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Brinsford Lodge
Brinsford Lodge was a hall of residence for ''The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton'' (now the University of Wolverhampton) from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Prior to that it was a Teacher Training College for Malaysian students and, during the Second World War, a hostel for employees at a nearby armaments factory. It was located on the outskirts of the Staffordshire village of Featherstone, about 5 miles north of Wolverhampton.
==The early years (1941 - 1955)==
The site came into existence around 1941 when an armaments factory was built on a greenfield site to the north of Moseley Old Hall, to manufacture armour piercing shells. The site was in two parts with Hard Metal Tools Ltd (which became Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals) producing tungsten carbide heads,〔AccessMyLibrary. ''Specialist focus on tungsten materials'', () retrieved on 25 November 2006.〕 and the explosive and propellants filled at Royal Ordnance Factory Featherstone, (Filling Factory No. 17).〔Hay, Ian. (1949). ''R.O.F. The Story of the Royal Ordnance Factories: 1939-48''. London: His Majesty's Stationery office.〕 ''"The development also included a hostel for employees at Brinsford Lodge"''.〔Wolverhampton History & Heritage Society. ''The Second World War'', () retrieved on 25 November 2006.〕
A huge chunk of history is missing from this article, between 1948 and 1954 Brinsford lodge hostel was used to house displaced persons and political exiles. Daily buses took them to work at Cortauld's in Wolverhampton ( a maroon coloured AEC ) and at Sankey's steel works in Bilston ( a yellow and black Bedford ). Many of the temporary residents are still alive and living in the area. There are many stories they could tell and photos they could share. It just needs a local historian to do the job. There was a tragic event in 1961 or 62 while it was a college for Malayan students. There was a fire and three girl students died. The Express & Star should have it in its archives.
Andrew Biswell recounts in his biography of Anthony Burgess, ''The Real Life of Anthony Burgess'' (page 117) that the novelist lectured at Brinsford Lodge in 1946-47. Working under the aegis of Birmingham University, Burgess taught various courses at the lodge including history, politics and literature to demobilized soldiers to prepare them for life as civilians. The lodge was at that time an all-male residential college. Burgess’s employer was the Central Council for Adult Education in His Majesty’s Forces, Biswell notes.
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