Niphon Works

This old Victorian building caught my attention while dropping my son off at the gym. The history is fascinating and you get a feel of how different life in this area would have been over a 100 years ago.

The 'Niphon Works' buildings are situated in Lower Villiers Street, Wolverhampton. They were erected around 1865 to house the factory of Robert Stroud & Company who produced steel, tin-plate and japanned wares, steel holloware and cabinet furniture. They were also occupied at some point, by the Dairy Accessories Company Ltd, who produced equipment for the catering industry. They are described as classic 19th century buildings with a four-storey frontage, and narrow workshops to the rear. The central building has a decorative central bay with an elaborate pediment and 'Niphon Works' in relief above the ground floor windows. The buildings are probably the most extensive range of Victorian factory buildings left in Wolverhampton, and considered to be a prominent landmark in the local area.