Acknowledgement: Mike Guy
72 Buildwas Road
Acknowledgement: Mike Guy
All four houses at Buildwas near the end of Buildwas bridge built in the 1930’s were bought as part of a package to get an area of dingle and woodland behind Buildwas village known as Devils Dingle.
Mr Carder had to purchase the four semi-detached houses. All four were not what you would call precision built: part of the ground under 72 and 74 had once been a pool, that had been filled with ash from the Ironbridge power station. No matter how long the ash is left it never solidifies, so movement was always there.
Number 72 had a door and frame fitted to the open back door porch. Fitting the door and frame in alignment with the brickwork meant the door slammed shut every time and I mean slammed so we had to insert it level. Due to an optical illusion it made the house look upright and the door leaning, (a right pigs ear).
All over the houses were cracks in ceilings and walls the more you went up the row the better condition they became.
Mike Guy
Buildwas Park
