Prestigious Building for sale
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:19 pm
From the History of Oldbury, Langley and Warley
Anyone interested in buying :
FOR SALE - GRADE II LISTED BUILDING
Three Careful Owners - Lawyers, Policemen and Librarians
When Oldbury Public Library moves to the new Jack Judge House towards the end of the year (see below), it will vacate a building nearly 200 years old, for which Sandwell Council is seeking a purchaser. It is grade II listed, and one of the oldest buildings in Oldbury, being erected in 1816 as a Court of Requests. From 1846, when the Court of Requests was abolished, it housed the Magistrates Court and County Court, until the latter was transferred to West Bromwich in 1889.
From 1904, it became Oldbury Police Station, the Magistrates Court also remaining there until it moved to a new building in Low Town. In 1977 Sandwell Council transferred Oldbury Public Library into the building.
The buildings include the original courthouse with its 1816 datestone, the magistrates court and jail cells dating from early in the twentieth century. It is to be hoped that any new owner will respect its history and fabric, and preserve as much of the old buildings as possible. We trust that Sandwell Council will ensure this - after all, it is part of the expanded conservation area for Oldbury that was recently approved. What a fine museum and heritage centre it would make, even in these austere times!
For more information on the 'Court House and Prison' see article 003
Anyone interested in buying :
FOR SALE - GRADE II LISTED BUILDING
Three Careful Owners - Lawyers, Policemen and Librarians
When Oldbury Public Library moves to the new Jack Judge House towards the end of the year (see below), it will vacate a building nearly 200 years old, for which Sandwell Council is seeking a purchaser. It is grade II listed, and one of the oldest buildings in Oldbury, being erected in 1816 as a Court of Requests. From 1846, when the Court of Requests was abolished, it housed the Magistrates Court and County Court, until the latter was transferred to West Bromwich in 1889.
From 1904, it became Oldbury Police Station, the Magistrates Court also remaining there until it moved to a new building in Low Town. In 1977 Sandwell Council transferred Oldbury Public Library into the building.
The buildings include the original courthouse with its 1816 datestone, the magistrates court and jail cells dating from early in the twentieth century. It is to be hoped that any new owner will respect its history and fabric, and preserve as much of the old buildings as possible. We trust that Sandwell Council will ensure this - after all, it is part of the expanded conservation area for Oldbury that was recently approved. What a fine museum and heritage centre it would make, even in these austere times!
For more information on the 'Court House and Prison' see article 003
