Plans revealed for revamp of Sandwell museum
Multi-million pound restoration plans have been revealed for one of Sandwell's busiest visitor attractions.
Heritage bosses want to uncover the Manor House Museum's hidden gems which have been covered up through the decades.
They expect to spend between £2.5m and £2.75m on restoration work and will be submitting a bid for lottery funding.
The Manor House in Hall Green Road is said to be one of the most important surviving medieval timber-framed buildings in the Midlands.
It was originally built by Richard de Marnham in the 1270s but in more recent times it has had several uses including as a tenement building and for people to live in and, following restoration in the 1950s, It was leased by Ansells Brewery in 1961 and run as a pub and restaurant.
