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Lewisham Park, Smethwick - A wonderful open space!

Lewisham Park is between Great Arthur Street, Perry Street and Dartmouth Road in Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands.

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Smethwick Cross Tollhouse - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

The Smethwick Cross Tollhouse is on the High Street in Smethwick and was built circa 1820. A grade II listed building, the road was part of a Turnpike from 1770 to 1876.

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Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick - Culture, history & faith

Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick is at 130 High Street in Smethwick. A converted church into a Sikh temple. It opened in 1961. It is a complete rebuild of the church into a gurdwara.

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Bescot Stadium (formerly Banks's Stadium) - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

The Bescot Stadium was built during 1989-90 and was opened in 1990. It is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. From 2007 to 2022 it was known as the Bank's Stadium.

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Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) - A Coventry & West Midlands Gem!

Coventry Building Society Arena, originally known as the Ricoh Arena, is a stadium in the City of Coventry. It was the home ground of Coventry City FC, and Wasps RFC.

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Molineux Stadium - A Wolverhampton & West Midlands Gem!

The Molineux Stadium is a football stadium in the City of Wolverhampton. It is the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. It was opened in 1889.

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Statue of Sir Jack Hayward at The Molineux in Wolverhampton

A statue of the former owner of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club and the Molineux Stadium (1990-2007), Sir Jack Hayward  was unveiled in 2018, and was sculpted by James Butler.

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Passions: Art; Culture & creativity, Sport & leisure
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Langley Green Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Langley Green Station is in Oldbury, Sandwell, on the Snow Hill Lines between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Stourbridge Junction. It opened in 1885. Trains every half an hour.

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Rowley Regis Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Rowley Regis Station serves Blackheath and Rowley Regis in Sandwell. The station was opened in 1867 on the line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction. Six trains an hour.

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Old Hill Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Old Hill Station is located in Old Hill, Sandwell. The station was opened in 1866 on the line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction. The station has staggered platforms.

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Cradley Heath Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Cradley Heath Station serves the town of Cradley Heath in Sandwell. The station was opened in 1863 between Stourbridge Junction and Old Hill. A bus interchange was rebuilt from 2014-15.

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Smethwick Rolfe Street Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Smethwick Rolfe Street Station is one of two railway stations in Smethwick. The station opened in 1852, and is the first station after Birmingham New Street on the line to Wolverhampton.

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Smethwick Galton Bridge Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Smethwick Galton Bridge Station was opened in 1995. A two level station, the high level carries the Snow Hill lines, while the low level the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line.

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Sandwell & Dudley Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Sandwell & Dudley Station in on the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton Line, originally opened as Oldbury in 1852, but was renamed to Sandwell & Dudley in 1984.

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Tipton Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Tipton Station is on the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton Line. It was first opened in 1852. The station was closed for redevelopment from 2009 to 2010.

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Lye Station - A Dudley & West Midlands Gem!

Lye Station is near Stourbridge in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. It was opened in 1863, and is between Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill.

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Stourbridge Town Station - A Dudley & West Midlands Gem!

The end of the Stourbridge Town Branch line goes to Stourbridge Town Station, after a ride of the Stourbridge Shuttle. It's next to the Stourbridge Interchange. 

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Stourbridge Junction Station - A Dudley & West Midlands Gem!

Stourbridge Junction Station is where the Snow Hill Lines meets the Stourbridge Town Branch Line. Trains between Birmingham and Worcester, change here to go to Stourbridge Town Centre.

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The Hawthorns Station and Tram Stop - A Sandwell & West Midland Gem!

The Hawthorns Station opened on the Jewellery Line in 1995, while The Hawthorns Tram Stop opened on the Midland Metro in 1999. It serves the nearby The Hawthorns Stadium, for WBA fans.

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Dudley Port Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Dudley Port Station is on the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton Line. First opened in 1852. Now just an island platform. Originally a High Level station. Trains every half an hour.

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Coventry Arena Station - A Coventry & West Midlands Gem!

Coventry Arena Station was opened in 2016 to serve the Ricoh Arena (now CBS Arena) and a retail park. It's on the Coventry to Nuneaton line, with hourly services.

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Bloxwich Station - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

Bloxwich Station is in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in Bloxwich. The present station opened in 1989, but a previous station to the south was open from 1858 to 1964-65.

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Bloxwich North Station - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

Bloxwich North Station is on the Chase Line between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley. The station opened in 1989. Usually two trains an hour in both directions from Birmingham to Rugeley.

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Bescot Stadium Station - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

Bescot Stadium Station gained it's name in 1990 to serve the nearby Bescot Stadium, home of Walsall FC, but a Bescot Station has been on this site since 1850.

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Walsall Station - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

There has been a railway station in Walsall since at least 1837. The current station building mostly dates to the 1960s when the line was electrified from Birmingham New Street.

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