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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]
A large collection of Ruskin Pottery is on public display at Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, Wednesbury, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the factory. The collection is owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and is managed by Sandwell Museum Service. The site of the factory is now an industrial estate, "Ruskin Place".
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 ...
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.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council - Bromwich Hall, The Manor House Museum Bromwich Hall - The Manor House Museum is an important, Grade I listed , medieval domestic building (a hall house ) built by Richard de Marnham around 1270 as the centre of his agricultural estate in West Bromwich .
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 .
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 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.