The entry for Cradley in Kelly's 1880 directory has 149 individuals.
CRADLEY is a township, and extensive and populous district of the parish of Halesowen, having a station on the Birmingham and Stourbridge section of the Great Western railway, situated 2 1/2 miles east from Stourbridge, 4 south from Dudley, and 9 1/2 south-west from Birmingham, in the Eastern division of the county, hundred of Lower Halfshire, Stourbridge union and country court district, rural deanery of Dudley, and archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester. The town itself lies a little off the main road ; it forms part of a populous mercantile and manufacturing neighbourhood, in which the iron trade is carried on in all its branches. The church, orginally intended for a Lady Huntingdon chapel, is a brick building, which was restored in the year 1874, at a cost of £3,500 : has chancel, nave and aisles, and modern Gothic tower containing 8 bells. The register dates from the year 1798. In 1852 a grant of land was made by the sons of the late Rev. George Biggs (a former vicar of the parish of Halesowen) for the enlargement of the burial ground of this parish. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £300, in the gift of the rector of Halesowen, and held by the Rev. Joseph Hesselgrave Thompson, B.A., of Hertford College, Oxford. Here are places of worship for Unitarians, Baptists, Wesleyans, and New Connexion Methodists. The Unitarian school is supported partly by endowment and partly by annual collections. The extensive iron works of Messrs. Evers and Sons are in this district : the firm are engaged principally in the manufacture of superior qualities of iron : files, rasps, vices, anvils, hammers, nails, anchors, chain cables, and fire bricks are made ; and here are the extensive works of Messrs. Harper and Moores, manufacturers of fire-bricks, clay retorts, and crucibles ; this firm are also proprietors of Stourbridge clay. Messrs. King Brothers are also proprietors of the celebrated Stourbridge clay, and have likewise extensive works for the manufacture of bricks and other fire-clay goods. The works of the Cradley Colliery Company are situated in the centre of the parish. One mile from the northern extremity of Cradley, in a romantic vale, agreeably diversified with plantations of firs, is a spring of salt water, called the Lady Well, highly esteemed on account of its medicinal qualities : in the summer it is very much frequented. There are a few handsome residences here : the Elms is the seat of W. P. Strawson, esq., the view from the grounds and windows of which is extensive and picturesque. Lord Lyttleon is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are the New British Iron Company, Jeston Homfray, esq., and the Old Swinford Hospital. The soil in general is a rich clay, producing all kinds of grain, and forming excellent pasturage ; and the lands on the north and west of Netherend (a part of the township of Cradley) abound with coal and ironstone. The area is 732 acres ; rateable value, £11,287; the population in 1861 was 4,075, and in 1871, 4,700.
NETHEREND, Colley Gate, Overend, Two Gates, and Coleman Hill are near the town.
Parish Clerk, Isaac Bloomer.
POST OFFICE.- Mrs Elizabeth Christopher, receiver. Letters arrive from Brierley Hill at 7.15 a.m.& 2.15 p.m.; dispatched at 8.45 a.m. & 6.45 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Cradley Heath
INSURANCE AGENTS.- Imperial Fire, J.Bloomer, Eaton place ; & J. Bridgewater
PUBLIC OFFICERS :-
Excise Officer, Osborne Oliver, Clay Bank
Rate Collector, Ambrose Pearson, Two Lane ends, Colley gt
Registrar of Births & Deaths, Felix Smith, Halesowen
SCHOOLS :-
British, Mr James Homer, master; Mrs Mary Ann Owen, mistress
National, Thomas Davies, master; Miss Annie Grice, mistress
Unitarian, James McIlwrath, master ; Miss Alice Dolley, mistress ; Miss Eliza Hingley, infants' mistress
Railway Station, Richard Roach, station master
CARRIERS TO BIRMINGHAM.- Simeon Wooldridge, to Crown inn, Broad st. on tues. thurs & sat, ; Lloyd, to Crown inn, Broad st. on tues. thurs. & sat, returning at 5 p.m. ; to 'Spread Eagle', Spiceal st. tues. thurs. & sat. returning at 3.20 p.m
[For other names in the district, see STOURBRIDGE & ROWLEY REGIS.]
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Attwood Thos. Essington ho. Colman hl
Barnett Miss, Fair View lodge
Bloomer Isaac Parkes, Coleman hill
Bridge Samuel, Aston villas
Brougall James, Homer Hill house
Buncher Rev. James [curate]
Calderwood Robert, Colley gate
Cochrane Rev. Walter [Unitarian], Netherend
Dakin Geo. Fdk. Clent view
Forrest Joshua, Poplar cottage
Griffin William
Hingley Joseph, Linton house
Hingley Noah, Hatherton Lodge
Hingley Samuel, Fairview
Homer Joseph Benjamin, Chapel house
Homer Miss, Colley gate
Homer Thomas, Colley gate
Homfray Jeston, Colman hill
Kendrick Wm. West end, Colley gate
Lloyd Thomas Hemmings
Mountford John, Colley Gate house
Mountford Richard, Highfield house
Strawson William Pearson, The Elms
Thompson Rev. Joseph H. B.A. [vicar]
Thompson Wesley Hayes, Lyde green
Tibbetts Mrs. Colley gate
COMMERCIAL.
Adams Jabez, Bull's Head, Overend
Adams Wm. chair maker, Windmill hl
Attwood Eliza (Mrs.), hame maker & beer retailer
Attwood James, butcher, Two gates
Attwood William, butcher
Bateman Thomas, colliery manager, Netherend
Batham Daniel, beer retailer
Bayliss George, Bridge inn
Beasley Allen, Old Vine, Park road
Bennet Saml. beer retailer, Two gates
Bird Mary Ann (Mrs.), haberdasher &c
Bloomer Thomas & Sons, nail & chain manufacturers, Colley orchard
Bloomer Geo. Albert, draper, Colley gate
Bloomer Isaac Parkes, bldr. Windmill hl
Bloomer John, grocer, Windmill hill
Bloomer Joseph, grocer
Bloomer Mary (Mrs.), pawnbroker
Bloomer Mrs. chain maker
Blunt Felix, shopkeeper
Blunt Thomas, chain maker
Boxley Henry, grocer, Two gates
Boxley Peter, chain maker
Brettell Edward, grocer
Brettell James, grocer
Bridgwater John, grocer & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants
BROUGHALL JAMES, mining engineer, Homer Hill house
Brooks David, Black Swan
Clewes T.M. & Son,wool dealers, woollen manufacturers & merchants, Park side
Clift Henry, boot & shoe maker
Coley Christopher, shopkeeper
Cornock James, shopkeeper
Cox Joseph, Blue Ball
Cox Thos. beer retailer, Windmill hill
Cradley Colliery Co. (Joseph King & Co.), coal masters
Crompton Henry, nail maker
Darby Joseph, tailor, Windmill hill
Deeley Lousia (Mrs.), Rose &Crown
Evers Samuel & Sons, iron manufactrs. Cradley iron works
Fellows Thos. beer retailer, Netherend
Finch Simeon, Old Two Gates
Foley Martha (Mrs.), dress maker
Forrest Brothers & Co. manufacturers of horse nails & wrought nails, chain cables, anchor, crane & ship's rigging chains, spades, shovel & forks, anvils, vices & cart hames &c. & iron merchants
Forrest Richd. beer retailer, Windmill hl
Fox Thomas, maltster, Overend
Gadd Joseph, greengrocer
Gill Daniel, butcher
Gilbert Sarah (Miss), ladies' school, Colley gate
Griffin Wm. anchor ma. Victoria works
Harper David, shopkpr. Windmill hill
Harper Reuben, beer retailer, Colley gt
Hawkeswood Benjamin, Sun, Overend
Hawkeswood William Herbert,farmer, Overend
Hawkeswood James, butcher
Heeles Edward, grocer, Lyde green
Hickman Wm. general dir, Park side
Hill Albion, nail maker
Hill Christopher, shopkeeper
Hill John, boot & shoe maker
Hingley Benjamin, grocer
Hingley James, beer retailer
Hingley James, butcher & farmer
Hingley James, chain maker
Hipkiss Henry, iron manufr. Lodge forge
Hipkiss Moses, beer retailer
Hipkiss William Evan, Lodge Forge inn
Hodgetts Emily (Mrs.) polishing felt manufacturer, Park side
Homer Benjamin, Bell
Homer Hill Colliery Co. Limited (A. Ebenezer Wenham, sec.; James Broughall, man)
Homer Hy. greengrocer, Cradley forge
Homer Paul, general dealer
Hughes Harry, grocer
Hughes Isaiah, Holly Bush
Hughes Samuel, maltster
Jones & Lloyd, manufrs. of anchors, anvils, vices, bolts & nuts, backnbands, cables & rigging chains, crane chains, hammers, horse nails, improved connecting links, rivest, shackles, sail clews, shipping tackle, ship's lamps, spikes, tackle & clip hooks, thimbles, traces, wrought nails &c. &c. Cradley forge & Scotia works
Jones Isaac, painter, Windmill hill
Jones Samuel, beer retailer
Kendrick Daniel, boot & shoe dealer, Colley gate
King Bros. fire brick makrs, Netherend
King Joseph & Co, brick mas. Netherend
Laister Thomas, farmer, Colley gate
Lane James, iron founder
Leonard Ann (Mrs.) frmr. Cradley forge
Leonard Samuel, May Pole
Mason Charles, farmer
Mole Jane (Miss), beer retlr. Colley gate
Mole Wm. Hy. blacksmith, Colley gate
Oliver Wm, Talbot hotel, & maltster
Oliver William, jun. Park lane tavern, Netherend
Paddock Hannah (Mrs.), grocer
Padbury Henry, grocer, Colley gate
Parkes William, shopkeeper, Colley la
Partridge Geo. chain manufr. High park
Pateshill John, tanner, Park side
Peake Samuel, grocer
Pearson Ambrose, dairyman & rate collector, Netherend
Pearson Amos, linen draper
Perry James, grocer, Two gates
Priest James, nail maker
RAYBOULD RD. contractor, Colley gate
Roper Emanuel, White Lion inn, Colley gate
Sidaway William, shopkeeper
Southall John, chain maker
Southam Geo. chain maker, Windmill hill
South Staffordshire Waterworks Co. offices, 56 Union passage, Birmingham
Spencer Edward William,shopkeeper, Windmill hill
Stevens John, grocer, Netherend
Stevens Richard, farmer, Windmill hill
Tandy David, butcher, Colley gate
Tate James, shopkeeper
Tate Samuel, British Arms
Tate William, beer retailer
Taylor Geo. boot & shoe maker, Colley la
Taylor William, beer retailer
Thompson Wesley Hayes, surgeon
Tibbetts Elizabeth (Mrs.), Shovel inn, Park side
Tibbetts Rachael (Mrs), farmr, Homer hl
Turner Richard, chain maker
Walker David, chain maker
Walker Felix, chain maker
Walker William, chain maker
Willetts John, Crown
Willetts Zachariah, coal dealer, Colley gt
Worton Chas. nail maker, Windmill hl
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Kelly's Directory 1880 p.1055
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Kelly's Directory 1880 p.1056
