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1.AndrewBarne,1.AndrewBarne5,1909-89.FounderofSedgleyLocalHistorySocietyandMuseum.HeadmasterofRedHallJuniorSchool.HeritagecampaignerfortheninevillagesofSedgleyManor.
2.DrIsaiahBaker2.Bust:DrIsaiahJamesBaker,1850-1912.Alocalfamilydoctor.'1914'referstothedateoftheerecIonofamonumenttohiminGorgeRoad,HurstHill.HedevotedImeandefforttothepoorratherthantomakingmoneyoutoftherich.TheinscripIonontheplinthreads:'ErectedbypublicsubscripIontothememoryofI.J.Baker,L.R.C.S,L.M.,ofHurstHill’.
3.JosephNicholds3.Sheetmusic:JosephNicholds,1795-1860,Coseleycomposer.Hismostfamouswork,theoratorioBabylon,wasfirstperformedinthenewlycompletedEbenezerBapIstChurch,Coseley,in1857–however,itwasnotpublishedunIla[erhisdeath.HewasbornatTheCoppice,HurstHill,c.1795,anddiedinDudley&SedgleyUnionWorkhouse,BurtonRoad,UpperGornal.Aba,eredmemorialslabexistsinVicarStreetMemorialGarden.
4.InscripIon:AbrahamDarby4.InscripKon:AbrahamDarbyI.ThegrandfatherofthefamousbridgebuilderwasborninApril1678atWren’sNest,Woodse,onintheParishofSedgley,Staffordshire,sonofJohn&AnnDarby.HisCoalbrookdalefurnaceproducedpigironfuelledwithcoke(ratherthancharcoal)in1709.HediedinMarch1717,atMadeleyCourt,Shropshire.
5:InscripIon:CoffeeMills5.InscripKonreferstoJohnHall,coffeemillmakerofBilstonStreet,whousedhisownhomeinthe1840sforthefirstWesleyanMethodistmeeIngsinSedgley.ThemillwasadomesIcdeviceforgrindingcoffeebeans.
6:InscripIon–DudDudley6.InscripKon:‘DudDudley1665’.DudleywasaDudley-bornmetallurgist,whofoughtontheRoyalistsideintheEnglishCivilWarasasoldier,militaryengineer,andsupplierofmuniIons.HisclaimtobethefirstEnglishmentosmeltironoreusingcoalwasmadein1665whenhepublishedMe,allumMarIs.AbrahamDarbyIwasadescendentofhis.
7:Steelpennibs7.Surroundingthe‘Sedgley’Itle:DanielFellowsandhisapprenIceThomasSheldonclaimtohaveinventedsteelpennibs(c.1800),andwerecertainlymakingthemhereearlyinthenineteenthcentury.ThomasSheldonwaslicenseeoftheoriginalSevenStarspublichouse(whichwasnearCaféCappella).TwoofhisyoungerbrothersfoundedtheCannonironfoundryinDeepfields,Coseley.
8:TheCourtHouse8.CourtHouse.AformerpublichouseaswellasthehomeofLordDudley'sManorialCourt,orCourtBaron,andoftheannualCourtLeetunIl1925.Landownershipandtransfersdominatedproceedings.
9:AllSaints’Church9.AllSaints'Church.NowtheparishchurchofSedgleyandGornalandone-ImemotherchurchofSedgleyManor.Rebuilt(1826-1829)onthesiteofaplaceofworshipforover900years.
10:NailWarehouse10.NailWarehouse,nowusedbyCo,ageBlindsinBrickStreet,Sedgley.Itwasbuiltinthe1830sbyStephenWilkes.Lateraredbrickporchwasaddedwhichwasusedasanail-makingshopunIl1900.
11:BaggeridgeColliery11.ThechimneyandbuildingsassociatedwithBaggeridgeColliery.Thesteelframeworkofthepit-headgearisdepicted.CoalproducIonbeganin1912andendedonSaturday2ndMarch1968.
12:RuitonWindmill
12.RuitonWindmill.Depictedinits1920sstate,theUpperGornalcorngrindingmillwasbuiltaround1830byGeorgeRichmond,anacIvememberofRuitonChapel.CornwasgroundunIlthe1870sor1880sa[erwhichitsstateofrepairdeteriorated.
13:SedgleyBeaconTower13.SedgleyBeaconTower.Bestdescribedasafolly,thepresenttowerwasbuiltin1846onlandownedbyRev.JohnLouisPeIt,whoprobablydesignedandfundedtheproject.LordJohnWro,esley’sinvolvementcannotbesubstanIated.ItstandsnearthesiteofoneofthechainofbeaconspreparedtogivewarningofthethreatofinvasionfromtheSpanishArmadainthesixteenthcentury.
14.DMWMotorCycle14.DMWMotorCycle.InValleyRoad,UpperGornal,theSedgleyMotorCycleCompany,be,erknownasDawson'sMotorWorks,producedaround15,000motorbikesandscootersfrom1947to1978.Theworks,anoldtramgarage,wasdemolishedin2002andreplacedbyhouses.
15:SteamTram15.SteamTram.From1886toaround1901steamtramsranthroughthevillagealongHighStreet,throughtheBullRingandupDudleyStreet.AtrailerseaIngabout60andlitbyoillampswaspulledbyasteamlocomoIve.Laterelectrictrams,thentrolleybusescoveredtheroute.
16:SedgleyUDCbadge.16.SedgleyUrbanDistrictCouncilbadge.TheBeaconTowerissurroundedbyanedgingofropeandalockbarrelusedinsafemaking.AtthebasetwopennibsflanktheStaffordKnot,symbolforStaffordshire.
17:Centralimage:Nailmaking
17.Centralimage:NailMaking.Nailfactorspurchasedtherodironthattheythendoledouttothelocalnailerstobeforgedintofinishednails,intheirsmallbackyardnailshops.Themanufactureinvolvedwholefamilies.Inthe1850stheSedgleyareaboasted13nailwarehouses.Sedgleynailsframethemural.
DesignThemuralwasdesignedandmadeoverthreeyearsinSedgleybyWilliamHortonBurgessandwasunveiledonJanuary9th1997byKeithThompsonofCo,ageBlinds,TheOldNailWorks,BrickStreet,Sedgley.Co,ageBlindshostedSedgley'sMuseumfromNovember1988unIlclosureinDecember2004andthemuralcansIllbeseenonthepremises.FundingcamefromDudleyMBC,Co,ageBlindsandSedgleyLHS.MrBurgessisaSedgleybornarIstandpo,er.HealsomadetheIledmuralintheentrancehallatStAndrew'sChurchBilstonStreet,onetransferredtoRedHallPrimarySchoolandaseriesforWestBromwichBuildingSociety.In2017heproducedapicturemuralforthefoyerofDudley'snewTravelodgeinTiptonRoad,Dudley.Research:SedgleyArchivesGroup&SedgleyLocalHistorySocietyFebruary2018