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Listing: House, now offices. mid C19.
Plaque: George Benjamin Thorneycroft, 1791-1851, First Mayor of
Wolverhampton, 1848, lived here.
Comment: This fine gentleman's residence is now used as offices.
The primrose yellow might not be authentic, but whether it is or isn't, it looks
splendid. When built it was on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, on the
fashionable way to Tettenhall, and was presumably a residence for the iron
master and his family. It may have been named after Lord Salisbury, a
politician. At some time it appears to have been split in two, with one half
being called Grenville House. Further information on its history would be
welcome.
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