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(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1988, and shall come into force on 26th May 1988.
(2) In this Order—
 “the relevant councils” means the councils of all the districts in the county of West Midlands, and
 “the Residuary Body” means the West Midlands Residuary Body.
2 
There shall vest in each body mentioned in Schedule 1 the property so mentioned in relation to that body.
3 
All property of the Residuary Body situated in the districts of Coventry, Dudley or Solihull, other than property mentioned in Schedule 2, which immediately before 1st April 1986 was held by the West Midlands County Council for the purposes of its functions relating to highways shall vest in the council of the district in which it is situated.
4 
There shall vest in each body to which property is transferred by article 2 or 3 above all rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that property.
5 
All rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body in relation to undertakings by the West Midlands County Council, given on the dates and to the bodies mentioned in Schedule 3, to pay moneys by way of grant, shall vest jointly and severally in the relevant councils.
6 
The right of the West Midlands County Council under the articles of association of the West Midlands Arts Trust to nominate two members of the Council of the Trust shall vest jointly in the relevant councils.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
27th April 1988
SCHEDULE 1
Article 2


Transferee body Property transferred
Birmingham City Council 11 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield 38 Bell Lane, Northfield 874, 876, 882 and 884 Bristol Road, Selly Oak.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council A triangular area consisting of approximately 130 square yards, situated in Birmingham Street, Dudley, approximately 230 feet from its junction with Castle Hill.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 11 Ashley Street, Rowley Regis 23 and 45 Great Bridge 22 Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath The former Police Station, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury.
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council 88 and 90 Coseley Road, Bilston 104 and 106 High Street, Bilston The former highway depot at the junction of Lunt Road and Vulcan Road, Bilston 37 Lunt Road, Bilston A parcel of land consisting of approximately 592 square yards, forming part of the unadopted road at Railway Drive, Wolverhampton.
West Midlands Police Authority The island site, consisting of approximately 7,725 square yards, bounded by Tower Street, Pipers Row, Bilston Street and Market Street, Wolverhampton.
SCHEDULE 2
Article 3

Street Number of House, Building or Site
A. Coventry
Bramble Street 15, 23 and 37
Bridgeman Road 59, 67, 74 and 92
Brighton Street 8
Caldecote Road 8, 10, 14, 17, 28, and 32
Cashs Lane 28
Foleshill Road 640 and 644
Grafton Street 35 and 85
Gulson Road 175, 179, 195 and 206
Holbrook Lane 12
Honeyfield Road 22 and 30
Lythalls Lane 193 and 195
Mulliner Street 12 and 126
Newdigate Road 9 and 16
Sandy Lane 44
St George’s Road 14, 25 and 26
St Margaret’s Road 5, 18 and 27
Stoney Stanton Road 315
Villiers Street 2 and 3
B. Dudley
Attwood Street, Halesowen 58, 60 and 62
Bagley Street, Stourbridge 31 and 33
Birmingham Street, Halesowen 31, 32, 33 and 34
Bott Lane, Stourbridge 23
Brooke Street, Dudley 1
Church Street, Stourbridge 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27
Clarence Street, Upper Gornal 68
Dudley Road, Sedgley 1 and 22
Hagley Road, Halesowen 48
Hall Street, Oldswinford 9 and 11
Hickman Street, Lye 17
High Street, Halesowen 8 and 10
High Street, Wordsley 14, 15, 16, 19 and 20
Hill Street, Upper Gornal 47 and 48
Moor Street, Brierley Hill 40
New Road, Netherton 99
Norton Road, Stourbridge 2, 3, 5 and 7
Park Road, Halesowen 138, 140, 142 and 144
Parkfield Road, Stourbridge 92, 94, 96 and 98
Prince Street, Netherton 28
Round Street, Netherton 36A, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65
Short Street, Halesowen 22
South Road, Stourbridge 2
Vicar Street, Dudley 60A, 60B and 60C
Windmill Hill, Halesowen 54
Worcester Street, Stourbridge 115
Land situated on the south west corner of Chapel Street and High Street, Pensnett, and consisting of the sites of 2 Chapel Street and 158 and 160 High Street. 
Land adjoining 59 Talbot Street, Halesowen, and lying in part at the rear of 44 to 48 (even) Windmill Hill. 
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:—
0.5 acres On the north side of Blackbrook Road, Netherton, between the two arms of the Dudley Canal.
488 square yards On the north west side of Furnace Road, Dudley, having a frontage of approximately 65 feet to the road.
830 square yards On the west side of Heath Street, Stourbridge, at its corner with Worcester Street.
1.355 acres 22 Whitehall Road, Halesowen, together with adjacent land to the east with a frontage of approximately 170 feet, and adjacent land to the west with a frontage of approximately 515 feet.
0.155 acres The sites of 117 to 125 (odd) Worcester Street, Stourbridge, and of cottages and other land to the east of the Star and Garter public house.
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5


Body Date of undertaking
Asian Welfare Association Trust September 1985
Belgrade Theatre Trust January 1984
Bethel Community Association March 1986
Birmingham Carnival Trust December 1985
Birmingham Hippodrome Trust November 1985
Birmingham Voluntary Services Council March 1986
Golden Hillock Road Community Centre Trust November 1985
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham November 1985
Midland Air Museum March 1986
Museum of British Road Transport March 1985
Sir Barry Jackson County Fund November 1985
University of Warwick Arts Centre Trust December 1983
West Midlands Arts Trust December 1985
Willingworth High School Pursuit Project Trust March 1986