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For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich
Walsall

Walsall (West Midlands)
Walsall

Walsall shown within the West Midlands
Population 174,994
OS grid reference SP0198
 - London 124. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. 1m
Metropolitan borough Walsall
Metropolitan county West Midlands
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WALSALL
Postcode district WS1
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Walsall North
Walsall South
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

Coordinates: 52°35′N 1°59′W / 52.58, -1.98

Walsall (pronunciation (help·info)) is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Walsall postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Burntwood, Cannock, Lichfield, Rugeley, There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Midlands Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the Metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS is the Statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection prevention intervention and emergency rescue The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Walsall North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Walsall South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and other settlements in the ceremonial county &ndash not the region &ndash A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Historically part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation, and is sometimes described as part of the Black Country. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large Conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton

Walsall is the administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich In the 2001 census, the town had a population of 170,994 with the surrounding borough having a population of 253,500. This is a list of the largest cities and towns of England ordered by population. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. Neighbouring towns in the borough include Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge. Willenhall is a small town in the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40000 Bloxwich is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40000 people Baldridge is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Ballsall in the West Midlands, UK, although historically it was part of the county of

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History

The name Walsall is thought to have derived from the words "Walh halh", meaning "valley of the Celtic speakers" (referring to the Celts). Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts Walsall is first referenced as 'Walesho' in a document dated 1002, however it is not referenced in the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Although, it is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. [1] By the first part of the 13th century, Walsall was a small market town, with the weekly market being introduced in 1220 and held on Tuesdays. [2] The Mayor of Walsall was created as a political position in the 14th century. Walsall is known as "the town of a hundred trades". (This appellation is a nod to the fact that nearby Birmingham is known as "the city of a thousand trades". Though at the time considerably smaller, Birmingham's growth to size larger than Walsall due to the adoption of a main railway line. )

The town was visited by Queen Elizabeth I, when it was known as 'Walshale'. [2] It was also visited by Henrietta Maria in 1643. Henrietta Maria ( 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Princess of France and Queen Consort of England, Scotland She stayed in the town for one night at a building named the 'White Hart' in the area of Caldmore. Caldmore is one of the villages that make up the town of Walsall (defined as the area within the Broadway ring road [3] Queen Mary's Grammar School was founded by Mary I of England in 1554, and the school carries the Queen's personal badge as its emblem: the Tudor Rose and the sheaf of arrows of Catherine of Aragon tied with a Staffordshire knot. Queen Mary's Grammar School is a selective grammar school located on the Sutton Road in Walsall, England, just outside the town centre Mary I (18 February 1516 &ndash 17 November 1558 was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death The Tudor rose (sometimes called the English Rose is a traditional heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty An arrow is a pointed Projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most Cultures. Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina

The Industrial Revolution changed Walsall from a village of 2,000 people in the 16th century to a town of over 86,000 in approximately 200 years. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan The town manufactured a wide range of products including saddles, chains, buckles and plated ware. Nearby, limestone quarrying provided the town with much prosperity. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 [4]

In 1821, St. Matthews Church was demolished with exception of the tower and chancel and replaced at a cost of £20,000[4] to a design by Francis Godwin. [5] In 1824, the Walsall Corporation received an Act of Parliament to improve the town by providing lighting and a gas works. An Act of Parliament is a Law enacted as Primary legislation by a national or sub-national Parliament. The gas works were built in 1826 at a cost of £4,000. In 1825, the Corporation built eleven tiled, brick almshouses for poor women. Almshouses are charitable Housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay They were known to the area as 'Molesley's Almshouses'. [6]

The 'Walsall Improvement and Market Act' was passed in 1848 and amended in 1850. The Act provided facilities for the poor, improving and extending the sewerage system and giving the commissioners the powers to construct a new gas works. [7] On October 10, 1847, a gas explosion killed one person and destroyed the west window of St Matthews Church. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [8]

It is a local story, although perhaps not accurate, that Walsall declined a railway line, which was later given to Birmingham, now the United Kingdom's second largest city. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Walsall finally received a railway line in 1847, 48 years after canals reached the town. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways In 1855, Walsall's first newspaper, the Walsall Courier and South Staffordshire Gazette, was published. Walsall Courier and South Staffordshire Gazette is the earliest known Newspaper to serve Walsall in the ancient county of Staffordshire, now

Walsall underwent modernisation in the 1970s with a new town centre being built at the expense of some very old but good quality medieval properties. In 1974, Walsall was transferred from the county of Staffordshire to form the metropolitan county of the West Midlands. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 Walsall is currently undergoing a new era of urban regeneration with many brownfield being replaced with modern houses, apartments and offices. Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is a controversial U

Construction is underway of St Matthew's Quarters. A new Asda store has already opened and when completed St Matthew's Quarters will also include brand shops and modern apartments. Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise Walsall College will be moving to a new site within the town centre whilst on the old site Tesco will be building a new 100,00 sq ft shopping complex. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain

The traditional market of Walsall
The traditional market of Walsall

The other plans are to redevelop Old Square Shopping Centre to make it much bigger and connect it to St Matthew's Quarters. The 800 year-old Historic Market also has a new vision for the 21st century. It will be moved lower down towards the town centre, making it more accessible along with up to date new-style stalls. The Historic Market will work alongside the new developments ensuring Walsall's future.

Geography

A local landmark is Barr Beacon, which is reportedly the highest point following its latitude eastwards until the Ural Mountains of Russia. Barr Beacon is a Hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. Riphean redirects here For the time period see Riphean stage The Ural Mountains (Ура́льские го́ры Uralskiye Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending There was a plaque on the summit attesting to this, although it has been repeatedly stolen. The soil of Walsall consists of mainly of clay and there areas of limestone, which were quarried during the Industrial Revolution. [9]

Suburbs and areas

Economy

Walsall has had many industries, from coal mining to metal working including Willenhalls locks, but in the late 19th century the coal mines ran dry, and Walsall became internationally famous for the leather trade. Alumwell is based on the west side of Walsall, in the West Midlands of England. Beechdale - originally named Gypsy Lane Estate - is a Housing estate in Walsall, England, that was developed predominantly during the 1950s and 1960's Birchills is a residential area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Bloxwich is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40000 people Caldmore is one of the villages that make up the town of Walsall (defined as the area within the Broadway ring road Chuckery is a small suburb of Walsall located a mile from the town centre Coalpool is a housing estate in Walsall, West Midlands, England. The Delves is a neighbourhood located in the south side of Walsall between Palfrey and Yew Tree estate in Walsall located on the outskirts of Walsall just before Sandwell Goscote is a residential area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Harden is an area to the north of Walsall and borders with Bloxwich, Blakenall Heath, Coalpool, Goscote and Rushall. Highgate is a small Village located within the Walsall Ring Road Leamore is a Suburb of Walsall in the extreme north of the town on the border with Bloxwich. Palfrey is a neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands. Park Hall is a residential area within but near to the southern edge of Walsall, England. For the tool used to pluck guitar strings see plec ---- Pleck in the bourogh of Walsall neighbours Palfrey and stretches from the bridge Rushall is a residential area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Leather is a material created through the Tanning of hides and Skins of Animals primarily Cattlehide The Tanning process Walsall still manufactures the Queen's handbags, and Walsall leather products have been found as far afield as Italy. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Walsall is the traditional home of the English saddle manufacture industry, hence the nickname of Walsall Football Club, The Saddlers. A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load fastened to an animal's back by a girth. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Apart from leather goods, other industries in Walsall include iron and brass founding, limestone quarrying, small hardware, plastics, electronics, chemicals, and aircraft parts. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical

Walsall has always been overshadowed by its larger neighbours Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um However its proximity in Central England and the fact that the M6 runs through the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall has increased its investment appeal. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich A RAC centre is located by J9 and there are now plans to redevelop derelict land in Darlaston and turn them into a state-of-the-art regional hub. Darlaston is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Between Bloxwich and Walsall there is a business corridor where TK Maxx has recently opened a regional depot. Bloxwich is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40000 people TK Maxx is a chain of off-price Department stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Currently established businesses include Homeserve plc and South Staffordshire Water. Homeserve PLC ( is a British based provider of home emergency insurance policies emergency repair services and warranty services South Staffordshire Water PLC is a privately-owned water company supplying water to parts of Staffordshire and the West Midlands, England.

Education

Walsall is home to the University of Wolverhampton's Sports and Art Campus. The University of Wolverhampton is a British University, located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. Walsall College provides further education, and is based around three sites across Walsall. Further education (often abbreviated "FE" is Post-secondary Education (in addition to that received at Secondary school) that is distinct from There are ten secular junior schools and two religious junior schools in Walsall. 45% of pupils in the Borough of Walsall achieved five GCSEs with grades of A*-C, below the national average of 56%. [10]

Primary schools

Independent schools

Comprehensive secondary schools

Grammar schools

Private schools

Transport

Walsall Bus Station, is made up of two smaller bus stations, Bradford Place and St Pauls. Alumwell Business and Enterprise College ( ABEC) is a Walsall (west midlands England secondary school and college Barr Beacon Language College is a mixed Secondary school in Pheasey, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England. Joseph Leckie Community Technology College is a secondary school located in The Delves area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College (until September 2003 St Francis of Assisi RC School) St Thomas More Catholic Upper School is a Roman Catholic School located in Bedford, England. Walsall Academy is a Comprehensive Academy secondary school in Bloxwich, West Midlands, England. Willenhall School Sports College, is a senior school on the Lodge Farm estate in Willenhall. Queen Mary's Grammar School is a selective grammar school located on the Sutton Road in Walsall, England, just outside the town centre Queen Mary's High School, situated on Upper Forster Street just outside of Walsall town centre is an all-female selective education school and entry in Year 7 is Walsall St Pauls Bus Station is one of two bus stations located in the town of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Services from St Paul's leave Walsall in many directions; there are services south-east to Birmingham; west to Wolverhampton, Willenhall and Bloxwich; north to Cannock and Brownhills; and east to Sutton Coldfield and Aldridge, with many to the latter. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Willenhall is a small town in the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40000 Bloxwich is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England, with a population of around 40000 people Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. Brownhills is a Town in the West Midlands, England Located on the edge of Cannock Chase near the large man-made lake Chasewater, it is north-east Sutton Coldfield ( is a town within the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England Baldridge is a Town in the Metropolitan Borough of Ballsall in the West Midlands, UK, although historically it was part of the county of In addition, more infrequent services to Lichfield are run. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. St Paul's is also home to the Walsall Information Centre. Bradford Place operates buses mainly to the south and south-west, to West Bromwich, Oldbury, Dudley and Stourbridge. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England Oldbury is a Town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. There are also numerous shorter bus routes which give the town centre a link to housing estates including Alumwell, Beechdale, Chuckery, Park Hall and the Mossley Estate.

Walsall Railway Station is a busy railway station; services operate to Birmingham, Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton, and Stafford. Walsall railway station is the principal Railway station of Walsall, West Midlands, England and situated in the heart of the town Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Between 1850 and 1964, Walsall also had direct passenger train links with Wednesbury, Tipton, Dudley, Brierley Hill and Stourbridge to the south and Lichfield to the north, but these services were withdrawn due to the 1960s' Beeching Axe which saw passenger services completely removed from the South Staffordshire line between Lichfield and Stourbridge (via Walsall). Wednesbury is a Market town in England 's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47000 Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Brierley Hill is a Town and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system The South Staffordshire Line was a railway line that connected Lichfield in Staffordshire, England with Dudley, formerly in Worcestershire Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. The Walsall end of the southern part of the line (towards Stourbridge) is situated at Bescot Junction, and remained open until 19 March 1993, when the line between Walsall and Brierley Hill closed to through traffic. Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) It is set to re-open in the early 2010s as a single track goods line, allowing for the second phase of the Midland Metro which will run between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill. Jewellry Quarter railway station train and tram - Birmingham - 2005-10-14

Walsall is served by the A454 and the M6 for road travel. The A454 is a major road in England. Starting from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, it runs eastwards crossing a narrow part of Staffordshire, to This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway There are three junction on the motorway from which Walsall can be accessed from: M6 J7, M6 J9 and M6 J10. The stretch between these junctions is one of the busiest in Europe.

Facilities and culture

Arboretum and illuminations

Walsall Arboretum was officially opened on May 4, 1874 by the wealthy Hatherton family. Walsall Arboretum is a Victorian Public park located very close to Walsall town centre in the West Midlands. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was hoped that the park would provide "a healthy change from dogfights, bull-baiting and cockfights", however the 2d (old pence) admission was not popular with the public and within seven years the council took over ownership to provide free admission. Bull-baiting is a Blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. A cockfight is a Blood sport between two Roosters held in a ring called a cockpit [11]

Over the years the arboretum has seen many events and changes, including the beginnings of the Walsall Arboretum Illuminations as an annual event in 1951. An arboretum is a collection of trees Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub and a viticetum a collection of vines Illuminations are secular Autumn festivals of electric light held in several English cities in particular Blackpool ( 1879 - present [12]

Originally white bulbs in trees for courting couples in the autumn, in the 1960s and 1970s, the lights were purchased second hand from Blackpool Illuminations, but over the years they were increasingly made "in house" and are now all made "in house". Blackpool Illuminations is an annual Lights Festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 18 September that year held each autumn in the English seaside

The Illuminations have up to sixty thousand bulbs and they need year-round planning. [13] Although the event had attracted an estimated 250,000 people in 1995, lack of growth beyond this figure has raised the prospect of major redevelopment. [14]

Art galleries

New Art Gallery Walsall
New Art Gallery Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall opened in 2000. The New Art Gallery is sited in the centre of the West Midlands town of Walsall, England. It contains a large number of works by Jacob Epstein as well as works by Van Gogh, Monet, Turner, Renoir and Constable. Sir Jacob Epstein ( 10 November 1880 – 19 August 1959) was an American-born sculptor who worked chiefly in the UK where Claude Monet ( French klod mɔnɛ also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (14 November 1840 &ndash 5 December 1926 was a founder Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 &ndash 19 December 1851 was an English Romantic landscape painter, Watercolourist and Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( February 25, 1841 &ndash December 3, 1919) was a French Artist who was a leading painter in John Constable ( 11 June 1776 &ndash 31 March 1837 The large gallery space is host to many contemporary exhibitions from locally, nationally and internationally recognised artists all throughout the year. The art gallery runs a range of different exhibitions. Major British contemporary artists such as Gavin Turk have exhibited there and international artist Joana Vasconcalis from Portugal is about to have her first British exhibition. Gavin Turk (born 1967 is a British Artist and one of the Young British Artists (YBAs Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Historic art displays such as Goya's Dispartes are shown alongside of the Garman Ryan Collection with contemporary interventions from the galleries permanent collections making an appearance among the older works.

The Discovery Gallery is designed for families and children of all ages. It is an interactive space containing major art works and a large variety of interactive pieces designed to engage people of all ages with the art on display. The interactive theme is continued in the Garman Ryan Galleries and often in the exhibition spaces too.

Public art

The refurbished Sister Dora statue stands outside the Lloyds TSB building at the crossing between Park Street and Bridge Street. Sister Dora (born Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison 16 January 1832, at Hauxwell, Yorkshire; died 1878 was a 19th century Church of England Opposite this, stood an infamous concrete hippo. [15] It has since been moved to a corner in the square and has been replaced by a water fountain.

Sports

Walsall's football club, Walsall F.C., The Saddlers, was founded in 1888 when Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. merged. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. They won their first game against Aston Villa F.C.. The club currently play in Football League One and are now managerless. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football

Walsall also has a cricket club, Walsall Cricket Club who won Birmingham League Premier Division in 2006. Walsall Cricket Club is an amateur Cricket club in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK.

Walsall RUFC is Walsall's rugby union team who are currently competing in Midlands Division One. Despite the club finishing in the bottom half, the team has ambitions to return to the professional Division 3N.

Walsall Hockey Club currently play in Midlands League 1 and are managed by Sir Mark Grundy.

Walsall was home to a horse racing course. This is a list of Horse racing venues sorted by country In the United States they are usually called horse racing tracks and in most other English speaking countries they The Grand Stand was constructed in 1809 at a cost of £1,300 on a piece of land donated by the Earl of Bradford on a lease of 99 years. Earl of Bradford is a title that has been created twice once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Soon after completion, one of the lower compartments was converted into a billiards room which contained a table donated by Lord Chichester Spencer of Fisherwick Park. Throughout the 19th century, races were held annually at the course on Michaelmas. Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael the Archangel (also the Feast of SS Michael Gabriel and Raphael or the Feast of Michael and All Angels) is a day in the [16]

Shopping

In 1809, a market house was constructed at the end of the high street, on the site of the market cross, for the sale of poultry, eggs, butter, and dairy products. The building was demolished in 1852 along with other buildings that had fallen into disrepair. [17] A pig market was constructed in the town in 1815 on the high street. At its peak, the market would handle the sale of 2,000 pigs per day. [18] In 1847, the Corporation tried to construct a new market hall on the 'Bowling Green', to the rear of the Dragon Inn. The scheme proposed to use a large amount of public money to construct the hall. Shopkeepers feared that their businesses would be affected and demonstrations were held across the town against the proposals. The demonstrations forced the plans to be shelved. [7]

Park Street remains Walsall's main shopping high street with Bridge Street cutting through the middle to host two average-sized indoor shopping centres at opposite ends; 'The Old Square' and 'Bradford Mall' formerly known as the 'Saddlers Centre'. The Saddlers Centre is a Shopping centre located in Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom. The recent development known as 'Crown Wharf Retail Park' is host to larger scale shops including the first non-food Asda store. Crown Wharf Retail Park is a main retail park based in Walsall town centre in the West Midlands. Other redevelopments include that of the former 'Quasar Centre' now known as 'Park Place Shopping Centre'. Park Place Mall or Park Place Shopping Centre, built in 1988, is the largest mall in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The Broadwalk Retail Park is also located within Walsall. Broadwalk Retail Park is considered the largest Retail park in the Walsall area of the West Midlands, England.

The area around the New Art Gallery Walsall is soon to be redeveloped into a huge shopping area coined 'The Waterfront' designed by architect Will Alsop (architect of the internationally recognised Peckham Library) with space available for restaurants, cafés and a new hotel. Will (William Alsop (born 12 December 1947) is a British Architect based in London. Peckham Library is a Library and community building situated in Peckham in south-east London.

Opinion

Walsall was rated the 'Unhappiest Town' in the country, in a poll by Yorkshire based First Direct. [19] According to the survey, only 49% of the population claimed to be happy.

The town has also been accused of being 'The ugliest place in the world', and like 'Ceaucescu's Romania with fast food outlets' in an attack by Theodore Dalrymple of The New Criterion in January 2001. Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Anthony (AM Daniels (born 1949 is a British writer and retired Physician (prison doctor and psychiatrist who generally uses the Pen name Theodore Origin The New Criterion was founded in 1982 by The New York Times art critic Hilton Kramer. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [20]

Famous residents

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). Mulhouse (Mulhouse myluz Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced; Mülhausen i History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 3.  
  2. ^ a b Arthur Freeling (1838). Freeling's Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham, 125.  
  3. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 9.  
  4. ^ a b Arthur Freeling (1838). Freeling's Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham, 126.  
  5. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 20.  
  6. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 28.  
  7. ^ a b Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 15.  
  8. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 21.  
  9. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 5.  
  10. ^ National Statistics.
  11. ^ Walsall Virtual Arboretum. Walsall MBC.
  12. ^ Walsall Illuminations 2006. Walsall MBC.
  13. ^ Walsall Illuminations 2005. BBC.
  14. ^ Final chance for Illuminations. Express and Star.
  15. ^ Geoff Harvey; Vanessa Strowger (2004). Rivals: The Off-Beat Guide to the 92 League Clubs. Aesculus Press Ltd, 178. ISBN 190432813X.  
  16. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 30-31.  
  17. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 16.  
  18. ^ Edward Lees Glew (1856). History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall. J. R. Robinson, 17.  
  19. ^ First Direct Survey. 999 Today.
  20. ^ Walsall rejects 'ugliest town in world' tag. The BBC.
  21. ^ "Comic creator: John Byrne". URL retrieved 25 July 2006.
  22. ^ Charlie Lloyd’s Pilot. Paw Village Database.

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