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    Station Inn Sutton Coldfield.

    Slightly earlier: Birmingham Daily Gazette - Thursday 11 August 1864
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    Station Inn Sutton Coldfield.

    The Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 16 May and Thursday 25 May 1865 has a small ad placed by a Mrs Richards, Station Inn, Sutton Coldfield, asking for lodgers. I can't find anything earlier.
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    Station Inn Sutton Coldfield.

    Birmingham Daily Gazette, Friday 02 September 1870 has an ad for an auction at the Station Hotel, 'on Monday next'.
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    Sutton Park History

    I think The Driffold was so named long before 1950, which is the date of the article.
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    Sutton Park History

    Can anyone identify Dog-Lane, Maney?
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    Smallbrook Ringway

    6,000 new houses planned at Peddimore. And people moving into retirement apartments releases family homes.
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    Vectis Lodge (37 Augustus Road, Edgbaston)

    Planning history from 1948, detailed information from 2006. So there should be a planning application.
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    Vectis Lodge (37 Augustus Road, Edgbaston)

    I've just been through the 106 planning applications for Augustus Road on the BCC website. There is no application for no. 37 (edit: or Vectis, or 'adjoining Norfolk Road'.)
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    Vectis Lodge (37 Augustus Road, Edgbaston)

    Thanks Vivienne.
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    Vectis Lodge (37 Augustus Road, Edgbaston)

    My apologies. I am not a new member but was unaware of the expectation that a post asking for information should be prefaced by 'please'. I will edit the original post.
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    Vectis Lodge (37 Augustus Road, Edgbaston)

    Please, does anyone know anything about this building? Birthplace of Barbara Cartland, among others. There is some info on line but I can't find any contemporary references, like date of demolition etc.
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    Sutton Park History

    If you live in Sutton people never let you forget it.
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    Sutton Coldfield

    Comparing it with this picture (post 29) it seems they did a good and quick repair job. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/sutton-train-crash.28393/page-2
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    Sutton Park History

    So where did he get his sausages from? If a local butcher you would expect a lot more sightings.
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