Chance House and The Old School House, Smethwick - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Chance House and The Old School House are on Crystal Drive in Smethwick, Sandwell. There is a blue plaque here for the Chance Bros founded in 1822. Also close to Spon Lane South.


Where is Chance House?

Chance House is at the Sandwell Business Park, Crystal Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RD. Near Spon Lane South.

 

In brief

These buildings are marked by a blue plaque for the Chance Brothers, who nearby Chance Glassworks was near the Birmingham Canal New Main Line. The school dates to 1850, the house to a date slightly after that.

Chance HouseChance House and The Old School House in Smethwick (March 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Chance House and The Old School House - History

Chance's School of 1850 by Charles Wyatt of Oxford. A picturesque Tudor Gothic porch with a stone belfry.

Chance HouseChance House and The Old School House in Smethwick (March 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

To the left is a Gothic House of a slightly later date.

Chance HouseChance House and The Old School House in Smethwick (March 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Chance House is at the corner of Spon Lane South and Crystal Drive, now within a business park.

Chance HouseChance House and The Old School House in Smethwick (March 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The blue plaque is from the Smethwick Local History Society.

Chance Brothers was founded in 1822, they produced sheet glass, optical glass and lighthouse equipment, they closed for good in 1981.

Chance HouseChance House and The Old School House in Smethwick (March 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Project dates

04 Apr 2023 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Civic pride, Classic Architecture

Contact

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Jonathan Bostock

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