The fell owing is taken frr Sf. Griffiths Guide to the Iron tra/ie in 1873 ...

The fell owing is taken frr Sf. G r i f f i t h s Guide to the Iron tra/ie in 1873 ICO y e a r s ago the principle manufactures of Bilston were steel, silver, and copper "buckles Steel watch chains, candle s n u f f e r s , tobacco b o x e s ana enqueuing on copper. Bilstcn was well s t o r e d with fighting cocks At bull gfogs. Mains of cocks were fought, and at the Bilstcn wakes as many as three bulls w e r e f r e q u e n t l y b a i t e d . The cocks w e r e k e p t cut at walk in the surrounding d i s t r i c t s by those i n t e r e s t d in the sport. Bull dogs '.vere then kei k e p t by the c o l l i e r s