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The gallery comprises 24 sketches by one of Cradley's own artists, Jim Round, plus 1 photo, of Jim himself. He has drawn some especially for the Cradley Heritage Project. The gallery is a selection of Jim's work on Cradley places; nearby places and subjects; and some representing his work on other interests and aspects of his life.
Gallery 1 - Old Cradley Places.
This gallery has 35 sketches of Cradley places and buildings, many of which are the subject of pages on this web site and/or in one or other of Peter Barnsley's illustrated books of Cradley.
Sun Inn, Overend 1920s
Anvil Yard memorial gardens and top of old High Street from St. Peter's Church tower
Talbot Hotel 1970
Spirit of Cradley
Gingerbread Row, Two Gates
Foredraft Street
Park House c.1689
The Elms, Colley Lane
Little Hill
The Old Crown
Dungeon Head
Ben Hodgetts' butchers shop
Village Pump, Two Gates
Park Road 1928
Round of Beef, Windmill Hill
Old Blue Ball
Spirit Hole
Windmill Hill 1940
Good Shepherd Mission
Two Gates Ragged School
Reliable Rockson Motorcycle
Beecher Road 1900s
Mrs Edmunds' General Store
Trinity Methodist
Chainmaker
Little Hill
Beech Tree pit
Fish Inn
Rock's Lorry
Harry Tate's butchers shop, Colley Gate
Old Two Gates Inn 1950
Park Road incline
Robin Hood Inn
Harpers & Moores 1950s
Henley Foundry, Banners Lane
Gallery 2 - Around the Black Country, and thereabouts
This gallery of 54 sketches covers many places, trades, occupations and aspects of everyday life in the Black Country and beyond. This is life as we used to know it, much of which has now disappeared. Jim helps us to remember and understand.
Men of Iron
Hard Graft
Chainmakers
Breakfast on a Shovel
Willetts & Sons, Cradley Heath
Double Shaft Sledge
Anchor Men of Old Hill 1900s
William Griffin Test House
Big Ommer
Chain with Stud
Hammer with Pain
Dolly and Stud
New British Iron Works, 1900
The Test, Corngreaves, 1930s
Netherton Goods Transhipment
Coal Face
Down the Quarry
Tommy
Oss and Cart Days
Victorian Coach
Sammy Johnson's 1904 Star
Traction or Stationary Engine
Steam Wagon
Delivery Van, early 1900s
Canal Toll House, Tividale
Canal Lock and Warehouse, Broad Street, Wolverhampton
Joe Round's Pigeon Pen
Black Country Park
Wren's Nest, Dudley, 1900
Sedgley Beacon
Iron Schools, Netherton
Workers Institute, Lomey Town (now at Black Country Living Museum)
Moor Lane, Brockmoor
Halesowen Fingerpost
Halesowen Church
Halesowen Church 1940s
Black Country Alley
The Hundred House, Lye 1900
Corbett Hospital Hill House 1906
Russell's Hall 1840s
Rose and Crown, Old Hill, 1930s
Haden Hall 1900
Netherton Hall
Old Hagley Hall 1758
Dudley Castle Turrets
Kinver High Street 1890s
Town Clock, Stourbridge 1900
Kiln
Prison Hulk in river
Hagley Cattle Market
Old Fireplace
Brewhouse wash day
Wash Day
Well
Gallery 3 - Far and Wide
The third gallery reveals more about Jim and his life interests. The sketches and photos tell us about his love of nature, his time spent in Scouting, his interest in old buildings ancient and not so modern, his fascination with the railways mainly of the steam age, and last but not least, his service in the Royal Navy and some of the machines of war.
Birds
Wood
Flowers
Scout Camp
Early printing press
Old Coaching House, Stratford-on-Avon
Weobley
Hoobrook Toll House
Worcester Cross Turnpike 1700s
Court House
Early human shelters
Round House, section and aerial view
Round House
Round House
Post Mill
Smock Mill
Tower Mill
At full steam
View from the footplate
Arley Station 1988, Severn Valley Railway
Blowers Green Station 1959
Railcar at Cound Halt, Severn Valley Railway
Dudley Station 1964
Halesowen Station 1959
Round Oak Station 1950s
Stourbridge Town Station 1957
Jim Round
Jim Round
Jim Round
Jim Round
Jim Round
MGB Q124 on patrol
MGB S502 "Spitfire of the Sea"
HMS Renown
HMS Renown
HMS Renown badge
HMS Implacable
HMS Implacable
HMS Implacable
HMS Implacable badge
Escort
HMS Neptune
Anti-aircraft gun on Turner's Hill 1939-45
V1 Doodle Bug
V2 Rocket
