The website of the
Black Country Society
Established in 1967 to Support, Record, Preserve and Celebrate the distinct
Character and Nature of the West Midlands area known since the mid nineteenth century as 'The Black Country'
Black Country Society Christmas cards
The Society produced one or more Christmas cards annually from its inception through to the early 1990s. These were of two forms - standard cards with or without some reference to the nativity story, and cartoons drawn by C, L. Baker (CLEBAK). Copies of both are held in Dudley Archives. Images from the standard type are given on this page, with a separate page for the cartoon cards. Where possible a date and title is given, obtained from text descriptions in the Blackcountryman. This has not been possible in all cases.
1968 No room at the Inn
1969 Narrow Boat Christmas by Austen Moseley
1970 Star over Black Country
1972 1815 Drawing of Top church
1968 There cum three knowin' chaps from a good way off
1969 The star over a Black Country yard
1970 Narrow Boat
1971 Canal and Furnace
1972 Fishing Trip
1973 Wolverhampton church
1974 Halesowen Church
1976 William Clayfield
1976 Brian Langtree
1978 Ruiton Mill
1975 No room at the Inn by John Radley
1976 Graham Benton
1976 Marjorie Sparks
1980 The Sportsman - from a painting by Ewart Chapman
1981 Pub scene from a painting by Ewart Chapman
1981 An orange for Christmas by Austen Moseley
1982 by Austen Moseley
1983 Dudley Castle
1986 Bradley Iron Works 1836 by Robert Noyes
1987 Dudley Salvation Army Band by Ron Smith
1984 Icebreaker by Austen Moseley
1986 Winter Scene at Black Country Museum
1988 Great Bridge by Ron Smith
It has not been possible to assign a date to the cards below - no suitable descriptions have been found in the Blackcountryman. The colour cards are probably from the period 1991 to 1993 - no cards were produced for 1989 and 1990.
