IN PICTURES: Hundreds pack out Proms in the Park at Haden Hill House

Hundreds packed into Haden Hill House Museum and Park to hear a feast of music including a performance by Halesowen Brass Band.

There was soul and jazz from the five-piece Martinique Jazz Band and easy listening songs from Ian Casey.

Visitors were able to enjoy a picnic while listening to an array of toe-tapping tunes and many got into the proms spirit by waving Union flags.

The event was one of many taking place as part of the Heritage Open Days scheme which saw a host of well-known landmarks across the Black Country and Staffordshire throw open their doors to visitors.

Museum services manager Jane Hanney said the Proms had been a great success. "We had hundreds of hundreds of people -it was brilliant. We had a variety of different music from jazz to pop tunes to crooner songs. We had all the proms classics at the end when people were waving their flags and balloons along with the music including Land of Hope and Glory.

"We had a lot of people come along who had never visited the Haden Hill House - they didn't even know it was here - so it was nice to welcome them too."

As well as visiting Haden Hill House Museum and Park, people were also able to get a rare glimpse inside Haden Old Hall.

The hall, which was originally built around the late-1600s but has parts dating back to the Tudor period, is attached to Haden Hill House Museum but is seldom open to the public.

Elsewhere in Sandwell visitors were able to have a go at making butter and cheese in the 17th century dairy at Oak House Museum in West Bromwich and see Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery's painting group at work.

Mrs Hanney said the events offered people the chance to learn about landmark's secrets and history and the people who lived and worked in them.

"These buildings are really important to our identity here in Sandwell and our sense of pride and belonging, they should be treasured and enjoyed," she added.

Also opening their doors during the weekend were Wednesbury's Council Chamber, the Galton Valley Pumping Station in Smethwick and Bishop Asbury's Cottage in Great Barr, Bratch Locks in Wombourne, Moseley Old Hall in Fordhouses and Wightwick Manor.

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