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Bradmore, West Midlands
Bradmore is a suburb of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It lies at the meeting point of the Graiseley, Park and Merry Hill wards of Wolverhampton City Council. Bradmore is home to Bantock Park, the former grounds of Bantock House which is now a museum owned by the city council. Enoch Powell formerly lived in a house overlooking the park. In the centre of Bradmore is the Bradmore Arms pub, currently owned by Greene King as part of the Hungry Horse Hungry Horse is a chain of 246 pub restaurants in England, Wales and Scotland which is owned by Greene King. It was first established in 1995 and promotes itself as offering low cost meals for families and groups. The chain launched its vega ... chain, and was built in 1926. Originally called the Bradmore Inn, it was in fact located on the opposite side of the road where the current shops now exist. The Bradmore Arms has also seen a number of building changes as it has changed hands through different compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantock Park At Bradmore, Wolverhampton - Geograph
Bantock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Baldwin Bantock (1862–1938), English politician *Granville Bantock (1868–1946), British classical composer *Leedham Bantock Leedham Bantock (born Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock; 18 May 1870 – 16 October 1928) was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Sa ... (1870–1928), British singer and actor * Nick Bantock (born 1949), British artist and writer * Thomas Bantock (1823–1895), English businessman and politician See also * Bantock House Museum and Park, museum in Wolverhampton, England {{surname, Bantock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the West Midlands after Birmingham and Coventry. Historic counties of England, Historically in Staffordshire, Wolverhampton grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. During the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing; the economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Midlands (county)
West Midlands is a Metropolitan county, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north and west, Worcestershire to the south, and is almost surrounded by Warwickshire to the east. The largest settlement is the city of Birmingham. The county is almost entirely urban, with an area of and a population of 2,953,816, making it the List of ceremonial counties of England, second most populous county in England after Greater London. After Birmingham (1,144,919) the largest settlements are the cities of Coventry (345,324) and Wolverhampton (263,700), Solihull (126,577), and Sutton Coldfield (109,899). Nearly all of the county's settlements belong to the West Midlands conurbation, West Midlands and Coventry and Bedworth urban area, Coventry built-up areas, though the 'Meriden Gap' between them is rural. For Local government in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graiseley
Graiseley is both an inner-city area of Wolverhampton, situated immediately to the south-west of the city centre, and the name of a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. Place-name The most likely origin of the Graiseley name is from the Old English ''grǣg'' (grey wolf) and ''lēah'' (woodland clearing), meaning 'the lēah with the wolves'. Graiseley ward Graiseley ward is bounded by Penn Road ( A449) to the east, Coalway Road and Church Road to the south, Bradmore Road and Merridale Road to the west and the ring road to the north. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 census was 12,284. Confusingly, the area of Graiseley straddles its namesake council ward and neighbouring Blakenhall ward. Graiseley is home to parks, shopping centres and schools, along with sub-urban and inner city housing. Areas within the ward include: * part of Graiseley * Penn Fields * Merridale * Chapel Ash * and part of Bradmore. It borders the St Peter's, Blakenhall, Penn, Merry H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Ward, Wolverhampton
Park, or Park Ward, is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands. It is located to the west of the city centre, and covers parts of the suburbs Bradmore, Compton, Finchfield, Merridale, Newbridge and Whitmore Reans. It borders the St Peter's, Graiseley, Merry Hill, Tettenhall Wightwick and Tettenhall Regis wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West constituency. Geography Its name comes from the fact that two of the city's main parks, West Park and Bantock Park, lie within its boundaries. Two of the city's main thoroughfares are contained largely within the ward, namely the A41 Tettenhall Road and the Compton Road (A454). The Halfway House on Tettenhall Road was formerly a coaching house on the London to Holyhead route and as the name suggests, was the halfway point. It was a pub for many years but closed (2009) to reopen as a pharmacy. Main sights Park contains the Chapel Ash conservation area and also the Parkdale conservation area. Some other interestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merry Hill, Wolverhampton
Merry Hill is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (county), West Midlands and a Ward (politics), ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is situated in the south-west of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Tettenhall Wightwick, Park ward, Wolverhampton, Park, Graiseley and Penn, West Midlands, Penn wards. It forms part of the Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency), Wolverhampton West constituency. Merry Hill is itself is the main focal point of the ward, situated at the junction of five main roads. Because of the layout of the ward boundaries, parts of the suburbs of Bradmore, West Midlands, Bradmore, Castlecroft and Finchfield are covered by Merry Hill ward. The population of the ward at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 12,189. Highfields Secondary school, Uplands Junior school, St Michael's RC Primary school and Springdale Primary school are all situated within the ward. Merry Hill is served by National Express West Midlands service 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward (politics)
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. Origins The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London, where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland. In parts of northern England, a ''ward'' was an administrative subdivision of a county, very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. Present day In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States, wards are an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantock Park
Bantock House Museum and Park is a museum of Edwardian life and local history, with of surrounding parkland in Wolverhampton, England. It is named after Alderman Baldwin and Kitty Bantock who once lived there. It is run by Wolverhampton City Council's Arts and Museums service. History The house was built in the 1730s as New Merridale Farm. It was extended and improved during occupancy by Thomas Herrick about the beginning of the 19th century and renamed Merridale House. The house had several tenants but in about 1864 was bought by Thomas Bantock, a canal and railway agent. His son Albert Baldwin Bantock, who was twice Mayor of Wolverhampton and also High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1920, further improved the property following his father's death in 1896. On his own death, without children, in 1938 he bequeathed the house and park to Wolverhampton Corporation. The house was renamed in his honour in 1940. It is a Grade II listed building. Bantock House Bantock House contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoch Powell
John Enoch Powell (16 June 19128 February 1998) was a British politician, scholar and writer. He served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West for the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party from 1950 to February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 and as the MP for South Down (UK Parliament constituency), South Down for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from October 1974 United Kingdom general election, October 1974 to 1987. He was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Minister of Health from 1960 to 1963 in the second Macmillan ministry and was Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 1965 to 1968 in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom), Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath. Before entering politics Powell was a Classics, classical scholar and a brigadier, having served in the British Army during the Second World War. He wrote both poetry and books on classical and political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greene King
Greene King is a British pub and brewing company founded in 1799, currently based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The company also owns brands including Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns, as well as other pubs, restaurants and hotels. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), until it was acquired by CK Asset Holdings, CK Assets in October 2019. Its best known beers are Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale, the third and fifth highest selling cask ales in Britain. History The brewery was founded by Benjamin Greene (brewer), Benjamin Greene in Bury St. Edmunds in 1799. In Richard Wilson's biographical analysis of the Greene family, he credits various family members for being able to achieve distinction in the worlds of business and banking, literature (Graham Greene, for example) and broadcasting in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.' In 1836 Edward Greene took over the business and in 1887 it merged with Frederick William King's brewing business to create Greene King. Greene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungry Horse
Hungry Horse is a chain of 246 pub restaurants in England, Wales and Scotland which is owned by Greene King. It was first established in 1995 and promotes itself as offering low cost meals for families and groups. The chain launched its vegan menu across all the restaurants in the United Kingdom in September 2018. A new winter menu was launched in October 2015, with chefs spending one day at South Cheshire College preparing dishes for the chain’s new winter menu. ''Double Doughnut'' controversy The chain was harshly criticised in November 2014 for introducing a new burger the “Double Doughnut” which at 1,996 calories contained nearly 100% of the recommended daily energy intake for adult women. It also contains 53g of saturated fat (the recommended daily allowance is 20g for women, and 30g for men) and 8.2g of salt (recommended daily allowance for adults is 6g). References External links * * {{UK Food Restaurant chains in the United Kingdom Restaurants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
