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Mary Macarthur statue in Cradley Heath

The statue of Mary Macarthur is located in Mary Macarthur Gardens, Cradley Heath, Sandwell, West Midlands. It was unveiled in 2012 and was by local artist Luke Perry.

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Cradley Column in Cradley Heath

The Cradley Column is a sculpture by Luke Perry unveiled outside of a Tesco Extra store in Cradley Heath in Sandwell, West Midlands, on the High Street, in 2007.

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St Mary's Bearwood - Culture, history and faith

St Mary's Bearwood is located on the Bearwood Road in Bearwood, Sandwell. Built 1887 to 1888 by J. A. Chatwin. One of his low budget churches.

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St. George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, Bearwood - Culture, history and faith

St.George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, formerly called the The Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Praise was previously the first Bearwood Methodist Church built 1896-1900

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tame Bridge Parkway Station - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

Tame Bridge Parkway Station is on the Walsall line in Sandwell, close to the Tame Valley Canal, River Tame and M6 motorways. It was opened in 1990.

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Lions of the Great War - statue in Smethwick

The Lions of the Great War is a 2018 bronze statue by Luke Perry unveiled in Smethwick, depicting a Sikh soldier during the First World War. Near the High Street and Tollhouse Way.

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Engine Arm Aqueduct - A Sandwell & West Midlands Gem!

The Engine Arm Aqueduct was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder to the Engine Arm, over the New Main Line from the Old Main Line of the Birmingham Canal in Smethwick.

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