A Sparks
master brummie
I don't think this company has been mentioned before on the Forum.
Last weekend I went for a visit to a building in my local area of London as part of a local history festival. It was originally built as an extension to what was the German Hospital in 1935 (the original buildings on the site are from 1856 built to serve the German community living in London). It's now been converted into flats but we were able to walk round the common areas.
The building has the original metal window frames but they are not Crittall, our guide told us they were made in Birmingham by a company called Hall and were apparently better as the metal is thicker.
Of course I had to look that up when I got home! I couldn't find anything under the name Hall but, doing a wider search, I found Henry Hope & Sons which I think was probably the company he meant. They were in Lionel Street with an office in London and here is their entry in Graces Guide which confirms they made steel window frames in the 30s although by that time the company had moved to Smethwick.
Here is a picture of part of the building and windows..
Last weekend I went for a visit to a building in my local area of London as part of a local history festival. It was originally built as an extension to what was the German Hospital in 1935 (the original buildings on the site are from 1856 built to serve the German community living in London). It's now been converted into flats but we were able to walk round the common areas.
The building has the original metal window frames but they are not Crittall, our guide told us they were made in Birmingham by a company called Hall and were apparently better as the metal is thicker.
Of course I had to look that up when I got home! I couldn't find anything under the name Hall but, doing a wider search, I found Henry Hope & Sons which I think was probably the company he meant. They were in Lionel Street with an office in London and here is their entry in Graces Guide which confirms they made steel window frames in the 30s although by that time the company had moved to Smethwick.
Here is a picture of part of the building and windows..
