once more, into Sandwell Hall, built for the Earl of Dartmouth. From the late 19th century the Hall was used as an asylum, and then in 1907, a home for boys, "Sandwell Hall Industrial School for Mentally Defective Boys". In 1928 Sandwell Hall was demolished due to subsidence caused by mining from Sandwell Park (Jubilee) Colliery which employed over 600 miners. A coal tramway ran from the Jubilee pit through the Sandwell Park to the canal at Smethwick. By the 1960s the site was developed into the Country Park with up to set aside for amenities. References External links Explore Sandwell Valley (leaflets to download) Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Photos of Sandwell Valley Country Park and surrounding area on geograph Country parks in the West Midlands (county)