Stourbridge and the South West Black Country

Acknowledgements

I wish to thank the following for their example, encouragement, support, and information.

Dr. Paul Collins (now of the Ironbridge Institute): Whose encouragement to contribute to the booklet "Stourbridge and its Historic Locomotives" proved that I could do it.

Michael Hale: Who's knowledge of the Great Western Railway, especially within Wolverhampton and the Black Country, never ceases to amaze. His talks and occasional booklets are are a joy.

David Hickman: Librarian at Stourbridge Library, and all his staff, who have, over the years, empowered my enquiring mind. Thanks.

Alf Lamb: With whom I worked during the 1970s & 1980s. His tales of the Great Western Railway in Stourbridge proved to be the catalyst that commenced my research.

Norman Mutton (of whom I know little): Who, in the 1970s, produced a number of articles on the iron industry of the area, and also his Ph.D. thesis 'The Foster Family, A Study of a Midland Industrial Dynasty 1786-1899.' A tour de force in research.

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