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Solihull+Synagogue+-+Culture%2c+history+and+faith
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Solihull Synagogue - Culture, history and faith

Solihull Synagogue is located on Monastery Drive in Solihull. It was built in the late 1970s. It is a small community with a big heart. Rabbi Pink has led the community for 30 years.

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East Park, Wolverhampton - A wonderful open space!

East Park is located in the City of Wolverhampton near Hickman Avenue. The park opened in 1896. The park includes the Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower. Play area, tennis courts and speedway.

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Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower at East Park, Wolverhampton - A Wolverhampton & West Midlands Gem!

A clock tower hidden gem located in East Park, Wolverhampton. It was made in 1895. But in recent decades it has not been working, and it is in urgent need of restoration.

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Elmdon Church, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

Elmdon Church is located within Elmdon Park in Solihull. Also called The Parish Church of St Nicholas Elmdon. A Grade II listed building dating to 1780-81.

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St Alphege's Church, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

The parish church of Solihull is St Alphege's Church, located in Solihull Town Centre. A medieval church dating back to the 13th century. A Grade I listed building.

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St. Mary and Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Solihull - Culture, history and faith

You will find this new cathedral near the Solihull Bypass. St. Mary and Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral was built between 2017 and 2019, and was open by 2020.

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Birmingham Settlement at Edgbaston Reservoir

Here we can follow the exciting developments taking place on land at the rear of 47-77 Selwyn Road, land that is located adjacent to the wonderful Edgbaston Reservoir

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Grand Junction Aqueduct - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

The Grand Junction Aqueduct was built over the Grand Junction Railway in 1844. It carries the Tame Valley Canal. The railway below is now the Birmingham to Walsall railway line. 

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Passions: History & heritage, Transport, Travel & tourism, Rivers, lakes & canals, Classic Architecture
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St Mary's Parish Church, Acocks Green - Culture, history and faith

St Mary's is the Parish Church of Acocks Green on the Warwick Road near Acocks Green Village. Built in the 19th century by J G Bland and later J A Chatwin in the 13th century style.

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St Barnabas' Church, Erdington - Culture, history and faith

St Barnabas' Church was built in 1822-23 by Thomas Rickman, near the High Street in Erdington. There was a fire in 2007, that led to a rebuilding. The church was reopened in 2012.

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Dovecote in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The Dovecote can be seen from the Alcester Road in Moseley. Now within the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital. It dates to the 18th century.

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Former Cow House in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

A small red brick building facing the Alcester Road in Moseley, it was formerly a cow house in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital. Now used by members of the Moseley Society and friends.

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The Old Hall at Moseley Hall Hospital - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

Moseley Hall was built around 1790. A century later it was the home of Richard Cadbury, who gave it to the City to be a Children's Home in 1890. Now part of Moseley Hall Hospital.

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West Midlands Police Museum - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

The West Midlands Police Museum opened in the former Lock Up of Steelhouse Lane Police Station from 2020. The police station next door closed around 2017.

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Kings Norton Community Fire Station - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

Kings Norton Community Fire Station is located at the top of Pershore Road South in Cotteridge, opposite the railway station. It was built in 1930.

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Winson Green Junction

Winson Green Junction is where the Soho Loop of the BCN Old Mainline joins to the straighter BCN New Mainline canal. The Soho EMU Depot is nearby, and you can see the trains from the bridges.

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Smethwick Junction

Smethwick Junction is a must visit location for followers of history and heritage.  It is to be found on the Birmingham mainline canal between Birmingham and Sandwell. 

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The Coronation of King Charles III & Queen Camilla in the West Midlands

King Charles III & Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday 6th May 2023. In the West Midlands, Union Jack flags, and bunting etc have gone up everywhere.

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New Testament Church of God The Rock, Spring Hill - Culture, history & faith

On George Street West in Spring Hill, Birmingham is what was St Peter's Church, built in 1902, but is now the New Testament Church of God The Rock.

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The School Yard, Harborne - A Birmingham & West Midlands Gem!

A former girls school in Harborne, Birmingham, on the High Street and York Street. Dates to 1885 by the famed architects Martin & Chamberlain. Now restaurants and cafes.

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St Matthew's Church, Walsall - Culture, History and Faith

St Matthew's Church is a C of E parish church in Walsall. Rebuilt 1820-21 by Francis Goodwin. Contains remains of a 1220 church dedicated to All Saints. Grade II* listed building.

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James Bridge Aqueduct - A Walsall & West Midlands Gem!

The James Bridge Aqueduct was opened on the Walsall Canal in 1797. It is Grade II listed. Under it is the Bentley Mill Way (formerly Bentley Mill Lane). The River Tame is below as well.

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Shree+Hindu+Community+Centre%2c+Tyseley+-+Culture%2c+history+and+faith
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Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley - Culture, history and faith

Shree Hindu Community Centre is on the Warwick Road, at the corner of Medina Road in Tyseley, Birmingham. Originally built as a Methodist Church in 1909-10, rebuilt into Hindu temple 2020-22.

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Chance House and The Old School House, Smethwick - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Chance House and The Old School House are on Crystal Drive in Smethwick, Sandwell. There is a blue plaque here for the Chance Bros founded in 1822. Also close to Spon Lane South.

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Chance Glassworks, Smethwick - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

The Chance Glassworks was in Smethwick from 1822 until they closed down in 1981. Leaving their buildings derelict for decades. They produced sheet glass, optical glass and lighthouse glass.

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