Lightwoods Park
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Lightwoods Park is a public park in Birmingham
, England
. It is located within Sandwell
, but was ceded to Birmingham in the early 20th century.
The park features a skateboard ramp and bowling green. It is also walled garden called "The Shakespeare Garden" with benches, ponds and flower beds. The bandstand (a Grade II listed building) has railings bearing the Coat of arms of Birmingham
, and the drinking fountain also has City of Birmingham inscriptions. Under a recent agreement between Birmingham and Sandwell, management has now been returned to Sandwell from November 2010. The historic Lightwoods House, a Grade II listed building is now undergoing extensive renovation. It had been used for a number of years by the Hardman company, which makes stained glass windows.
Warley Park, colloquially called "Warley Woods", is nearby. It is grade II listed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. It covers 100 acres (0.40 km2) and includes a meadow, woodland and a public golf course.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located within Sandwell
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
, but was ceded to Birmingham in the early 20th century.
The park features a skateboard ramp and bowling green. It is also walled garden called "The Shakespeare Garden" with benches, ponds and flower beds. The bandstand (a Grade II listed building) has railings bearing the Coat of arms of Birmingham
Coat of arms of Birmingham
The coat of arms of Birmingham is the heraldic emblem of the English city of Birmingham. It was first used in 1838 and has been changed several times since, as the former town grew and developed into a city.- Incorporation :...
, and the drinking fountain also has City of Birmingham inscriptions. Under a recent agreement between Birmingham and Sandwell, management has now been returned to Sandwell from November 2010. The historic Lightwoods House, a Grade II listed building is now undergoing extensive renovation. It had been used for a number of years by the Hardman company, which makes stained glass windows.
Warley Park, colloquially called "Warley Woods", is nearby. It is grade II listed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. It covers 100 acres (0.40 km2) and includes a meadow, woodland and a public golf course.