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Merredin Town Hall, Merredin Clock Tower Building: Merredin Railway Station Group: 1577: Lot 1503: Todd Street: Merredin: Merredin Railway Station Museum, Old Railway Station: Merredin Post Office: 1578: Corner: Barrack & Bates Street: Merredin
This 'Telford road' remained the main Coventry to Birmingham Road until 1958, when the village was bypassed by the A45 dual carriageway. The old, narrow road past the Queen's Head is the site of the pre-Telford turnpike. [3] The shape of the current centre of the village, around the green, was another product of enclosure post-1785.
Located in the east of the city, Sheldon Country Park was established in 1986 and is one of the larger country parks within Birmingham, spanning roughly 300 acres.The park boasts vast areas of wetland, grassland, ancient hedgerows, and some mature woodland.
Birmingham and Wolverhampton have a tradition of industry dating back to the 16th century, when small metal-working industries developed. Birmingham was known for its manufacture of small arms, whereas Wolverhampton became a centre of lock manufacture and brass working.
Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 243 kilometres (151 mi) east of Perth and 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock .
The park comprises some 450 acres (180 ha) and is on land previously threatened by urban development. The disused Lapal Tunnel of the Dudley No 2 canal passes just south of Hole Farm, north of the visitor centre and on through the South Woodgate housing estate. The tunnel opened in 1798 and was closed to traffic in 1926.
The museum opened in 1992 [5] originally as the Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre, as part of the city's Heritage Development Plan. [6] [7] It preserves this 'time capsule' of a jewellery workshop [8] [9] and also tells the 200-year story of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, the centre of the British jewellery industry, and its traditional craft skills.
The park remained open but Birmingham City Council advised children under 10 to avoid visiting Sutton Park and for visitors to avoid contact with animals and wash hands thoroughly. [13] Due to the outbreak, the autumn Midlands Counties and English National Road Relays running events in 2012 were cancelled.