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Brunswick Park is a public park in
Wednesbury Wednesbury ( ) is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England; it was historically in Staffordshire. It is located near the source of the River Tame, West Midlands, River Tame and ...
, in West Midlands, England, about east of the town centre. It is owned and operated by
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, or Sandwell Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government servic ...
. It was opened in 1887, and is listed Grade II in Historic England's
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History and description

The site was purchased in 1886 by Wednesbury Urban District Council from the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, and was named after the company's Brunswick Ironworks. It was designed by William Barron, known particularly for his work in the grounds of
Elvaston Castle Elvaston Castle is a stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England. The Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council as a country park known as Elvaston Castle Country Park. The country park has ...
. His other works include
Abbey Park, Leicester Abbey Park is a public park in Leicester, England, through which the River Soar flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council and is Leicester’s premier park. It opened in 1882 on the flood plain of the River Soar, and expanded in ...
, which a committee from Wednesbury visited before he was commissioned to create the park. Brunswick Park was opened on 21 June 1887 by the Mayor of Wednesbury, Richard Williams, to mark the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the Golden jubilee, 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a National service of thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Serv ...
."Brunswick Park Historical Summary"
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Version dated 21 September 2007 retrieved via
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. The area of the park is . The main entrance is on Wood Green Road, which is the western boundary of the park; the lodge, of 1887, is adjacent to the gateway. The northern part of the park is open, bordered by trees and with informal paths. The clock, in the north-west, was erected in 1911 to celebrate the
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. The former pit mound in the southern part was retained as a feature; it was landscaped and there are paths leading to the levelled-out summit.


Facilities

Facilities include a bandstand, a children's play area, a skate park, tennis courts, outdoor gym equipment and an area for football and other games."Brunswick Park Wednesbury"
''Visit Sandwell''. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 7 December 2023.


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External links

{{Commons category-inline Wednesbury Parks and open spaces in the West Midlands (county) Tourist attractions in the West Midlands (county) Grade II listed parks and gardens in the West Midlands (county)