Historical papers and articles

C J Baker, 2013, Pensnett – its name and origins, Staffordshire History Journal 

C Baker, 2019, An ecclesiastical affair – scandal and libel in a Black Country parish, Part 1 – Pensnett in the Nineteenth Century, The Blackcountryman, Journal of the Black Country Society, 52, 2

C Baker (2019) An ecclesiastical affair – scandal and libel in a Black Country parish, Part 2 – Charles Atherton, Curate and Vicar, The Blackcountryman, Journal of the Black Country Society, 52, 3

 C Baker (2020) An ecclesiastical affair – scandal and libel in a Black Country parish, Part 3 – The libel trial, The Blackcountryman, Journal of the Black Country Society, 53,3

C Baker (2020) An ecclesiastical affair – scandal and libel in a Black Country parish, Part 4 – The aftermath, The Blackcountryman, Journal of the Black Country Society, 53.4

C Baker (2022) “John Louis Petit and the Black Country”, Blackcountryman Summer 2022, 55.2 https://www.blackcountrysociety.com/post/john-louis-petit-and-the-black-country-by-chris-baker

C Baker (2022) “The Shut End Primitive Methodist Chapel” The Blackcountryman, Autumn 2022, 55.3

In blogs describing the following technical papers I have uploaded to the web site I have written as follows.

The papers ……. were originally intended to be sent to journals for publication – after five years of retirement I felt able once again to resume my career long warfare with journal editors and referees. However reading the journal author guides quickly made me change my mind, and I decided simply to mount the papers on this website. This has advantages in that doing so is good for my blood pressure and state of mind, and also allows for immediate dissemination of what has been written,  but also disadvantages, in that the papers have not been tested by peer review and, as I am possibly the world’s worst proof reader, no doubt have significant numbers of typographical errors. Readers will come to their own views as to whether my approach has been the correct one.

C J Baker (2023) “The changing face of death”

C J Baker (2023) “The Fowler maps of Kingswinford parish of 1822 and 1840”