Historic & Heritage

Number of results: 12

1. 

   Bishop Asbury Museum

   Address

   Newton Road, GREAT BARR, West Midlands, B43 6HN

   Telephone

   0121 553 0759

   museumarts_tourism@sandwell.gov.uk

   GREAT BARR

   An 18th century cottage which was the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop.

   

2. 

   Rowley Hills and Blue Rock Quarry

   Address

   St. Brades Close, Tividale, OLDBURY, West Midlands, B69 1NX

   OLDBURY

   The Rowley Hills are the highest landform in the Black Country with views across the region and beyond. The face of Blue Rock Quarry on the Rowley Hills boasts rocks formed over 300 million years ago. Today they appear as unusual globes that weather…

   

3. 

   Archives Service

   Address

   High Street, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 1AA

   Telephone

   0121 569 4985

   archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk

   SMETHWICK

   Sandwell Archives Service is the archive service for the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. The service is based within Smethwick Library. It collects and preserves original archives and published material relating to the history of Sandwell. It is a…

   

4. 

   Black Country Geopark

   Address

   An amazing place at the geological and industrial heart of England. The Black Country is a special place in the heart of England, where the minerals on our doorstep and the geology beneath our feet helped shape the industrial revolution and the…
5. 

   Oak House Museum

   Address

   Oak Road, WEST BROMWICH, West Midlands, B70 8HJ

   Telephone

   0121 553 0759

   OakHouse_Museum@sandwell.gov.uk

   WEST BROMWICH

   Oak House in West Bromwich is a delightful half-timbered yeoman farmer's house built about 1620 with brick additions at the rear built in the 1650s as the family wealth and status grew.

   The Turton family who are associated with the house at this…

   

6. 

   Lightwoods Park and House

   Address

   Adkins Lane, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B67 5DP

   Telephone

   0121 569 4141

   SMETHWICK

   Lightwoods House dates from the 18th Century and is set in a large park.

   

7. 

   Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre

   Address

   Salters Lane, WEST BROMWICH, West Midlands, B71 4BG

   Telephone

   0121 569 3070

   countryside_services@sandwell.gov.uk

   WEST BROMWICH

   Sandwell Valley Visitor Centre includes Sandwell Park Farm, and Forge Mill Farm. We now offer improved accessibility, free access to courtyard, the tea rooms with new menu and additional seating, a new countryside shop, activities and events, and…

   

8. 

   Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

   Address

   Holyhead Road, WEDNESBURY, West Midlands, WS10 7DF

   Telephone

   0121 556 0683

   museumarts_tourism@sandwell.gov.uk

   WEDNESBURY

   Wednesbury Museum is Sandwell’s Museum and Art Gallery, with collections of paintings, toys, Ruskin pottery and many other objects.

   

9. 

   Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum

   Address

   Hall Green Road, WEST BROMWICH, West Midlands, B71 2EA

   Telephone

   0121 588 2985

   BromwichHall_Museum@sandwell.gov.uk

   WEST BROMWICH

   Bromwich Hall is a heritage visitor attraction, and one of the most important surviving medieval timber framed buildings in the Midlands.

   

10. 

    Galton Valley Pumping Station

    Address

    High Street, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 1AQ

    Telephone

    0121 556 0683

    museumarts_tourism@sandwell.gov.uk

    SMETHWICK

    A late-Victorian canal pumping station built to serve Smethwick Locks.

    

11. 

    Haden Hill House Museum

    Address

    Halesowen Road, Entrance Via Barrs Rd and Lee Road, CRADLEY HEATH, West Midlands, B64 7JU

    Telephone

    01384 569 444

    HadenHill_House@sandwell.gov.uk

    CRADLEY HEATH

    Haden Hill House is a late-Victorian residence that is now a museum furnished in period style, set in a large park.

    

12. 

    Black Country Living Museum

    Address

    Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ

    Telephone

    01215579643

    info@bclm.com

    Dudley

    Black Country Living Museum is an award-winning open air museum that tells the story of one of the very first industrialised landscapes in Britain.