Cast Iron Houses
We are seeking information about the families that lived in Dudley's only cast iron houses during the 1950s.
Originally situated in Ernest Road and Birmingham Road, two of the houses were moved to the Museum and rebuilt in the early 90s.
As part of our BCLM: Forging Ahead development project, we will be taking down our Cast Iron Houses, panel by panel, and relocating them within our new 1940s-60s town which is due to open in 2022.
We are keen to hear from anyone who has a connection to either set of cast iron houses. We already have some information about the Vernon and Barnsdall families that lived in two of the houses but we are keen to hear other memories that people may have.
Other families that were connected to the houses include; the Bimsons, including Robert Bimson, a storekeeper at the Vono Company, Dudley Port in 1939; the Harleys who ran a butcher’s shop in Dudley Arcade; and the Simons family, including Robert, a head postmaster at Dudley Post Office in 1939.
The Museum is seeking more information about all of these families along with details of any other families that lived in the houses during the 1950s.
How to contact us
- Tel: 0121 557 9643
- email: collections@bclm.com
- Post address: Collections Team, Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4SQ