Wren's Nest Estate
However, its closure was ultimately brought forward to July 1990, after which the remaining pupils and staff were split between Castle High and The Coseley School, and the Mons Hill buildings were incorporated into Dudley College, who completed a multi-million pound expansion of the site in 1993.It was refurbished and re-opened as a community centre, being officially opened by the former Manchester United and England national football team player Bobby Charlton on 18 September 1982.The Washington Public House opened on Wren's Nest Road on 10 December 1937, serving the estate for nearly 70 years until its closure and demolition in 2006.This saw the introduction of improved youth activities, education programmes, community capacity initiatives managed by the council's Housing Department, green environmental improvements by Groundwork Black Country (including a vineyard at the rear of Meadow Road), and the creation of local newspapers and social enterprises via Co-operation Black Country.However, the most significant improvement was to the council-owned properties, which received new boundary walls, driveways, double glazing, and major heating and insulation works.During the height of the Industrial Revolution, up to 20,000 tons of limestone was removed the local Wren's Nest quarry annually until closure in 1924 and permanent abandonment in 1925, along with the adjoining Canal Basin.