Lye, West Midlands

Lye, West Midlands

Lye is a suburban area of the Black Country in England, between Halesowen and Stourbridge in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, West Midlands. It was formerly a village in the parish of Oldswinford, Worcestershire.

Lye railway station (on the Stourbridge-Birmingham mainline) has the joint-shortest name (Lye) in the United Kingdom.

Lye is well known for the large number of balti houses that line the high street.

Sir Cedric

Its most famous son Sir Cedric is who is remembered there by a sculpture by Tim Tolkien, commissioned by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. The memorial takes the form of a giant filmstrip, the illuminated cut metal panels illustrating scenes from some of Sir Cedric's best-known roles, which include "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Shape of Things to Come", and "The Ghost of Frankenstein". It was unveiled in November 2005.

Further reading

* "Britain In Old Photographs: Lye And Wollescote" (ISBN 0-7509-1657-5).

External links

* [http://www.stourbridge.com/htm/stour.htm River Stour]
* [http://www.christchurchlye.org.uk Christ Church and Community Website]


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