Sandwell Museums

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Explore Sandwell Museums and discover the fascinating stories and people associated withour furnished historic houses and industrial buildings; some of which are amongst the most important buildings in the West Midlands. Also enjoy our famous Ruskin Pottery collection, made in Smethwick, old toy gallery and Nostalgia Rooms, showcasing domestic items from the 1960s and 70s.

Sandwell Museums hosts a variety of changing temporary exhibitions and has a lively programme of events, activities, family fun and regular groups for all ages to enjoy as well as a number volunteering opportunities and creative learning sessions for schools.

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Our museums

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Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall

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

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 time were yeoman (posh farmers) and nail makers; later expanding to be money lender, making loans to impoverished royalist gentry after the English Civil War. Discover more about the Turtons on site and how they lived at Oak House, explore the talking barrels in the Old Barn and explore our wildlife grounds. There is also a lively programme of events, activities and school sessions throughout the year.
Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

Wednesbury Museum is Sandwell’s Museum and Art Gallery, with collections of paintings, toys, Ruskin pottery and many other objects.
Bromwich Hall Museum- West Bromwich Manor House Museum

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

A late-Victorian canal pumping station built to serve Smethwick Locks.
1. 13 Jan 202412 Oct 2024
Bishop Asbury Cottage Museum

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

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Hamstead Library

Address

Hamstead Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B43 5EL

Tel:
0121 569 2548

hamstead_library@sandwell.gov.uk

BIRMINGHAM

Hamstead Library offers a range of books and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi.
Oak House Museum

Address

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

Tel:
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…
Cradley Heath Library

Address

Upper High Street, CRADLEY HEATH, West Midlands, B64 5JU

Tel:
0121 569 4926

cradleyheath_library@sandwell.gov.uk

CRADLEY HEATH

Cradley Heath Library offers a range of books and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi.
Galton Valley Pumping Station

Address

The canal towpath, mainline canal, Off the bridge on Brasshouse Lane, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 1AQ

Tel:
0121 556 0683

SMETHWICK

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

Address

Tame Road, OLDBURY, West Midlands, B68 0JT

Tel:
0121 569 4924

brandhall_library@sandwell.gov.uk

OLDBURY

Brandhall Library offers a range of books and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi.
Archives Service

Address

High Street, SMETHWICK, West Midlands, B66 1AA

Tel:
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…
Glebefields Library

Address

St. Marks Road, TIPTON, West Midlands, DY4 0SZ

Tel:
0121 569 4928

glebefields_library@sandwell.gov.uk

TIPTON

Glebefields Library offers a range of books and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi.
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…
Bleakhouse Library

Address

Bleakhouse Road, OLDBURY, West Midlands, B68 9DS

Tel:
0121 569 4923

bleakhouse_library@sandwell.gov.uk

OLDBURY

Bleakhouse Library offers a large range of books, and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi. There is a garden space to relax.
Great Barr Library

Address

Birmingham Road, Great Barr, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B43 6NW

Tel:
0121 569 4929

greatbarr_library@sandwell.gov.uk

BIRMINGHAM

Great Barr Library offers a range of books and has activities and learning opportunities for all ages. There are computers to use, and free wi-fi.
Black Country Living Museum

Address

Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ

Tel:
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.