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St Andrew's Carters Green, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

A church on Dudley Street in West Bromwich. St Andrew's Caters Green dates to 1924 and is shared between The Church of England and The Methodist Church.

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The Old Hop Pole, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The Old Hop Pole is a public house in West Bromwich, on the corner of High Street and Guns Lane.

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The Wheatsheaf, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The Wheatsheaf is a public house on the High Street in West Bromwich. A Real Ale pub with Pure Black Country Holder's Golden.

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The Sandwell, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The Sandwell is a public house on the corner of High Street and New Street in West Bromwich. It used to be called The Goose.

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The Kenrick & Jefferson Building - A Sandwell Gem!

The Kenrick & Jefferson Building was offices built in 1883. Grade II listed building. It was the Kenrick & Jefferson Printworks. Sadly the building has been boarded up for years.

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West Bromwich Town Hall - A Sandwell Gem!

Built as a Town hall and library on the High Street in West Bromwich in 1874-5. Now just a Town Hall. A Grade II listed building since 1987.

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West Bromwich Central Library - A Sandwell Gem!

A public library built on the High Street in West Bromwich in 1907. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1987. Funds provided by Mr Andrew Carnegie.

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Stourbridge Clock Tower - A Dudley Gem!

The Stourbridge Clock Tower is a Grade II listed late 19th century clock in front of the former Market Hall on the Stourbridge High Street.

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Halesowen Clock Tower - A Dudley Gem!

The Halesowen Clock Tower is located between Peckingham Street, Hagley Street and High Street in the Halesowen market place.

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Olton Clock Tower - A Solihull Gem!

The Olton Clock Tower is located on the Warwick Road in Olton, Solihull, at the junction of Old Warwick Road. There is no known details on this clock, and the time is always wrong.

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Walsall Clock Tower - A Walsall Gem!

The Walsall Clock Tower is located outside of The Co-operative Food on the corner of St Paul's Street and Bridge Street. It dates to 1883. It replaced a clock near the site from 1854-57.

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The King's Head Pub & Indian Grill, Bearwood - A Birmingham Gem!

The King's Head is a public house on the Birmingham (Harborne) and Sandwell (Bearwood) border on the corner of the Hagley Road and Lordswood Road. The current building dates to 1905.

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Farley Clock Tower, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The clock tower in West Bromwich was erected in 1897 in honour of Reuben Farley, the first Mayor of West Bromwich (who served four terms). Grade II listed of red brick and terracotta.

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Kenrick's Clock, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The clock tower at Dartmouth Square on the High Street in West Bromwich, Sandwell was unveiled in 1912, and was named after Councillor J Archibald Kenrick, Mayor at the time of the town.

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Elizabeth Farley Memorial Fountain, West Bromwich - A Sandwell Gem!

The Elizabeth Farley Memorial Fountain dates to 1885. It is a drinking fountain with canopy in Dartmouth Square, West Bromwich, end of the High Street. It was relocated in 1987.

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King's Head Clock, Bearwood - A Sandwell Gem!

The King's Head Clock is back in Bearwood, Sandwell, near the Hagley Road West since 2015. It was on High Street, Birmingham from 1979 to 2015, before it moved back to Bearwood.

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The Lodge of Sandwell Hall - A Sandwell Gem!

This hidden gem is at West Bromwich Interchange, M5, Junction 1. The Lodge of Sandwell Hall is the only surviving building of the lost hall and dates back to the early 18th century.

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Aston Cross Tavern - A Birmingham Gem!

A former public house, Aston Cross Tavern was on the corner of the Lichfield Road and Rocky Lane at Aston Cross, Birmingham. It was last called O'Reillys, closed by 2012, now flats.

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Aston Cross Library - A Birmingham Gem!

A former public library on the Lichfield Road at Aston Cross, Birmingham. It was opened in October 1903 from the Aston Manor Urban District Council.

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Cambridge Road Methodist Church, Kings Heath - Culture, history and faith

A Methodist Church in Kings Heath at the corner of School Road and Cambridge Road. The architect was William Hale, and the building dates to 1896. An extension of the 1887 church.

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The Manor Tavern, Aston - A Birmingham Gem!

A little known public house in Aston. The Manor Tavern is located on the corner of Portland Street and Wainwright Street. It's not far from the Lichfield Road.

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Midland Metro - Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension

Here we follow developments on the Midland Metro from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill in the Black Country. Phase 1 is to Dudley so far.

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Aston Cross Clock Tower - A Birmingham Gem!

The Aston Cross Clock Tower is located on an island between Lichfield Road and Rocky Lane in Aston. Dated to 1891, it was close to the site of the HP Sauce factory (now East End Foods).

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Five Ways Clock Tower - A Birmingham Gem!

The Five Ways Clock Tower is located between Calthorpe Road and Harborne Road in Edgbaston, near Five Ways Island. It dates to the late 19th century and is Grade II listed.

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Jewellery Quarter Chamberlain Clock - A Birmingham Gem!

Jewellery Quarter Chamberlain Clock was first installed in 1903 to commemorate Joseph Chamberlain's visit to South Africa in 1902-03. It was most recently fully restored during 2020-21.

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