And, as if that wasn't exciting enough on it's own, there's a further a scarily coincidental twist to the tale! Last Friday two workers turned up outside the front of our auction rooms (the former Baylies School in Dudley) and dug a hole in the pavement to place one of many brass Time Trail plaques which have been set around the town centre as part of the re-generation scheme. This plaque (pictured below) states that 'film director JAMES WHALE who directed 'Frankenstein' was born in Dudley in 1896 and attended Baylies Charity School'. |
It is incredible to think that the British Quad film poster for such a famous film is being sold in the very building where the Director of the film spent much time as a pupil at school - and the fact that the poster was consigned the same week as the plaque appeared is just too spooky!
By Chris Aston