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

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Cedric Hardwicke

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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.

Further reading

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

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★ River Stour