The Public, West Bromwich

Name: The Public
Address: West Bromwich, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in West Bromwich

Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Public was a multi-purpose venue and art gallery in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, at the forefront of a regional regeneration programme which was – by late 2013– to also bring Europe's biggest Tesco, a multiplex cinema, restaurants and a new retail centre. It closed in November 2013. ()

Coordinates: 52°31'8"N, 1°59'35"W

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Sandwell (West Bromwich Central)West Bromwich United Kingdom

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Day trips

The Public – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Hawthorns, New Square, Summit Bridge, Oak House.

1.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
The Hawthorns, Birmingham
36 min walk • The Hawthorns is an iconic sport venue nestled in the bustling city of Birmingham, United Kingdom. This storied stadium has been the hallowed home ground of West Bromwich Albion Football Club since 1900 and holds a special place in the heart of English football.
~770 ftNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
New Square, Birmingham
4 min walk • New Square, West Bromwich is a 473,000 square feet new shopping and leisure venue in West Bromwich in the West Midlands, England which opened July 2013.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
Summit Bridge
33 min walk • Summit Bridge is a road bridge over a canal, built in 1789. It crosses the Old Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in Smethwick, in the West Midlands, England; it was part of John Smeaton's improvements to the canal system at its highest point in the area.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum
Oak House, Birmingham
14 min walk • The Oak House is a timber framed building dating from the sixteenth century located in Greets Green, West Bromwich, England. The original owners of Oak House are not known, but the family most closely associated with it are the Turtons who were living there by 1634.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
Galton Bridge, Birmingham
34 min walk • Galton Bridge is a canal bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands, England built by Thomas Telford in 1829. It spans Telford's Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line carrying Roebuck Lane. It has a single span of 150 feet. Originally a road bridge it is now restricted to pedestrians.
~1250 ftNW
City hall
West Bromwich Town Hall, Birmingham
7 min walk • West Bromwich Town Hall is a municipal building in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.8 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Beacon Way, Birmingham
21 min walk • The Beacon Way is a long-distance walk of around 40 kilometres through the West Midlands county and Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. It takes its name from Barr Beacon, a hill to the east of Walsall, and one of the highest points in the West Midlands.
0.9 miS
Canal
Stewart Aqueduct, Birmingham
24 min walk • The Stewart Aqueduct in Smethwick, West Midlands, England carries the BCN Old Main Line Canal over the BCN New Main Line Canal.
0.9 miS
Canal
Spon Lane Junction, Birmingham
22 min walk • Spon Lane Junction is the original junction of the Wednesbury Canal and the Birmingham Canal, near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England.
1 miSW
Canal
Bromford Junction, Birmingham
25 min walk • Bromford Junction is a canal junction at the foot of the Spon Lane Locks where the Spon Lane Locks Branch meets the BCN New Main Line near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England.
1.3 miW
Canal
Wednesbury Old Canal, Birmingham
32 min walk • Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in West Midlands, England. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green Junction is navigable, as it provides a link to the Walsall Canal.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Public?

Nearby attractions include West Bromwich Town Hall, Birmingham (7 min walk), Oak House, Birmingham (14 min walk), Spon Lane Junction, Birmingham (22 min walk), Spon Lane Locks Branch, Birmingham (23 min walk).