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The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley was created in 1974 from the existing boroughs of Dudley, the Municipal Borough of Stourbridge and the Municipal Borough of Halesowen.. This followed an earlier reorganisation in 1966, as per the provisions of the Local Government Act 1958, which saw an expansion of the three boroughs from the abolition of the surrounding urban districts of Amblecote ...
The assembly hall was renamed Dudley Concert Hall in 2004 but, after it was found that the new name had never really caught on, councillors decided to revert to the name Dudley Town Hall in 2012. [14] An extensive programme of refurbishment works to the council house costing £4 million was approved by the council in February 2020. [15]
This is a list of areas in the borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. A. Amblecote; B Baptist End; Brierley Hill; Brockmoor ... Dudley Wood; E. Eve Hill; F
The town of Dudley had been a seigneurial borough from the thirteenth century, under the control of the lord of the manor. [2] More modern forms of local government for the town began in 1791 when a body of improvement commissioners was established to pave, light and clean the streets, and supply water. [3]
Dudley Town Hall (an events venue) opened on St James's Road in 1928; it stands next to council offices which were converted from the old Police Station in 1939, after the construction of a new building on nearby New Street. [39] Dudley is the administrative centre of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, governed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Notable examples of buildings which have not survived include the town halls of Kensington, Newcastle, Paddington and Sunderland. The oldest town hall, which was built as a chapel for pilgrims, is Dover Town Hall , thought to have been completed in around 1203, [ 2 ] while the oldest purpose-built town hall is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall , which ...
A large area of public open space, known as Russells Hall park, exists around the centre of the estate and in 2005 was earmarked by Dudley council as a possible site for mass housing development. The park has a children’s play area, skatepark and a non-turf cricket pitch. [5]
The Priory Estate is so named because it is located near the Priory ruins and Priory Park. It stands on the land which once straddled the border of Dudley County Borough and Sedgley Urban District, which were in the counties of Worcestershire and Staffordshire respectively.