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Sutton Park History

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OldMohawk you have just reminded me. My Dad had an Austin Cowley company car which he had for 10 years (can you believe) the different badges were lined up in the window from top to bottom and then he had to start a new column..........strange how some things jog a memory!

I think David is right the grazing of animals in the park was something to do with the Royal charter.
 
Thanks Mohawk I remember the time you you used the sticker, the faceless one's used to put our rates up. Love your work, regards, David.
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In 1964 I bought my first car an Hillman Imp. My sister lived in Sutton and I stuck her badge to my windscreen for a free drives into the park - sorry Sutton ! I think they issued a new different coloured badge sticker each year.
Before the car I had a motor scooter, took it to the park, flew a model aeroplane, came back to the scooter and found that a one of the grazing cows had given up on grass and chewed away half the scooter seat.
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Hello Wendy, I know a Yates family from Four Oaks if that's any help to you. Regards, david.
Wendy said:
OldMohawk you have just reminded me. My Dad had an Austin Cowley company car which he had for 10 years (can you believe) the different badges were lined up in the window from top to bottom and then he had to start a new column..........strange how some things jog a memory!

I think David is right the grazing of animals in the park was something to do with the Royal charter.
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Not realy David the family were all in Birmingham and Stoke Prior as far as I know there were non in Sutton, mind you Yates is a common name in Brum.
 
My sister is a Mrs Yates, she married Freddy who had a sister Joan, also Doreen and brother Albert. Ring any bells? Regards, David.
Wendy said:
Not realy David the family were all in Birmingham and Stoke Prior as far as I know there were non in Sutton, mind you Yates is a common name in Brum.
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Just come across something that jogged the old brain cells The Crystal Palace dance hall Sutton Park if i remember right it was down by the Fair ground but got demolished maybe in the 50s.Can anyone recall it Dek
 
CRYSTAL PALACE
The railway vastly increased the number of visitors to the clean airs of Sutton Park and Job Cole ( born in Somerset in 1819 ) saw an opportunity to improve their visit and his earnings simultaneously. In 1868 he converted his market garden site at Windley into a pleasure ground and built a Crystal Palace; an immitation of famous Great Exhibition of London building.( The site is now occupied by the Clifton Road Youth Centre)
The attractions of his site included a hotel, stabling for 30 horses, accomodation for parties of up to 2000 people, 30 acres of grassland, steam and rowing boats on the pools, amusements, dancing, military bands, a fun fair and later zoological gardens.
The gardens included a fernery, an Italian garden, croquet lawns, a bowling green, cricket, archery, an ornamental lake and ‘ shady avenues for spooning’
By 1890 ownership was in the hands of Charles Earle. He introduced a minature railway in 1907. In about 1910 Pat Collins a famous showman, acquired the business. He enlarged the funfair with modern and exciting equipment. In 1950 he sold the Big Dipper from Sutton to the organisers of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Over the years public interest waned and the site and attractions deteriorated. The funfair was closed and the Crystal Palace demolished in 1962
 
Dek

Way back near the start of this thread there are some photos of the Crystal Palace, but here is another one. You can see the glass domed palace in the background.

Phil

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Park Crystal Palace.JPG
 
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In the Park yesterday early morning Longmoor Pool these ducks havn,t quite got the hang of the paddling lark yet. Dek
 
Went to the park today and guess what no camera and a hare ran across the golf course. We went to Banners gate entrance and walked quite a way and would have gone further when some ominous looking clouds were coming towards so I legged it back. Jean.
 
Great Dave that brings back good and bad memories for me. I used to go and feed them during my lunch break most days and that was most enjoyable but then I had to go back to work. If you go again before us please see if K 19 is still knocking around as he was always first to be fed. He is or was a Canadian goose. Jean.
 
 <br><br><br><br>This is a picture of what was The Crystal Palace in Sutton Park. It was built in 1868 and the photo was taken in I think 1962 just prior to its demolition.
 

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These old cottages are/were on Maney Corner, with the site of the proposed Odeon Cinema in the background. Photo 1892.
 
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Lovely photos Stitch! I think the cottages on Maney Corner are still there aren't they.
 
I really don't know Wendy ooh Wendy, because I never seem to have occasion to go through that area these days.
 
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