The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 / Also an Account of the Trials and Sufferings of Dud Dudley, with His Mettallum Martis: Etc.
Transcriber’s Note: I can do no better than to refer the reader to the author’s own words: “This Work is an exact reprint from the original, and the errors in spelling and the peculiar Grammar of the Author have been faithfully followed.”
“ A chiel’s amang ye takin’ notes ,
And, faith, he’ll prent it. ”—Burns.
Also an Account of the Trials and Sufferings of DUD DUDLEY WITH HIS METTALLUM MARTIS: The First Artificer in Iron , MADE WITH Pit Coale and Sea Coale, in 1618:
Being some lively and instructive Traits of the Peculiarities of the Inhabitants and their Doings in the Coal and Iron District: also ,
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ERECTION OF ST. THOMAS’S CHURCH.
COMPILED AND EDITED BY C. F. G. CLARK, Carr Villa, Dudley.
PRICE 2/6.
Birmingham: BUCKLER BROTHERS, PRINTERS, YORK PASSAGE, HIGH STREET. 1881.
Entered at Stationers’ Hall.
C. F. G. Clark
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Preface.
THE DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT DUDLEY AND WARD, BARON OF BIRMINGHAM.
THE NEW CONNEXION METHODIST CHAPEL, WOLVERHAMPTON STREET.
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH, NETHERTON.
REFORM AGITATION.
EXTRACTS FROM REFORM SPEECHES.
DUDLEY POLITICS.
BAPTIST CHAPEL.
INDEPENDENT CHAPEL.
ST. JOHN’S AND ST. JAMES’ NEW CHURCHES.
DUDLEY BREAD AND SOUP KITCHEN.
THE METHODIST WESLEYAN CHAPEL.
THE FRIENDS’ MEETING HOUSE.
THE DUDLEY DISPENSARY.
DUDLEY POLICE STATION.
CHURCH RATES.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, DUDLEY.
DUDLEY UNION WORKHOUSE.
PAPAL AGGRESSION.
PROPOSED APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT TO DUDLEY.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER COMPANY.
DUDLEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ELECTION!!!
BOROUGH ELECTION.
PEACE!
DUDLEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH ELECTION.
PITCHFORK TESTIMONIAL FUND.
DUDLEY CONSTABULARY FORCE:
BEN BOUCHER,
APPOINTMENT OF ORGANIST.
THE INDIAN REVOLT.
THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY STATION AT DUDLEY.
LORD WARD’S COURT LEET.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL’S WEDDING IN DUDLEY.
ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.
THE QUEEN’S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM.
THE DUDLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL PRIZES.
THE SEBASTOPOL GUNS.
THE OLD TOWN HALL AND THE SEBASTOPOL GUNS.
THE DUDLEY NEW UNION WORKHOUSE.
EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.
BOROUGH ELECTION.
DUDLEY RIFLE CORPS.
DUDLEY GARRICK CLUB.
THE EARLDOM OF DUDLEY.
TRIAL OF MR. SAMUEL COOK, DRAPER OF DUDLEY.
DUDLEY ELECTION, 1832.
INCORPORATION OF THE BOROUGH.
ST. THOMAS’S PARISH CHURCH.
DUDLEY DURING THE LAST SIXTY YEARS.
OLD DUDLEY DURING THE LAST SIXTY YEARS.
ANCIENT DUDLEY SOUP KITCHEN.
Dud Dudley’s Metallum Martis.
TO THE PUBLIC.
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