Publications
To order any of the publications below, please contact:
Mr Alan Pilkington
19 Honeytree Close
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 8NY
The Seventeenth Century Foleys: Iron, Wealth and Vision 1580 - 1716 by
£12.95Postage & packaging: £2.75
This book is about the Foley dynasty and the fortune that originated with its patriarch Richard Foley, born in Dudley in 1580. Richard followed in his father’s footsteps and entered the iron trade as a nailer, but over the years made the transition to ironmaster and acquired a number of forges and furnaces in and around Dudley and Stourbridge. He was a respected member of the community in Dudley being elected Mayor at the age of 36 and building an almshouse for the poor. He married twice, fathered 13 children over 27 years and moved from Dudley to Stourbridge in 1630. By the time of his death in 1657 the family ironworks accounted for more than half the West Midlands production and around a third of the total for England and Wales.
Streetnames of Stourbridge and its vicinity (Vol 1) CD-ROM by
£5.00Postage & packaging: £1.65
The printed edition is long out of print, but is the most requested book in Stourbridge library. Comes with viewing software (Adobe Acrobat). All 390 pages included on one CD. Streets are indexed for easy searching.
Blackcountryman CD-Rom (volumes 1-10) by
£6.00Postage & packaging: £2.00
Now available, covering the first 40 issues from 1968 to 1977. These magazines are long out of print and very hard to find. Over 2600 pages of information in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format. The Acrobat reader is also included on the CD, as is a full index of the contents (including names of those mentioned - essential for those researching family history.
To order at a special online price please email the webmaster (link at foot of this page). Also, a special on-line offer of both this and the Streetnames of Stourbridge (Vol 1) CD for £10.00 including UK postage.
Artists in Cameo Glass by
£1.50Postage & packaging: £0.50
Last few at special price. This book incorporates Thomas Woodall's Memoirs, read about the Portland Vase.
Bostin' Fittle (recipes and hints) by
£1.95Postage & packaging: £0.65
First published in 1978, this book has been re-printed 8 times. Learn how to freeze pigs, make grorty pudding and homemade wines Black Country style.
B. C. Humour compiled by
£1.95Postage & packaging: £0.65
A collection of jokes, sayings, cartoons, verse and a section from a 1930s volume by John Freeman. Now in its 8th re-print since first published in 1980.
More Black Country Humour, Tales & Verse compiled by
£2.70Postage & packaging: £0.90
A second and larger collection, first published in 1994, now in its 3rd impression.
B. C. Stories edited by the late
£2.95Postage & packaging: £0.95
This book is worth purchasing for the Shirley Bonas cartoon on the cover. Over 46000 copies of this collection have been sold, and it is now in its 10 re-print.
Mushroom Green by
£1.00Postage & packaging: £0.33
A glossy re-printed in 2001 concerns the restoration and history of the Mushroom Green chainshop. Possibly dating back to the late 18th century the chainshop was on land once owned by the Earl of Dudley.
Old Testament in Dialect - Part One by
£2.50Postage & packaging: £0.80
This volume covers the books of Genesis through to Deuteronomy.
Old Testament in Dialect - Part Two by
£2.70Postage & packaging: £0.90
The second volume comprises the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Job, Jonah, the first and second books of Samuel.
The Four Gospels (Dialect) by
£1.95Postage & packaging: £0.65
Covers all 4 Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
"Aspects of Life" - An Illustrated Anthology by , compiled by Dr David J Cox
£3.50from Books Unlimited,
Lower High Street,
Stourbridge
Postage & packaging: £0.80
This short collection of verse contains 16 poems, with themes ranging from humorous observations on aspects of everyday life to serious and thought-provoking writing on suffering and the human condition. May Cox (1929-2009) was a Black Country-born writer, and a contributor to numerous publications including ‘The Blackcountryman, the quarterly magazine of the Black Country Society. Her son, Dr David J. Cox (former Editor of The Blackcountryman) edited and produced the anthology as a lasting tribute to his late mother. The anthology was originally designed to be handed out to friends and family at her funeral service, but as so many people who read the anthology commented on how much they enjoyed it, he decided to have it professionally printed and published under the auspices of the Black Country Society, and to donate all profits to the National Association for Colitis & Crohn’s Disease (www.nacc.org.uk).
Tea Towels in Dialect - Man Tay Cloth
£3.45Postage & packaging: £1.15
Tea Towels in Dialect - Woman Tay
£3.45Postage & packaging: £1.15
Tea Towel - alphabet - back in stock and selling well
£3.45Postage & packaging: £1.15
The Lost Canals of The Black Country by
£2.50Postage & packaging: £0.80
This book records the loss of the canal system in the light of excursions made by the author during the 1980s and early 1990s. This had been a period of significant change and there were irrevocable alterations within the Black Country landscape due to the acceleration of the demise of canal cross links and branches.
Index to the 25 vols of The Blackcountryman
£0.50Postage & packaging: £0.33
Street Names of Stourbridge & Its Vicinity Vol 2 by
£1.50Postage & packaging: £0.50
Now reduced in price, this books title "Volume 2" belies its usefullness. Volume 1 is not needed to make use of this volume.
William Fowler's Kingswinford, The Man, The Map & The People & Places of Kingswinford by
£2.70Postage & packaging: £0.90
The Man, The Map & The People & Places of Kingswinford.
Essays & Reviews by
£1.50Postage & packaging: £0.50
New sale price.
Blackberrying and 53 other poems by
£2.95Postage & packaging: £0.95
Contributors include Jim William Jones and Kate Fletcher (author of the two dialect
Old Testament books).
Complete list of authors - Jim Wm Jones, Kate Fletcher, Peter Hill,
Phil Jones, Albert Williams, Geoff Stevens, George S Wilkinson, Sandra Booth, Brian W Drew, Peter Wooldridge,
Geoffrey Bubb, Edna Halford, Mary Cormell, Beryl Wills, Olive Hyett and Christopher Cartwright.
The Black Country as seen through Antique Maps
£5.95Postage & packaging: £2.00
Reprinted **.
The following books are not published by the Black Country Society and are not available from the address at the top of the page. Contact and payment details will be found with the image and details of the book.
Black Country Power by
£7.99Postage & packaging: £?.??
Private publication, for purchase details please contact the web master Mick Pearson:
and I will pass on your
details to the author.
This book is a private publication and charts the story of Ocker Hill power station, its men and machinery
from 1902 to 1977. Published in 1999 by Malcolm it is a comprehensive history of this important Tipton
landmark. Nothing now remains of the power station.
A Black Country Boy by
£10.00Postage & packaging included
Private publication, for purchase details please see below - note the Black Country
Society cannot supply this title.
The cost of the book is £10 including postage and cheques should be made out to John Parker and
sent to 7, Moreton Close, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks CV37 7HB. Phone 01789 298720.
A story of growing up in the heart of the Black Country in the 1920s during the Industrial Revolution, with
photographs.
Go Quiet into the Fragrant Night by , compiled by Laurence Hipkiss
£7.95Postage & packaging £2.00
Overseas enquiries please contact Laurence Hipkiss - see details below.
The Black Country Society does not stock this book. Please contact Laurence via:
RoosterSpake
97 Wendover Road
Rowley Regis
B65 8LQ
www.blackcountrypodcasting.com
lozz@blackcountrypodcasting.com
Tel: 01384 231013
A very personal book of poetry, written by Bill Hipkiss for his dearly beloved wife Ivy. The first section
of poetry contains poems written for Ivy while she was still alive. The second section are a series of poems
written for Ivy after she died, for the period from 1991 to 2006, when Bill sadly died. The book has been
compiled by Bill and Ivy's son Laurence.