Cradley has a long and rich history and is fortunate also in being well endowed with local historians who have recorded and interpreted it, in word, song, drawings and paintings, and more recently, in film.
All the books and other media listed below are available by post. Please e-mail Jill Guest for details of postal charges and for overseas postage if available. We can arrange for PayPal to be used for overseas purchasers.

NEW BOOKS (2018)
Title | Author | Price |
Some of Cradley's Finest, World War Two, The men named on the Cradley War Memorial - and some that aren't
This is Terry's encyclopedic follow-up to "Cradley's Finest - World War 1". The cover may be similar but the content is totally new, all 557 pages. [Published by Midland Film and Art, 2017] |
Terry Evans | 9.00 |
CRADLEY (AND NEARBY) BOOKS FOR SALE
Title | Author | Price |
Some of Cradley's Finest, World War One, The Men Named on the Cradley War Memorial - and some that aren't
[Published by Cradley Then & Now] |
Terry Evans | 6.00 |
Cradley Celebrates the Coronation 1953
What we did in 1953, including Morris Dancing and a ladies' and gents' knobbly knees competition! Margaret's latest book is packed with information: names, dates, places, documents and photographs. |
Researched and compiled by Margaret Bradley | 5.00 |
The Cradley Heath Women Chain-makers' Strike of 1910 | Margaret Bradley | 6.00 |
History of Cradley, Cradley Mills on the Stour, A study of the development of Cradley water mills from agricultural to industrial to extinction. | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 9.00 |
Victory in Europe, Cradley in 1945 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 5.00 |
History of Cradley Chapels Part 1 1700-1800 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 4.00 |
History of Cradley Chapels Part 2 1800-1900 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 7.00 |
History of Cradley Chapels Part 3 1900-2000 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 7.50 |
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 | 4.50 |
History of Cradley, Wills and Inventories, A Study of Life in Cradley in the 16th & 17th Centuries | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 11.00 |
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 1 1519-1558 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 8.00 |
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 2 1565-1596 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 8.00 |
History of Cradley, Court Rolls Part 3 1609-1644 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 14.00 |
History of Cradley, Tithe Maps & Schedules, A study and transcription of Cradley Tithe Map & Apportionment 1843 | Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt | 6.00 |
The History of Corngreaves Hall | Margaret Bradley | 5.00 |
Oldnall from prehistoric times to present | Margaret Bradley | 5.00 |
From Lye 'to Parts beyond the Seas' | Don Cochrane | 5.00 |
Cradley, A History (gold cover) | Cliff Willetts | 3.50 |
When I Was a Boy (Books I, II and III combined) - Cliff's memories of Cradley and Two Gates around 1900 | Cliff Willetts | 3.00 |
Two Gates Ragged School, Through the Years, 1867 to 2003 | Barry Willetts | 5.00 |