Projects: Town Hall Quarter
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Investment£7,575,000 consisting of £6,930,000 Towns Fund and £645,000 match funding from Sandwell Council
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Timeline
Start: June 2021
Delivery: December 2024
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LocationWest Bromwich Town Hall/ Central Library, High Street, West Bromwich B70 8DT/ B70 8DZ
The West Bromwich Town Hall Quarter Project is located on West Bromwich High Street.
The Town Hall and Central Library are both heritage assets and are ideally located at the centre of the town in the proposed Cultural Action Zone (CAZ) in West Bromwich and will act as a bridge between the town’s past and future.
The project will restore and renovate the Grade II listed West Bromwich Town Hall and Central Library buildings, internally and externally and provide a new Equalities Act compliant entrance from West Bromwich High Street. The investment will transform the Town Hall and Central Library (built in 1907) into a modern and vibrant facility to benefit local people and community groups and third sector organisations. This Towns Fund project will kickstart the wider Town Hall and Central Library vision. The vision includes a new entrance, an extension and infill link between both buildings; all of which is subject to further funding.
The project Full Business Case was approved by Government in March 2022. The project team have since undertaken a number of activities in the background to finalise the work packages to deliver this project and on-site works commenced in August 2023. New performance/ events and exhibition spaces
| Deliverable: | Status: |
| 2 Heritage Buildings restored/renovated |
Restoration works commenced November 2023 and completed November 2024 |
| 4,120 sqm of refurbished existing floor space | Completed November 2024 |
| New performance / events and exhibition space | Completed November 2024 |
| 6 Temporary Full Time jobs supported during project implementation | 167 jobs supported to restore the Town Hall and Central Library |
| Introduction of new and improved training/education opportunities, collaborating with SAFL assisting 500 learners | To be achieved by March 2026 |
Morgan Sindall held a Black Country Day Event at West Bromwich Town Hall & Library on Friday 12th July 2024. The occasion, which is usually marked on 14th July, commemorates the history and heritage of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The event was attended by many organisations. One of the tenants at the Town Hall, Keneish Dance, had prepared a dance performance for the attendees and the Conservation Officer at SMBC gave a short speech on Black Country History.
