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Sutton Coldfield

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I'd like to put a date on the booklet I have about the town of Sutton Coldfield. When it was printed there about 24,000 people living there. It mentions:
Bishop Veseys Grammar school,
Burcot Grange High school for girls, Four Oaks, with Mrs Preston as principal,
Iona school for girls
St Nicholas' school,
Anstey physical training college, Erdington
Ads for:
Royal Town Ale, Wine & Spirit Stores, 2 Station St (E L Buxton)
H Chambers & Co, authorised Ford dealers at the Parade.
Rose's Fruit Stores, 22 Parade
P Cassidy, painter, plumber... Parade

thks, Glennys
 
The site of the bowling ally and the house next door were turned into a small housing estate. I recall it may have been Council Housing for older people.
 
Re: Sutton Coldfield - Gracechurch Centre

This picture appeared in the Sutton Coldfield News in December 1971. It is where Gracechurch Centre now stands. I was particularly interested in this project as I worked in Manor Road and went to many meetings reference the redevelopment. Loved the old shops though. Sorry about the quality of the picture. The newspaper has gone a bit brown round the edges!

Gracechurch.jpg
 
Katie - this is where my Dad used to park the car, then we'd walk up onto the Parade. A long vanished part of my childhood.
 
Has anyone a photo of the old house named Falcon Lodge which was demolished to way way for the council houses at Falcon Lodge, Sutton Coldfield please?
 
Glennys Jean said:
I'd like to put a date on the booklet I have about the town of Sutton Coldfield. When it was printed there about 24,000 people living there. It mentions:
Bishop Veseys Grammar school,
Burcot Grange High school for girls, Four Oaks, with Mrs Preston as principal,
Iona school for girls
St Nicholas' school,
Anstey physical training college, Erdington
Ads for:
Royal Town Ale, Wine & Spirit Stores, 2 Station St (E L Buxton)
H Chambers & Co, authorised Ford dealers at the Parade.
Rose's Fruit Stores, 22 Parade
P Cassidy, painter, plumber... Parade

thks, Glennys
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That is difficult, BV has been there for hundreds of years, Sutton has its own MP since 1945 and would not have had one on a population of only 24000. George Rose had a green grocers in the 50's and 60's. He wasn't old enough to have been there pre war. Iona school was there in the 20's but I think had gone by the 60's at the latest. Buxtons was there in the 50's as was Chambers. I would guess the population figures are wrong and we are talking 50s or early 60's.
 
Clive F said:
The photo sadly shows the damage repairs to the platform caused by the train crash in January 1955.
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Comparing it with this picture (post 29) it seems they did a good and quick repair job.

Sutton Train Crash

If locomotive nos 45274 (as above) is correct it must have been repaired after the Sutton Coldfield crash as it was still in service in 1961 and beyond.ref Ian Allan B.R Locomotives book 1961 edition
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New Heritage Signs – Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council

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How did Sutton Coldfield get its royal status?




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In 1528, a charter of King Henry VIII gave the town the right to be known for ever as "The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield" and to be governed by a warden and society. The charter was secured by Bishop John Vesey. This unreformed corporation survived until 1885, when it was replaced by a municipal borough.
 
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From Historic England Blog.

Sainsbury's Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. The retailer, along with its rivals, built many supermarkets within town centres. Tesco, for example, was fast expanding, opening a store every ten days
1965-1966. Image © The Sainsbury Archive
 
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From Historic England Blog.

Sainsbury's Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. The retailer, along with its rivals, built many supermarkets within town centres. Tesco, for example, was fast expanding, opening a store every ten days
1965-1966. Image © The Sainsbury Archive
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I don't remember that being built in the mid 60s
 
I think it may be a bit misleading. The caption under the picture could refer to Sainsbury opening a store every ten days during 1965/6. Will check if any further info.
 
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Pedrocut said:
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From Historic England Blog.

Sainsbury's Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. The retailer, along with its rivals, built many supermarkets within town centres. Tesco, for example, was fast expanding, opening a store every ten days
1965-1966. Image © The Sainsbury Archive
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I think they were building it 1973-1974
Excellent photos here

Sutton Coldfield (The Sainsbury Centre) | P/919 - Sutton Coldfield (The Sainsbury Centre); 1974-2001; Sainsbury's Branch | Search | Catalogue | Sainsbury Archive

Search Sainsbury Archive catalogue
sainsburyarchive.org.uk sainsburyarchive.org.uk
 
Rupert said:
Would this possibly also have been known as Little Aston Hall...not the one we know in Aston...this was in Four Oaks see link.

link https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...sheetid=8323&zm=2&x=359&y=217&ox=2762&oy=1669
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Wendy said:
Some lovely pictures and info thank you. Little Aston Hall is still there it is part of the Bupa Hospital I think it's a home for the elderly now it has been altered a lot though. This is quite close to the Little Aston Estate which was where I went to church as a child. I remember it was very grand building. The house that Stitcher posted would have been on what is now the Four Oaks Estate which runs between Sutton Park and Walsall Road it's situated opposite Four Oaks Station. The houses are very grand in this area. I had a friend who lived in Hartop Road which is near to Four Oaks gate of Sutton Park. These were my play areas as a child.

Keegs that is quite a sad photo I remember the steam trains going through Sutton Park.
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Four Oaks Hall and Little Aston Hall were definitely different places. Four Oaks Hall was demolished in 1898 and Four Oaks estate was built in its grounds. Little Aston Hall still stands. It was converted to apartments in 1984 and further apartments and later a private hospital (originally BUPA, now called Spire Little Aston Hospital) were built in the grounds.

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Little Aston Hall - Wikipedia

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Stitcher said:
Wendy, can you remember if a picture has been posted of the Old Cup Inn??
I have come across this picture but I have no particular interest in Sutton and as there are several threads it may well have been on before. I have posted a map on one thread and found the identical map on another thead. If The Old Cup does not ring a bell with you I will post it.
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Stitcher said:
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This picture is in a book I have about Sutton. I have not read the complete book but I have read a couple of pages before and a couple after this picture and found no reference to it. The only informtion I have is that it was a wayside in and at the correct time of year they had dancing on the green
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Wendy said:
Re: sutton circa 1800's

The Cup is on the main Birmingham Road that runs through Sutton. If coming from Erdington its on the left just before the small island at the top of the high street.
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The Cup Inn was rebuilt in 1901 and ceased trading in 2008. The building is now run as The Brewhouse and Kitchen.

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Sutton Coldfield has an interesting history well documented by a collection of primary sources housed in Sutton Coldfield Library.
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