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A big thank you to Trystan, Sarah and all the Mods.
but did find these which may come in useful or might add to the confusion 
It was abit wet and windy so only did a quick search but found the following for you:
So at the moment it looks like Elizabeth survived but I'll keep looking.
What do you think, its within the time frame and Uttoxeter and Stoke are within distance of each other. will get it sorted. and have noticed some that may be of interest to you although I cannot remember for sure if they are Greatrix or Greatorex. Hopefully, weather and everything else permitting, we will be there on Friday so I will have a look for you if you like? It may solve your brick wall or may create another I've spoken to dad and described your picture and he says it sounds like the correct one. It was a Butler's house, had an archway to some large stables/buildings round the back and had that piece at the front that came out onto the pavement and was adjoined by other buildings. I was unsure of the other photo as it did not have these features but of course the building could have been altered over the years. When you said it is now newish buildings, I assume it has now been demolished which is a shame. Many thanks for tracking the photo down I really appreciate your hard work, its nice to see where they lived all of those years ago and I can't wait to show dad. will keep looking its bound to turn up. This bit can get a bit confusing - grandad Cyril's birth name was Moreton, however, his father died when they were living in Hemsworth and the four children were very young. Great grandmother Sarah (nee Mills born Groveland Tipton) obviously could not cope and the children were brought up by different family members. Grandad came back to Tipton to Stephen and Sarah Evans (not yet found the family connection) and he took their surname up until he married and then reverted to his birth name of Moreton. So the butchers shop will be in the name of Stephen Evans. Stephen was a butcher for many years and I think later had more than one shop and dad seems to remember he diversified to the wholesale side of it later. I know grandad took over the shop in Tipton for a short while before he moved to the Wagon and Horses. Stephen must have been successful as they had a large house, Eastwood at Hagley later on - have photo of it. Just for interest I have attached a photo of grandad with Stephen Evans and the butchers horse and cart