What has Dudley to do with Egleton? A new blog post that explores to dedications of churches in Dudley and Egleton to St. Edmund, and the wider possibilities of pilgrim routes from across the country to the shrine of the saint at Bury St. Edmunds. profchrisbaker.com/2026/10/23/wha…
Chris Baker
@lichfieldbaker
Retired academic. Interests- railways (aerodynamics, air quality ); wind engineering, climate resilience, transport. Black Country history. Anglican clergyman
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A new blog post exploring a (surprising) link between the early Black Country and Exton in rural Rutland profchrisbaker.com/2026/10/20/wha…
A video of the talk I gave at the Black Country Society Virtual Heritage Group on October 19th 2026 "The life of a Black Country iron worker - the diaries of William Baker 1866-1936" youtu.be/Dk0CCFLDh7A
A short photo blog featuring the rather grand Victorian mortuary buildings in Kilburn Rd Cemetery in Oakham profchrisbaker.com/2026/10/18/kil…
profchrisbaker.com Kilburn Road Cemetery in Oakham Introduction This short blog posts presents a few photographs of the chapels and the lodge at Kilburn Road Cemetery in Oakham. The buildings are rather fine examples of Victorian Cemetery building …