The website of the
Black Country Society
Promoting interest in the past, present and future of our Black Country
PDFs of out of print Society books
Studies in Industrial Archaeology
Studies in Industrial Archaeology 1. Saltwells Spa
Studies in Industrial Archaeology 3. Two Stourbridge Locomotives
Studies in Industrial Archaeology 4. Smethwick Gas Works
Studies in Industrial Archaeology 5. The Canon Foundry Coseley
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Black Country History
Sandwell Priory by D. Dilworth
Old St. Martin's Church (now St. John's) Tipton. A short History by J. S, Allen
West Bromwich before the Industrial Revolution by D. Dilworth
The Limestone Mines of Walsall by H. E. Green
The Highgate Brewery by K. J. LLoyd
Boulton, Watt and the Soho Undertaking by W. K. V. Gale
The Stourbridge Glass Industry in the 19C by H. Jack Haden
Artists in Cameo Glass by H. Jack Haden
Bilston Enamels of the 18th Century by Tom Cope
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Poems and stories
From under the smoke. A collection of the poems and Black Country ballads of J. William Jones
Factory and Fireside. A collection of poems by J. William Jones
The poems of Jim William Jones - a selection by Chris Baker
The Nailmakers. A play by Jon Raven and Malcolm Totten
Tales from Aynuk's Black Country, compiled by Jon Raven
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Bits and pieces
The future of local government in the Black Country
The coming of the Kingdom - Nativity readings in Black Country Dialect