Chartered Surveyors Halesowen West Midlands

Approximate Population: 57,918

In the eastern part of Halesowen, West Midlands, is Leasowes Park, which is considered to be one of the first natural landscape gardens in England. 18th century poet William Shenstone designed the garden beginning in 1743 and continuing until his death in 1763, transforming existing farmland he had inherited after his parents’ death. The local theatre and a Wetherspoon pub are both named after him.

The parish church of St. John the Baptist was founded by Roger de Montgomery and stands on the site of an even earlier Anglo-Saxon church. Several extensions have been made including the outer south aisle which was added in 1883 by John Oldrid Scott although there is still much evidence of the original Norman work.

Nearby are the ruins of Halesowen Abbey, founded in 1215 by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester. The Dissolution of the Monasteries saw the Abbey passed into private hands in 1538. The Abbey was the subject of an archaeological evaluation by Birmingham Archaeology and is now owned by English Heritage.

Halesowen has recently undergone a £30 million regeneration of the town centre, which has included the construction of a new Asda store located in the Cornbow Centre with a new multi-storey car park, a brand new state-of-the-art bus station and improvements to the road layout.

Chartered Surveyors Halesowen West Midlands