Thimblemill Library

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Thimblemill Library is located in Smethwick, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. It was built in 1937 and designed by Smethwick Borough engineer Roland Fletcher and Chester Button, an architect. ()

Coordinates: 52°28'54"N, 1°58'35"W

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Thimblemill Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Warley Woods, Smethwick Council House, Smethwick, Warley Woods.

0.6 miSW
Park
Warley Woods, Birmingham
17 min walk • Warley Woods is a 100-acre public park in the Warley district of Smethwick, in Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England, originally laid out by Humphry Repton.
0.7 miNE
City hall
Smethwick Council House
20 min walk • Smethwick Council House is a municipal building in the High Street in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Smethwick Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1 miN
Area
Smethwick, Birmingham
26 min walk • Smethwick is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England, historically in Staffordshire. It lies four miles west of Birmingham city centre, and borders West Bromwich and Oldbury to the north and west.
0.8 miS
Universities and schools
Warley Woods, Birmingham
22 min walk • Warley College, originally called Warley College of Technology, was a college of further and higher education which served the vicinity of Oldbury in the West Midlands of England.
0.5 miSE
Area
Sandwell, Birmingham
12 min walk • Bearwood is the southern part of Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, and north of the A456 Hagley Road. Bearwood Hill was the original name of the High Street from Smethwick Council House to Windmill Lane.
0.8 miS
Park
Lightwoods Park, Birmingham
21 min walk • {{Infobox historic site | name = Lightwoods Park & House | image = | caption = | type = House | locmapin = | map_relief = | coordinates = 52.472021°N 1.971378°W | location = [[Smethwick, West Midlands, Sandwell, United Kingdom | area = | built = circa 1780 | built_for =...
1.2 miN
Museum
Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre, Birmingham
31 min walk • Galton Valley Canal Museum is a small museum, located in Smethwick, England, on the border with Birmingham and alongside the BCN Main Line canals.
1.2 miN
Canal
Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham
31 min walk • The Engine Arm Aqueduct near Smethwick, West Midlands, England, was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, from Edgbaston Reservoir over the BCN New Main Line canal to the adjacent and parallel Old Main Line.
1 miE
Church
St Germain's Church, Birmingham
25 min walk • St Germain's Church, Edgbaston is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham.
0.8 miE
Forest
Deer's Leap Wood
22 min walk • Deer's Leap Wood is a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, in West Midlands, England. There is woodland with a variety of tree species; also a pond and a meadow area.
1.6 miSE
Park
Harborne Reserve, Birmingham
42 min walk • Harborne Reserve is a nature reserve in Harborne, Birmingham, England, operated by the West Midland Bird Club. Entry is by permit only, except on advertised open days. The reserve comprises two parts which total 9 acres of disused allotments, leased from Birmingham City Council.