Spring Vale

[1] It now forms a part of the Ettingshall South and Spring Vale ward, the new boundaries taking effect from the May 2023 Council elections.

The works were a major employer for the area and the location where the first Bessemer blast furnace was installed, which allowed the invention of Tarmac using burnt coal residue.

[3] In 1994, Blue Lamp and Tarmac Industries developed the land building Springvale Retail Park, providing new employment.

In 1995, Blue Lamp Business Parks Ltd. commissioned a landmark sculpture called 'Roll Down', designed and created by sculptor Robert Erskine FRSS.

The sculpture was unveiled on 19 October 1994 by Labour MP Dennis Turner, who had worked as a steelman at the Elizabeth blast furnace.