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Walsall Central Library is a public library situated in the town centre of Walsall in the West Midlands, in the United Kingdom. It is part of 7 branch libraries and a mobile library service, and was officially opened to the public in 1906. The Central Library comprises a lending library, reference library, learning centre and children's library.
Walsall (/ ˈ w ɔː l s ɔː l / ⓘ, or / ˈ w ɒ l s ɔː l /; locally / ˈ w ɔː s ʊ l /) is a market town and administrative centre of the borough of the same name in the West Midlands, England.
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Daisy Bank is a residential area on the eastern outskirts of the town of Walsall; the Rushall Canal is nearby. It is served by National Express West Midlands no. 934 bus route. [ 1 ] Engineer and philanthropist Samson Fox died at Daisy Bank on 24 October 1903.
The area later recorded in the 1841 United Kingdom census as Vigo, Walsall Wood. [6] In a 1901 Ordnance Survey map of Walsall Wood, the area was also recorded as part of the village. [ 7 ] The area has since formed part of Walsall Wood, with its name preserved in street names such as "Vigo Close", "Vigo Terrace" and "Vigo Road".
A map of the West Midlands, showing the Metropolitan Boroughs: (1) Wolverhampton; (2) Dudley; (3) Walsall; (4) Sandwell; (5) Birmingham; (6) Solihull; and (7) Coventry.. A civil parish is a subnational entity, forming the lowest unit of local government in England.
Map of the West Midlands region showing the administrative districts. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits: West: 3.3W; East: 1.1W; North: 53.25N; South: 51.75N; Date: 1 May 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: County boundaries (from Boundary-Line product)
The collection was donated to the people of Walsall in 1973 and opened to the public in July 1974. It was originally exhibited in what was the first floor reference room of Walsall Library. The collection was moved to its new purpose-built home over two floors of The New Art Gallery Walsall, and opened to the public in this new setting in 2000.