'Community Publishing'
Cray 150 has steadily established itself as a respected and popular community publisher in the Crays and Orpington area of the London Borough of Bromley. More than fifty of our locally very talented artists, authors and photographers have seen their work in print - most deservedly so - under the Cray 150 stamp. Long may the list of names continue, and grow.
Our publications have covered a number of local interest topics with special focus on Local History, Poetry and Sport (especially Cray Wanderers football club). We love to produce books with multiple authors - books that showcase local people's art, memoirs, poetry, stories and other forms of publishable work.
Photo: Jacky Cook and the Reverend Jane Winter with our Cray Compendium book (published in 2014) featuring contributions by thirty local residents.
Do please approach us if you have something that you would like us to consider for publication especially if it has a local interest element.
Cray 150 has steadily established itself as a respected and popular community publisher in the Crays and Orpington area of the London Borough of Bromley. More than fifty of our locally very talented artists, authors and photographers have seen their work in print - most deservedly so - under the Cray 150 stamp. Long may the list of names continue, and grow.
Our publications have covered a number of local interest topics with special focus on Local History, Poetry and Sport (especially Cray Wanderers football club). We love to produce books with multiple authors - books that showcase local people's art, memoirs, poetry, stories and other forms of publishable work.
Photo: Jacky Cook and the Reverend Jane Winter with our Cray Compendium book (published in 2014) featuring contributions by thirty local residents.
Do please approach us if you have something that you would like us to consider for publication especially if it has a local interest element.
Here is a full list in chronological date order of all our Cray 150 published books.
2021 Exciting Discoveries - selected articles from old Cray Wanderers programmes
2021 Shirts that Stand the Strain - the story of Cray Wanderers and the changing nature of local business advertisements printed in programmes since 1900/
2021 Our Covid Calendar (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2021 Undertow (author: Michael Gould) - a fictional story set in 1961.
2021 Cray Wanderers the Tribute Programmes (editor: Phil Babbs) – anthology 2019 & 2020.
2020 Problem Solved! (author: Jerry Dowlen) – short stories featuring a chess-playing detective.
2020 Crayons in my Scrapbook (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1950s.
2019 Let Us See the Goals Go In (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1960s.
2019 Where Have All the Stars Gone (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1970s.
2018 Beautiful Colours (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2018 Sign Here! (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local history of Bromley borough and neighbouring parts of south London.
2018 There’s More to Say about Cray (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – Cray Wanderers history anthology 1860 to the present day.
2017 Marvellous Dreams (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2017 The Best of Cray Chatter: Volume Two (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – more articles and photos from the Cray Wanderers FC community magazine that ran from 1980 to 2002.
2017 So Long, C.U. (author: Jerry Dowlen) – more reminiscences of working in the City of London.
2016 From my Window (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2016 The Croft Tea Room 2007 to 2015 (author: Carole Wells) – Carole tells the story behind the opening of her popular eco-friendly community tea room in St Mary Cray.
2016 The Best of Cray Chatter: Volume One (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – selected articles and photos from the Cray Wanderers FC community magazine that ran from 1980 to 2002.
2016 Win in Eleven Moves (author: Jerry Dowlen) – a lifetime fascination with chess.
2015 Meandering through the Millstream (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – selected articles from the St Mary’s, St Mary Cray church magazine 1951 to 2015.
2015 Raising the Roof (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2015 Wandering Through the Crays (editors: Jerry Dowlen, Mike Floate & Peter Goringe) – a social history of St Mary Cray and its famous football club Cray Wanderers, featuring the memoirs of many local residents past and present.
2014 A Cray Compendium (editors: Jerry Dowlen & Mike Floate) – poetry, prose and art anthology.
2013 The City of London: Wandering and Wondering (author: Jerry Dowlen) –reminiscences of forty-six years working in the City of London.
2010 Forever Amber (authors: Jerry Dowlen and Peter Goringe; editor: Mike Floate) – The history of Cray Wanderers FC 1860 – 2010. THIS 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BOOK IS NEARLY OUT OF PRINT. AN UPDATED HISTORY IS DUE FOR PUBLICATION WHEN THE CLUB OPENS ITS NEW GROUND AT FLAMINGO PARK, EXPECTED DATE 2023.
Also available from Cray 150 Publications and its points of sale at Cray Wanderers FC or the Croft Tea Room in St Mary Cray:
2013 Dove on the Wing (authors: Richard Bowdery & Jerry Dowlen; editor: Mike Floate) - A full biography of Donald Ward (1908 – 2003) Bromley poet and pacifist.
2006 Ken Collishaw: Cray Wanderers Goalscoring Legend – Jerry Dowlen’s short biography of a star Cray Wanderers player of the 1950s and 1960s.
2004 After Football, Nothing Much Happens - Jerry Dowlen’s short biography of Donald Ward (1908 – 2003) Bromley poet and pacifist.
2021 Exciting Discoveries - selected articles from old Cray Wanderers programmes
2021 Shirts that Stand the Strain - the story of Cray Wanderers and the changing nature of local business advertisements printed in programmes since 1900/
2021 Our Covid Calendar (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2021 Undertow (author: Michael Gould) - a fictional story set in 1961.
2021 Cray Wanderers the Tribute Programmes (editor: Phil Babbs) – anthology 2019 & 2020.
2020 Problem Solved! (author: Jerry Dowlen) – short stories featuring a chess-playing detective.
2020 Crayons in my Scrapbook (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1950s.
2019 Let Us See the Goals Go In (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1960s.
2019 Where Have All the Stars Gone (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local football in the 1970s.
2018 Beautiful Colours (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2018 Sign Here! (author: Jerry Dowlen) – local history of Bromley borough and neighbouring parts of south London.
2018 There’s More to Say about Cray (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – Cray Wanderers history anthology 1860 to the present day.
2017 Marvellous Dreams (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2017 The Best of Cray Chatter: Volume Two (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – more articles and photos from the Cray Wanderers FC community magazine that ran from 1980 to 2002.
2017 So Long, C.U. (author: Jerry Dowlen) – more reminiscences of working in the City of London.
2016 From my Window (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2016 The Croft Tea Room 2007 to 2015 (author: Carole Wells) – Carole tells the story behind the opening of her popular eco-friendly community tea room in St Mary Cray.
2016 The Best of Cray Chatter: Volume One (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – selected articles and photos from the Cray Wanderers FC community magazine that ran from 1980 to 2002.
2016 Win in Eleven Moves (author: Jerry Dowlen) – a lifetime fascination with chess.
2015 Meandering through the Millstream (editor: Jerry Dowlen) – selected articles from the St Mary’s, St Mary Cray church magazine 1951 to 2015.
2015 Raising the Roof (authors: Croft Poetry Club) - poetry and art anthology.
2015 Wandering Through the Crays (editors: Jerry Dowlen, Mike Floate & Peter Goringe) – a social history of St Mary Cray and its famous football club Cray Wanderers, featuring the memoirs of many local residents past and present.
2014 A Cray Compendium (editors: Jerry Dowlen & Mike Floate) – poetry, prose and art anthology.
2013 The City of London: Wandering and Wondering (author: Jerry Dowlen) –reminiscences of forty-six years working in the City of London.
2010 Forever Amber (authors: Jerry Dowlen and Peter Goringe; editor: Mike Floate) – The history of Cray Wanderers FC 1860 – 2010. THIS 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BOOK IS NEARLY OUT OF PRINT. AN UPDATED HISTORY IS DUE FOR PUBLICATION WHEN THE CLUB OPENS ITS NEW GROUND AT FLAMINGO PARK, EXPECTED DATE 2023.
Also available from Cray 150 Publications and its points of sale at Cray Wanderers FC or the Croft Tea Room in St Mary Cray:
2013 Dove on the Wing (authors: Richard Bowdery & Jerry Dowlen; editor: Mike Floate) - A full biography of Donald Ward (1908 – 2003) Bromley poet and pacifist.
2006 Ken Collishaw: Cray Wanderers Goalscoring Legend – Jerry Dowlen’s short biography of a star Cray Wanderers player of the 1950s and 1960s.
2004 After Football, Nothing Much Happens - Jerry Dowlen’s short biography of Donald Ward (1908 – 2003) Bromley poet and pacifist.
