Heritage Collections

0 Churches and Chapels Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 2 Historic Parks Explore Sandwell’s historic parks, recreation grounds and open spaces, discovering their origins, changing landscapes and the stories connected with them. Explore Collection → 0 Industrial Sandwell Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 1 Lost Estates Explore Sandwell’s lost and transformed housing estates, from post-war developments and tower blocks to communities reshaped by demolition and redevelopment. Explore Collection → 1 Lost Watercourses Follow Sandwell’s lost streams, brooks and hidden waterways, investigating their historic routes, boundaries, culverts and surviving traces in today’s landscape. Explore Collection → 1 Made in Sandwell Explore the industries, manufacturers and products that shaped Sandwell, from glassmaking and brewing to engineering, mining, quarrying and manufacturing. Explore Collection → 0 Post-war Redevelopment Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 1 Post-war Sandwell Explore how redevelopment, housing, road building and changing town centres transformed Sandwell after the Second World War. Explore Collection → 1 Schools Through Time Explore Sandwell’s changing schools, from Victorian education and board schools to post-war rebuilding and modern education. Explore Collection → 1 Six Towns, One Borough Explore the individual histories and identities of Smethwick, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Tipton and Rowley Regis, and the story of modern Sandwell. Explore Collection → 0 The Canals Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 0 The Railways Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 0 The Six Towns Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection → 2 Victorian Sandwell Explore Sandwell during the Victorian era, when rapid industrial growth transformed its towns, streets, housing, public buildings and communities. Explore Collection → 0 Walking Routes Explore films, research, archive records and projects connected with this collection. Explore Collection →