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Smethwick received bad publicity when, the day after the announcement of his appointment, racist slogans and swastikas were daubed around the school. However, O'Connor was well liked by both parents and children; he eventually retired in 1983. [11] In the mid- to late 1960s, a large council estate in the west of Smethwick was built.
The Hadley Group headquarters is in Smethwick. [5] The company also has bases in the United Kingdom, Thailand, Dubai, and the Netherlands and conducts business in 36 countries covering 5 continents. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2018, the company employed more than 600 people worldwide.
Cape Hill is an area of Smethwick, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (4.4 km) west of Birmingham City Centre. The area includes Waterloo Road near Shireland Collegiate Academy and the High Street near Victoria Park; it borders Birmingham at the A457 Dudley Road. Cape Hill is Smethwick's busiest ...
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The Chance family originated in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire as farmers and craftsmen, before setting up business in Smethwick in 1822. Situated between Birmingham and the Black Country in the agglomeration of the Midlands industrial heartland, they took advantage of the skilled workers, canals and many advances that were taking place in the ...
Victoria Park, Smethwick, is the main formal garden for the town of Smethwick and has a Green Flag award. In 2010 the park was the subject of considerable investment and regeneration including a new bandstand. A flagship Adidas outdoor gym kit along with additional gym stations has also been installed. The park occupies 14 ha.
Bearwood is the southern part of Smethwick, in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.It lies north of the A456 Hagley Road. Bearwood Hill was the original name of the High Street from Smethwick Council House to Windmill Lane.
Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency) Smethwick Council House; Smethwick Cricket Club; 2013 Smethwick fire; Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station; Smethwick in the 1964 general election; Smethwick Junction; Smethwick Junction (canal) Smethwick Old Church; Smethwick Khalsa Football Federation F.C. Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station