Lye, West Midlands
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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's railway station (on the Stourbridge-Birmingham mainline is the station with the shortest name (Lye) in the United Kingdom. All other three-letter towns with railway stations have a word following, such as "station" or "platform".
Lye is famous for its balti houses that line the high street.
[edit] Cedric Hardwicke
Its most famous son is Sir Cedric Hardwicke, 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.
[edit] Further reading
- Britain In Old Photographs: Lye And Wollescote (ISBN 0-7509-1657-5).
[edit] External Links
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