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Wylde Green road
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Mark Tooze
master brummie
Still there I think - will try to get a up to date photo tonight when I walk the dogs
Was it one of the 51 homes he built ?
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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A bit more detail of the cottage and photo in 1987.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
On the market again and a listed building by 1999. Quite incredible (especially as there was a demolition order on another of the Vesey houses/cottages on Little Sutton Road in 1956. Don't know if the Little Sutton Road one was rescued. At the time there were 8 Vesey cottages).
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
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pjmburns
master brummie
There was extensive planning permission in 2022. This is part of the Officers Report
The application site consists of a two-storey detached Grade ll* Listed Building named ‘Vesey House’formerly ‘Stone House’. Vesey House was one of 51 ‘Vesey Cottages’ that were built in the Sutton Coldfieldarea by John Vesey, Bishop of Exeter in the mid-16th century in an act of philanthropy towards the poor ofhis hometown. The cottages were located individually in the countryside around Sutton Coldfield. Todayfive of these sturdy stone cottages survive.Vesey House on Wylde Green Road was a good example of a Vesey Cottage and until recently hadmaintained its rural setting in the Greenbelt of the Newhall Valley. However recent developments have eroded the setting of the Grade 2* listed building.The original house was constructed from sandstone with a tiled roof with brickwork used for later additionsto chimneys and single storey side extension.The property is set within a large spacious plot and is surrounded by open space and fall within SuttonColdfield Green Belt. The application site is accessed off Wylde Green Road.
The application site consists of a two-storey detached Grade ll* Listed Building named ‘Vesey House’formerly ‘Stone House’. Vesey House was one of 51 ‘Vesey Cottages’ that were built in the Sutton Coldfieldarea by John Vesey, Bishop of Exeter in the mid-16th century in an act of philanthropy towards the poor ofhis hometown. The cottages were located individually in the countryside around Sutton Coldfield. Todayfive of these sturdy stone cottages survive.Vesey House on Wylde Green Road was a good example of a Vesey Cottage and until recently hadmaintained its rural setting in the Greenbelt of the Newhall Valley. However recent developments have eroded the setting of the Grade 2* listed building.The original house was constructed from sandstone with a tiled roof with brickwork used for later additionsto chimneys and single storey side extension.The property is set within a large spacious plot and is surrounded by open space and fall within SuttonColdfield Green Belt. The application site is accessed off Wylde Green Road.
Mark Tooze
master brummie
Its site now houses Bark Doggy Daycare Centre - pictures later!
An aside re the Heritage Statement final para in post #9. For info, this Streetview image is also thought to be a Vesey Cottage, 59 Reddicap Hill (at least thought to be so in 1991). The first article in post #4 claims only 4 cottages remain "much as they were built" - this might be interpreted as unaltered, while another 4 have been altered.
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pjmburns
master brummie
So that's why I saw a planning application for, I think, dog care rooms.
Thanks Mark - I suspect you will be able to see better than the StreetView. Look forward to pics
looks in better condition in 2008
pjmburns
master brummie
No inside pics sadly.
There are some here from house sale in 2015
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Mark Tooze
master brummie
As promised:-
Lovely property. And a sympathetic renovation and addition. There seems to be a defence slit to the right of the door. I read somewhere that Vesey did build a fortified cottage, but can't find the reference now.
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There is a talk in Lichfield on 11th April at 8.00 on Bishop Vesey's Houses.
Subject
A “des res” in Sutton Coldfield: the history of Bishop Vesey’s
stone houses. Presented by Stella Thebridge MBE
Host Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Location The Guildhall, Lichfield.
Date/ Time April 11th; 20.00 hrs to 21.30 hrs.
Admission Requirements Visitors welcome - £3.00 charge. Allow sufficient time for
parking. Advisable to use the University West car park WS13
6 QG.
Source https://www.sahs.uk.net/event-sahs-stella-thebridge-mbe-a-desres-
in-sutton-coldfield-the-history-of-bishop-vesey-s-stonehouses-
2025-04-11
Subject
A “des res” in Sutton Coldfield: the history of Bishop Vesey’s
stone houses. Presented by Stella Thebridge MBE
Host Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Location The Guildhall, Lichfield.
Date/ Time April 11th; 20.00 hrs to 21.30 hrs.
Admission Requirements Visitors welcome - £3.00 charge. Allow sufficient time for
parking. Advisable to use the University West car park WS13
6 QG.
Source https://www.sahs.uk.net/event-sahs-stella-thebridge-mbe-a-desres-
in-sutton-coldfield-the-history-of-bishop-vesey-s-stonehouses-
2025-04-11