The Chairman opened the Society\u2019s July meeting by reminding members of the guided tours of Hagley Park, the Sunday lunch and the forthcoming ramble, led by Irene Oliver.<\/p>\n
The main speaker for the evening was Roy Peacock, making a welcome fifteenth appearance at the Society.\u00a0 His topic was Richard Foley and the seventeenth century Foleys of Stourbridge.\u00a0 Roy is a master of the art of public speaking and went on to enthral his audience over the next hour or so.\u00a0 Coming from poor beginnings (his father was a nailer); Richard used his entrepreneurial skills to eventually make a fortune through iron making.\u00a0 Moving from Dudley to what is now the Talbot in Stourbridge High Street; Richard became a leading figure in the town, giving large amounts of money to schools in Dudley and Stourbridge.\u00a0 Of Richard\u2019s thirteen children, Roy told us something of Richard II (also an iron master), Edward (a Captain in the Parliamentary Army), Priscilla (married into the iron business) and Thomas, who made a fortune through marrying into another iron-making family that manufactured cannon.\u00a0 All too soon, Roy had to bring his presentation to a close but we were left with the feeling that there was much more to be said and we look forward to his sixteenth appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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