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Aston Manor Road Transport Museum
 

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum is located in a former tram depot on Witton Lane, Aston.

It contains a collection of buses, trams and commercial vehicles that were either used or manufactured in the Midlands. The oldest exhibit is a Birmingham Corporation tramcar made by the United Electric Car Company of Preston in 1907.

There is a small admission charge which is increased on events days. The facilities include a shop, cafe, toilets and free parking.

This museum is at risk of closure because the council, which owns the depot, has demanded £43,000 annual rent. The museum claims that it cannot afford the rent but has offered to buy the building for £250,000; however, the council's asking price is £900,000 (News Headlines 27/08/11).

The council served a notice to quit in August 2011 after apparently receiving an offer of £900,000 from a developer who wishes to convert the museum into an Asian banqueting and wedding centre (News Headlines 29/08/11).

 
208-216 Witton Lane B6 6QE - 0121 322 2298 - Map

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Website - Guide Aston

Birmingham Railway Museum
 

The Railway Museum is in the former Great Western Steam Depot (1906) next to Tyesley Railway Station on the Warwick Road.

The museum has two arms: the Tyesley Locomotive Works which restores steam engines and Vintage Trains which runs steam excursions, particularly between Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon.

The current stock of locomotives includes three GWR Castle class engines, three GWR pannier tanks, an LMS Jubilee, a GWR Hall, a class 47 diesel and a 0-6-0 diesel shunter. Other locomotives regularly visit the works for maintenance & overhaul.

Locomotives and rolling stock are only exhibited on designated days when demonstrations are held. These events are extremely popular.

 
670 Warwick Road B11 2HL - 0121 708 4965 - Map

Vintage Trains Website - Guide Tyseley

 
Selly Manor Museum
 

Selly Manor is a timber-framed medieval manor that dates from the 1320's. It originally stood in Selly Oak and was the home of the Jouette family who were local tax collectors. It was later divided into cottages. 

The manor was purchased by George Cadbury after it had been earmarked for demolition. It was reassembled on Maple Road in Bournville in 1917 and is now a museum managed by the Bournville Village Trust. The parlour, kitchen, hall and bedchamber have been stocked with period furniture.

A smaller 13th century mediaeval hall, called Minworth Greaves, adjoins the manor. It was moved from its original site - somewhere between Curdworth & Minworth - and reassembled in Bournville in the 1930's.

Both houses stand in a Tudor-style garden amidst raised vegetable and herb beds, fruit trees and a section of preserved woodland. They are open to the public throughout the year. A small admission fee is charged.

 
Maple Road B30 2AE - 0121 472 0199 - Map

Selly Manor Website - Guide Bournville

 
Warwickshire Cricket Museum
 

Warwickshire Cricket Club Museum is located in the Pavilion within the members area at Warwickshire County Cricket Ground in the Calthorpe area of Edgbaston.

The museum contains memorabilia, photos and a monumental statue of Eric Hollies who took 2323 wickets for Warwickshire. There are also displays dedicated to former stars such as Dennis Amiss & M.J.K. Smith and to the championship-winning sides of 1911, 1951, 1972, 1994, 1995 & 2002.

Other exhibits include sports cartoons by Norman Edwards and a daily record of the current season, complete with team sheets & match reports.

The museum is generally open on match days from 9am to 6.30 pm and between 10am and 3.30pm on Mondays and/or Tuesdays during the close season. Visitors are advised to book in advance.

 
Edgbaston Road B5 7QU - 0844 635 1902 - Map

Warwickshire County Cricket Club - Guide Calthorpe

 
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