Article/Information | Date | Comments |
Sedgley, The Official Handbook | 18 Mar 2012 | Circa 1930s. Contains brief history of town as well as business adverts |
Sedgley in a Nutshell | 2 Sep 2011 | Downloadable formats added
(Kindly transcribed by Ray Battersby) |
Thomas BARRATT VC | 31 May 2011 | New picture of Thomas added |
Cannon Industries Page | 24 May 2011 | Addittions to 'Sport Section' and a 'Transport Section' added |
1844 Tithe Map of Sedgley | 24 Sep 2010 | Kindly supplied by David Harrison and Paul Wakelam |
Updated Trams page | 12 Mar 2009 | Article from the Times of London, dated 23 July 1881 |
Scandalous divorce story | 2 Aug 2008 | Vicar's wife caught with the Choir Master |
Sedgley Sundries | 15 Jul 2008 | a book by Edward Nayler c.1900 with many stories, anecdotes of the village and people |
The mystery church portrait | 13 Jul 2008 | Who is the mystery man? |
The Duce family of Ettingshall | 19 Jun 2008 | The story of a typical Black Country family by Julie McNeill |
Historical Notes on the Catholic Mission of Sedgley | 27 Apr 2008 | 1924 book by the Very Revd. Canon Hymers |
John Cornfield, Coseley's Poet | 25 Apr 2008 | Updated with a link to new photos |
Chartist Riot of 1842 | 12 Dec 2007 | New article |
Thomas BARRATT, VC | 21 Feb 2007 | Updated with more information. |
Sedgley Beacon Tower | 29 Nov 2006 | Updated with new external links |
Front Page | 12 Aug 2006 | New front page - purely cosmetic :) |
The Story of the Ancient Manor of Sedgley by E.A. Underill | 31 Jul 2006 | This is the standard history of Sedgley. I understand that the book was self published by Mr. Underhill, financed by preselling the book to local people with a promise to include them in the text. |
All Saints Vestry Minute Book | 25 Jul 2006 | The parish vestry minute book, dating back to 1896. The annual vestry appointed parish officers and originally dealt with the poor law rate. Very kindly transcribed by Christine Buckley |
John CORNFIELD - The Coseley Poet | 22 Jul 2006 | The Life and Times of John CORNFIELD by Allison GALE |
Abraham Darby and Dud Dudley | 17 Jul 2006 | Sedgley's Men of Iron; Dud Dudley and Abraham Darby – Keeping it in the Family! by Carl HIGGS |
Murder, Mayhem, Trials and Tribulations in Sedgley | 15 Jul 2006 | Further details - The accidental shooting of John GRAINGER (aged 13) by Rupert HICKMAN in 1865 at Gospel End. (Thanks again to Judy Mellowes for this story) |
Sedgley Beacon Tower | 16 Jun 2006 | New photos added courtesy of Faye LLOYD in NZ. |
Murder, Mayhem, Trials and Tribulations in Sedgley | 25 Apr 2006 | Another story added : The accidental shooting of John GRAINGER (aged 13) by Rupert HICKMAN in 1865 at Gospel End.
(Thanks to Judy Mellowes for this story) |
The Centenary Celebrations of the Cannon Iron Foundries in 1926 | 28 Mar 2006 | A scanned copy of the Centenary Booklet (very kindly supplied by Jill LOACH) that was given to each employee can be seen here |
Google Earth | 22 Jan 2006 | Various locations highlighted in the Sedgley Parish |
Photo Gallery | 5 Dec 2005 | Now YOU can upload your favourite Sedgley photos and your family photos for everyone to see (Registration required) |
Ancestral Photographs | 3 Nov 2005 | Updated page devoted to your Ancestral photographs Submissions welcome |
Famous Sedgleyites | 21 Oct 2005 | Some Sedgley born people who have made a name for themselves |
All Saints Parish Church story | 14 May 2005 | Some of the history of Sedgley's parish Church |
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