Village in Princes End
New Town
West Midlands, West Midlands
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🏛️ Museums
The Oak House Museum
Ireland Green · 1.2 miles
A timber-framed manor from the early sixteenth century provides a rare example of West Bromwich’s historic domestic architecture. Built around 1620, the house stands close to the settlement of Ireland Green and is recorded as a historic feature by Historic England. The structure originally belonged to an unknown owner, but the Turton family occupied it by 1634 and added brick extensions to the rear in the 1650s. In 1768 the property passed to William Whyley, who arranged for many of the surrounding oak trees to be felled and used in the construction of lock-gates for the Birmingham Canal. The house later hosted two sermons by John Wesley in the late eighteenth century while under Whyley’s ownership. After a series of owners, Alderman Reuben Farley acquired the building, restored it with the assistance of the architects Wood and Kendrick, and presented it to the town as a museum. The museum opened on 25 July 1898, accompanied by the layout of gardens and a bowling green. A half-century later, in 1951, the interior was refitted as a period house with antique furnishings. The Oak House is listed as a Grade I building since 27 September 2024, having previously held Grade II* status from 1949. It operates as a history museum under the management of SMBC and is recognised by Historic England as a heritage asset. Visitors can view the restored timber frame, the 1650s brick rear additions and the period furnishings arranged to illustrate domestic life of the era. Access is via the surrounding streets of West Bromwich, with the nearest town centre being Ireland Green. No admission charges, opening hours or on-site facilities are detailed in the available sources.
Oak Road
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🛝 Playgrounds
Rounds Green Primary School Playground
Rounds Green · 1.9 miles
Rounds Green Primary School Playground
Little Fields · 1.9 miles
Rounds Green Primary School Playground
Rounds Green · 1.9 miles
Rounds Green Nursery School Playground
Little Fields · 1.9 miles
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from New Town.
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