Where is the Garden of Remembrance?
The Memorial Gardens in West Bromwich aka the Garden of Remembrance. High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8RJ.
In brief
A place for reflection in West Bromwich for those lost in conflicts of the past. The gardens is in front of the Sandwell Register Office at Highfields House.
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
The bandstand in 2024.
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (January 2024). Photography by Elliott Brown
Highfields
This building is the location of the Sandwell Register Office, it is called Highfields, or Highfields House.
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
A Grade II listed building since 1985, was four houses, now offices, probably built in the 1830s.
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
Highfields House in 2024.
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (January 2024). Photography by Elliott Brown
Highfields sculpture
A steel sculpture in the memorial gardens. It is an abstract sculpture, curved up like a flame, in a U shape. By Daniel Cremin
Memorial Gardens, West Bromwich (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Highfields sculpture in 2024, looking a bit dull now.
Highfields sculpture in West Bromwich (January 2024). Photography by Elliott Brown