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When Black Sabbath came to Cradley

Discover the house that was home to the band's drummer, Bill Ward, for many years, near to Cradley at Ridgeway Cross, just off the Bromyard Road.

Discover the house that was home to the band's drummer, Bill Ward, for many years, near to Cradley at Ridgeway Cross, just off the Bromyard Road.

Andrew Marston hears from villagers past and present, alongside the people who lived in the Black Sabbath co-founder's old residence, who tell tales of wild parties, a Ozzy Osbourne's Rolls-Royce and drink-stained designer furniture.

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Producer Phillip Stoneman