local poetry group, based in
Halesowen, West Midlands.Our aim is to encourage, support
and enjoy poetry and get together with like minded people.
We meet the third Monday
of each month 7.30-9.30pm at Zion Pentecostal Church, Halesowen.
£2.00 per session to include refreshments.
For further information
please contact Eileen Gee on 0121 550 7650 New members are
always welcome. |
| Staffordshire
& Worcestershire Canal Society |
This
website is just about to have it's 4th year since it's conception
back in 2001. The society was formed in 1959 by individuals
who were concerned about the future of the canal, convinced
that it needed a body to protect and promote its use. At the
time the canal was under threat of closure, and ensuring its
future became the first task of the newly formed society.
Apart from the notable undertakings,
the society is constantly involved with developments along
the canal and is regularly involved on planning proposals
and projects by other bodies.
The society also holds monthly
meetings attended by guest speakers, runs many events throughout
the year an produces a monthly magazine called "Broadsheet"
|
| Staffordshire
History |
This site contains
much of interest to the Staffordshire historian. |
| Staffordshire
Web |
Staffordshire
County Council website. Contains information on all aspects
of Staffordshire life. |
| St
John's Church Preservation Group |
This is the website
of the group looking to save the historic St John's Church
in Kates Hill - damaged in the "Dudley earthquake" |
| The
Black Country Website |
Some useful information,
weighted towards Dudley. |
| This
is the Black Country |
A commercial site
run by the Newsquest group. |
| Tools
and Trades History Society |
The Tools and
Trades History Society (TATHS) was founded in 1983 to further
the knowledge and understanding of hand tools and the trades
and people that used them. The
tools and equipment of historic trades are now often the only
surviving evidence of what were once common everyday activities.
The Society seeks to preserve these artifacts and to investigate,
record and interpret the past and present performance of trades.
|
| Top
Church Dudley |
New site dedicated
to the church of St. Thomas and St. Luke - locally known as
the Top Church. Plenty of history and information. |
| Walsall
Art Gallery |
The official website
for the magnificent new Art Gallery at Walsall. |
| Walsall
MBC |
The official website
for Walsall MBC. |
| West
Midland Bird Club |
Serving birdwatchers
and ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire,
Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the Metropolitan West Midlands
since 1929. |
| West
Midland Ghost Club |
A simple site
produced by the club who have an interest in all things paranormal. |
| West
Midlands Historic Buildings Trust |
The Trust was set up
in 1985 to identify 'Buildings at Risk' in the West Midlands
and to encourage their refurbishment. It is currently attempting
to produce a scheme to restore Corngreaves Hall, Cradley Heath. |
| Wildlife
Trust - Black Country site |
The Wildlife Trust
aims to make B'ham and the Black Country a better place for
wildlife and people - visit their site. |
| Winchurch
Family |
Good example of a family
history site, Winchurch has origins in Dudley. This site has
lots of information on the family. |
| Wolverhampton
History and Heritage Society |
Visit the joint website
of the Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society and the
Wolverhampton Civic Society. The society is dedicated to promoting
the history and heritage of Wolverhampton and ensuring that
any new buildings and developments do not adversely affect
the character and image of our great city!
If you love Wolverhampton and are a proud Wulfrunian
why not join the society and help in there aims of promoting
Wolverhampton's history and environment.
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| Wolverhampton
Historic Landscape Characterisation |
This web page is the
result of the ongoing Historic Landscape Characterisation
of the Black Country. In particular, the 12 character area
profiles that fall within Wolverhampton are now available
to download. A useful resource for those interested in the
Wolverhampton area. Part of Black Country Archaeology Service
Regeneration and Environment, Wolverhampton City Council. |
| Wolverhampton
Railway Gazette |
A site celebrating this
long-lost magazine. It only lasted 6 issues, but those issues
contained many useful and interesting articles. |
| Working
Life |
A new and dynamicphotographic
website celebrating the lives of British workers has gone
live. The images focus on the men and women who created the
country’s wealth, rather than upon the product of their
labour. There are a number of Black Country-related photographs
(including Bilston steelworks) and this site is a welcome
addition to the Internet. |
|
Link Graveyard |
Sites
featured on this page that are no longer available, kept in
case they are resurrected. |
| Archaeology
Resources |
archaeology related news,
books and web resources. A large site with lots of information
including an industrial section. |
| Geology
Resources |
Geology related
news, books and web resources. A US site, with plenty of geology
resources, including mining, which will be particularly important
to the Black Country researcher. |
| Mid-England
Books |
Run by John Boynton,
whose interest is railway books. Site is commercial and you
can buy rail orientated titles. |
| Public
Art on the Black Country route |
Site dedicated
to the public art to be found on the Black Country route by
David Scott. |
| The
Black Country Dialect |
A site dedicated
to our dialect. |
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