Gardens · West Midlands
Chubb Locks building
In or near Wolverhampton.
Chubb Locks building — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
John M — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Wolverhampton · 0.2 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Chubb Locks building is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chubb Locks is a former brand name of the Mul-T-Lock subsidiary of the Assa Abloy Group, which manufactures locking systems for residential, secure confinement and commercial applications. When the brand licence expired in 2010 the name ceased to be used, with the same locks sold as Yale or Union locks.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Chubb was started as a ship's ironmonger by Charles Chubb in Winchester, England, and then moved to Portsmouth, England, in 1804. Chubb moved the company into the locksmith business in 1818, in Wolverhampton. The company worked out of a number of premises in Wolverhampton, including the purpose-built factory on Railway Street, still known today as the Chubb Building. His brother Jeremiah Chubb then joined the company, and they sold Jeremiah's patented detector lock. In 1823, the company was awarded a special licence by King George IV, and later became the sole supplier of locks to the General Post Office (GPO), and a supplier to His Majesty's Prison Service. In 1835, they received a patent…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5873, -2.1233
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Parish
- Wolverhampton, unparished area
- Postcode
- WV1 1LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Nearest railway station
- Wolverhampton — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5115255 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chubb Locks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chubb Locks building?
- Chubb Locks building is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WV1 1LG), in the parish of Wolverhampton, unparished area.
- What is Chubb Locks building?
- Chubb Locks building — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Chubb Locks building?
- The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode WV1 1LG.
- How do I get to Chubb Locks building?
- The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WV1 1LG.