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Brunswick Park is a public park in Wednesbury, in West Midlands, England, about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the town centre. It is owned and operated by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council . It was opened in 1887, and is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens .
Wednesbury (/ ˈ w ɛ n z b ər i / [1] locally [ˈwɛnzbriː]) is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England - historically in Staffordshire.It is located near the source of the River Tame, and is part of the Black Country.
Landmarks and attractions in Sandwell include Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, Bishop Asbury Cottage, West Bromwich Manor House, Oak House, West Bromwich, and Sandwell Valley Country Park. It is also the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. Sandwell used to be a popular hotspot for car cruising. In 2015 a High Court ...
Sandwell Council: The lions were previously at the entrance to Sawyers Restaurant, before later being moved to Burnt Tree Island before Tony Roper gifted them to Sandwell Council in 2002. [7] The lions were given a makeover in 2012 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. [8]
The Stuckist show at Wednesbury, 2003. In 2003, the museum staged Stuck in Wednesbury, [9] the first show in a public gallery of the Stuckism international art movement. [10] Between July and December 2013, the museum hosted an exhibition of works by the international video artist, Bill Viola.
This list of museums in the West Midlands, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
At the time of the 2001 census, it was reported that unemployment in Friar Park stood at 9.9% – more than double the national average and slightly above the average for Sandwell. It rose again in 2008 and 2009, due to another recession , although, by 2014, unemployment in the area was falling.
The county council was abolished in 1986 and its functions passed to the county's seven borough councils, including Sandwell, with some services provided through joint committees. [8] Since 2016 the council has been a member of the West Midlands Combined Authority, which has been led by the directly elected Mayor of the West Midlands since 2017 ...