Handsworth Park

Handsworth Park is a park in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. It lies 15 minutes by bus from the centre of Birmingham and comprises 63 acres of landscaped grass slopes, including a large boating lake and a smaller pond fed by the Farcroft and Grove Brooks, flower beds, mature trees and shrubs with a diversity of wildlife, adjoining St. Mary's Church, Handsworth to the north, containing the graves of the fathers of the Industrial Revolution, James Watt, Matthew Boulton and William Murdoch, and the founders of Aston Villa Football Club and the Victoria Jubilee Allotments site to the south opened on 12 June 2010. The completion of a £9.5 million restoration and rejuvenation of Handsworth Park was celebrated with a Grand Re-Opening Celebration led by Councillor Mike Sharpe, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, speaking from the restored bandstand at 2.00pm on Saturday 8 July 2006, followed by a count down by a large enthusiastic crowd and the release of clouds of confetti; in the words of one observer "Great wedding! Now we must make the marriage a success."

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  Cannock Castle Ring ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Tamworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Tamworth, United Kingdom  

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  Weoley Castle ⓘ
  remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Dudley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  

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  Kenilworth Castle ⓘ
  castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK  

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  Hartlebury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Winterbourne House and Garden ⓘ
  Botanic garden in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  Arbury Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Baddesley Clinton ⓘ
  manor house in Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Birmingham Back to Backs ⓘ
  last surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, now operated as a museum

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  Blakesley Hall ⓘ
  Tudor hall in Yardley, Birmingham, England: now a museum

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  Boscobel House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Chasewater Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Staffordshire, England

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  Chasewater Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Coughton Court ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom

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  Erasmus Darwin House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lichfield, United Kingdom

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  Haden Hill House Museum ⓘ
  historic house museum, United Kingdom

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  Harvington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Wyre Forest, United Kingdom

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  Lace Guild Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Locksmith's House ⓘ
  museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands ⓘ
  museum in Kidderminster,Worcestershire, England, UK  

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  Moseley Old Hall ⓘ
  historic house and museum in Featherstone, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Museum Collections Centre ⓘ
  museum store, occasionally open to public, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Museum of Cannock Chase ⓘ
  local museum in Hednesford, United Kingdom

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  Museum of the Jewellery Quarter ⓘ
  former former jewellery factory, preserved as a museum of jewellery making

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  National Sea Life Centre ⓘ
  aquarium in Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  Oak House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Greets Green, West Bromwich, England, UK

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  Packwood House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwick, United Kingdom

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  Rosedene ⓘ
  house museum in Dodford, Worcestershire, England, UK

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  Sarehole Mill ⓘ
  water mill on the River Cole in Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Selly Manor ⓘ
  14th-century building and museum in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Tyseley Locomotive Works ⓘ
  railway museum in Birmingham, England

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  West Midlands Police Museum ⓘ
  museum operated by West Midlands Police

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  Worcestershire County Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hartlebury Castle, near KIdderminster, England, United Kingdom

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  Bishop Asbury Cottage ⓘ
  cottage in Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Aston Hall ⓘ
  Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK  

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  Hanbury Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Wychavon, United Kingdom

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  Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed biographical museum in Lichfield, United Kingdom

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  Chillington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Hagley Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Hagley, United Kingdom

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  Severn Valley Railway ⓘ
  Heritage railway in England

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  Birmingham Assay Office ⓘ
  one of the four assay offices in the United Kingdom

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  J. W. Evans Silver Factory ⓘ
  English Heritage in the West Midlands

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  Wolverhampton Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK  

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  Wightwick Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in the West Midlands, UK

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  Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Sandwell, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Barber Institute of Fine Arts ⓘ
  Art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Bilston Craft Gallery ⓘ
  museum and library in Bilston, Wolverhampton  

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  Dudley Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in West Midlands, England

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  Kenilworth Abbey Barn Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kenilworth, England, UK

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  Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings ⓘ
  local independent museum in Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom

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  Staffordshire Regiment Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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  Norton Collection Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bromsgrove, England, UK

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  West Midland Safari Park ⓘ
  Safari park in Worcestershire, England

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  Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Black Country Living Museum ⓘ
  open-air museum of manufacturing history in Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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  Earlswood Village Museum ⓘ
  museum in Solihull, England, UK

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  Royal Air Force Museum Cosford ⓘ
  military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Broadfield House Glass Museum ⓘ
  art, craft and social history museum in Kingswinford, West Midlands

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  Lichfield Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in a church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Forge Mill Needle Museum ⓘ
  Industry museum in Redditch, England

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  National Motorcycle Museum ⓘ
  motorcycle museum in West Midlands, England

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  Walsall Leather Museum ⓘ
  municipal museum in Walsall, England, United Kingdom

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  Aston Manor Road Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Aldridge, England

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  Cadbury World ⓘ
  visitor attraction in Birmingham, England and Dunedin, New Zealand

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  Kidderminster Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kidderminster, England, United Kingdom

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  Soho House ⓘ
  18th-century house in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Former home of Matthew Boulton, now a museum  

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  Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Henley-in-Arden, England, UK

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  The New Art Gallery Walsall ⓘ
  Modern and contemporary art gallery in Walsall, England, United Kingdom

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  Pen Museum ⓘ
  museum recording the history of pen making, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Thinktank ⓘ
  Science museum  

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  Coventry Watch Museum ⓘ
  museum in Coventry, England, UK

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  Robert Peel Society & Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tamworth, England, UK

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  Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lichfield, England, UK

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  Eastside Projects ⓘ
  artist-run free public space

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  Museum of Carpet ⓘ
  textiles museum in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
  museum in Edgbaston, England, UK

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  Dudley Canal and Caverns ⓘ
  museum in Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

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1760 Hagley Hall

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1877 Birmingham Assay Office

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1881 J. W. Evans Silver Factory

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1891 Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery

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1932 Barber Institute of Fine Arts

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1937 Bilston Craft Gallery

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1937 Dudley Zoo

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1938 Kenilworth Abbey Barn Museum

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1963 Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

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1969 Staffordshire Regiment Museum

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1972 Norton Collection Museum

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1973 West Midland Safari Park

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1974 Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park

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1975 Black Country Living Museum

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1977 Earlswood Village Museum

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1979 Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

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1980 Broadfield House Glass Museum

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1981 Lichfield Heritage Centre

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1983 Forge Mill Needle Museum

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1984 National Motorcycle Museum

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1988 Walsall Leather Museum

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1988 Aston Manor Road Transport Museum

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1990 Cadbury World

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1990 Kidderminster Railway Museum

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1995 Soho House

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1996 Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre

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2000 The New Art Gallery Walsall

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2001 Pen Museum

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2001 Thinktank

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2003 Coventry Watch Museum

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2004 Robert Peel Society & Police Museum

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2005 Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum

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2008 Eastside Projects

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2012 Museum of Carpet

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2012 Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum

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2015 Dudley Canal and Caverns

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Frameless

"Victoria Park, Handsworth" to the west of the railway

StMarysGlebe

Birmingham Open Air Theatre flyer - 1941

Street Atlas of Birmingham - 1939 - Handsworth (Sheet 07)

The boating pool at Handsworth Park in January 1962. During this severe winter, the pool froze over, allowing folk to walk to the central island.

The boating pool at Handsworth Park in May 1959. The tower of St Mary's, Handsworth's parish church rises above the trees.

1904 OS map

Handsworth Park 1905 (postcard)

GeeseWinter

Lister Muff plaque - Handsworth Park, Birmingham, England

• Sons of Rest. History of the birth and growth of the movement in Handsworth Park, 1927-1937 - 1938 publication, British English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamworth Castle	castle, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Weoley Castle	ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	castle, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1122	Kenilworth Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Hartlebury Castle	local museum, historic house museum, fortified manor house, episcopal palace, country house	Wikidata
site	garden	1903	Winterbourne House and Garden	botanical garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbury Hall	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Baddesley Clinton	museum, manor house, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Birmingham Back to Backs	back-to-back houses, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blakesley Hall	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boscobel House	farmhouse, historic house museum, hunting lodge	Wikidata
site	museum		Chasewater Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Chasewater Railway Museum	independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coughton Court	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Erasmus Darwin House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Haden Hill House Museum	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harvington Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lace Guild Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Locksmith's House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Moseley Old Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum Collections Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Cannock Chase	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of the Jewellery Quarter	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Sea Life Centre	zoo, public aquarium	Wikidata
site	museum		Oak House	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Packwood House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rosedene	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sarehole Mill	museum, watermill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Selly Manor	historic house museum, manor house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tyseley Locomotive Works	museum, motive power depot	Wikidata
site	museum		West Midlands Police Museum	museum, police museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Worcestershire County Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1600	Bishop Asbury Cottage	cottage, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1635	Aston Hall	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1701	Hanbury Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1707	Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum	historic house museum, biographical museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1724	Chillington Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1760	Hagley Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1862	Severn Valley Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Birmingham Assay Office	museum, building, Assay office	Wikidata
site	museum	1881	J. W. Evans Silver Factory	museum, factory, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Wolverhampton Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Wightwick Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Barber Institute of Fine Arts	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Bilston Craft Gallery	public library, museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Dudley Zoo	zoo, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	Kenilworth Abbey Barn Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Staffordshire Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Norton Collection Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	West Midland Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Black Country Living Museum	open-air museum, living museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Earlswood Village Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Royal Air Force Museum Cosford	tourist attraction, military museum, aviation museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Broadfield House Glass Museum	museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Lichfield Heritage Centre	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Forge Mill Needle Museum	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Motorcycle Museum	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Walsall Leather Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Aston Manor Road Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Cadbury World	commercial museum, chocolate museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Kidderminster Railway Museum	museum, transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Soho House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	The New Art Gallery Walsall	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Pen Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Thinktank	science museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Coventry Watch Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Robert Peel Society & Police Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Eastside Projects	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Museum of Carpet	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Warwickshire County Cricket Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Dudley Canal and Caverns	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		"Victoria Park, Handsworth" to the west of the railway		Commons
commons	image		StMarysGlebe		Commons
commons	image		Birmingham Open Air Theatre flyer - 1941		Commons
commons	image		Street Atlas of Birmingham - 1939 - Handsworth (Sheet 07)		Commons
commons	image		The boating pool at Handsworth Park in January 1962. During this severe winter, the pool froze over, allowing folk to walk to the central island.		Commons
commons	image		The boating pool at Handsworth Park in May 1959. The tower of St Mary's, Handsworth's parish church rises above the trees.		Commons
commons	image		1904 OS map		Commons
commons	image		Handsworth Park 1905 (postcard)		Commons
commons	image		GeeseWinter		Commons
commons	image		Lister Muff plaque - Handsworth Park, Birmingham, England		Commons