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.

[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.