Plant Street, Cradley Heath (2008). These houses were built in the late 1800's and this row has remained untouched by the changes over the last few years. Not all the houses that were in Plant Street remain, but the house I lived in from birth until I was seven, is in this row.
Corngreaves Primary School, Plant Street, Cradley Heath. This was originally one building, built by The British Iron Company (owned by the Duke of Sutherland), in 1848-49 for the purpose of educating its employees children. The Girl's School was built in 1890 for 290 children and the original building was reconstructed in 1895 to increase its capacity for 273 infants. The school was originally known as Corngreaves, Spinner's End (girls and infants).
Corngreaves Primary School, Cradley Heath (2008). This is the gate where we gathered at our morning break. Our mother's would bring along sweets and fruit and hand them to us through the railings.
St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath (2006). St Luke's was consecrated in 1847 having been built in 1843 under the New Parishes Act. It was constructed from red sandstone bricks but these were eroded by the excessive air pollution caused by the industries of that day. In the period 1923-1928, approval was given for repairs. Its appearance today, differs to when it was built because of the restoration work it has had to undergo. (The Architect was William Bourne, who was also responsible for the architecture of St James and St Johns in Dudley and St Johns in Swindon. He was also the Architect who designed St James School, built in 1842 in Salop Street, Dudley, near St James Church. The school was moved to the Black Country Living Museum in 1991. William Bourne's birth was circa 1811 and he died in 1870).
Baptist Church, Cradley Heath (2008). Cradley Heath Baptist Church, Four Ways, Corngreaves Road, was listed on 29 September 1987, as Statutory List Grade II. The Statutory list description per Sandwell Council is as follows...... 'Baptist church. 1904 (foundation stone). Red brick with terra cotta dressings and bands. West facade has 5-light window with segmental head and free Perpendicular tracery under a gable with urn finials. The apex termination is in the form of a corbelled niche with broken pediment. At a lower level are four round-headed windows. To left and right are door-ways with pediments rising from a cornice which continues across the main west window. Set back behind the left hand doorway is a turret with a pyramid roof. Set back at the right is a tower with slated spire and elaborate bell stage. To the north and south the bell openings are framed by rusticated Doric columns with balustrade and pediment. The nave has windows of three round-headed lights with free Perpendicular tracery: two to the north and three to the south.
INTERIOR: not accessible at time of survey, but appeared to have west gallery with curved front, a chancel arch, and apsidal east end.'
'Further information: This building or structure is included in the schedule of buildings of special architectural or historic interest made under to the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and preceding legislation. This record was last updated on 1st April 2006. For advice as to any subsequent additions or deletions to the statutory list entry, please contact the Council's Conservation Officer.'
Plant Street, Cradley Heath (2008). These houses were built in the late 1800's and this row has remained untouched by the changes over the last few years. Not all the houses that were in Plant Street remain, but the house I lived in from birth until I was seven, is in this row.
Corngreaves Primary School, Plant Street, Cradley Heath. This was originally one building, built by The British Iron Company (owned by the Duke of Sutherland), in 1848-49 for the purpose of educating its employees children. The Girl's School was built in 1890 for 290 children and the original building was reconstructed in 1895 to increase its capacity for 273 infants. The school was originally known as Corngreaves, Spinner's End (girls and infants).
Corngreaves Primary School, Cradley Heath (2008). This is the gate where we gathered at our morning break. Our mother's would bring along sweets and fruit and hand them to us through the railings.
St Luke's Church, Cradley Heath (2006). St Luke's was consecrated in 1847 having been built in 1843 under the New Parishes Act. It was constructed from red sandstone bricks but these were eroded by the excessive air pollution caused by the industries of that day. In the period 1923-1928, approval was given for repairs. Its appearance today, differs to when it was built because of the restoration work it has had to undergo. (The Architect was William Bourne, who was also responsible for the architecture of St James and St Johns in Dudley and St Johns in Swindon. He was also the Architect who designed St James School, built in 1842 in Salop Street, Dudley, near St James Church. The school was moved to the Black Country Living Museum in 1991. William Bourne's birth was circa 1811 and he died in 1870).
Baptist Church, Cradley Heath (2008). Cradley Heath Baptist Church, Four Ways, Corngreaves Road, was listed on 29 September 1987, as Statutory List Grade II. The Statutory list description per Sandwell Council is as follows...... 'Baptist church. 1904 (foundation stone). Red brick with terra cotta dressings and bands. West facade has 5-light window with segmental head and free Perpendicular tracery under a gable with urn finials. The apex termination is in the form of a corbelled niche with broken pediment. At a lower level are four round-headed windows. To left and right are door-ways with pediments rising from a cornice which continues across the main west window. Set back behind the left hand doorway is a turret with a pyramid roof. Set back at the right is a tower with slated spire and elaborate bell stage. To the north and south the bell openings are framed by rusticated Doric columns with balustrade and pediment. The nave has windows of three round-headed lights with free Perpendicular tracery: two to the north and three to the south. 
