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Sutton Coldfield Local History Research Group

Regular meetings temporarily suspended due to the closure of Sutton Coldfield Library.
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Council House in Victoria Square - Extra images

Council House in Victoria Square

looks very impressive with The River artwork and water feature (“Floozie in the Jacuzzi”) in the foreground.
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Recent Research

The Phillips Family File

The Phillips Family File
The Phillips Family File
The Phillips Family were related to Richard Hurst Sadler and his brother Ralph. At one time Richard, a solicitor, was in business was Thomas Eddowes and Thomas’ son, Herbert, acted for the Phillips in a protracted case relating to wills and probates. This article follows the case and throws some light on legal practice a century and a quarter ago.
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  • Author: Kerry Osbourne (SCLHRG)
  • Published: 10th February 2026
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St Peters Church War Memorial

St Peters Church War Memorial
St Peters Church War Memorial
This article is about the men listed on the War Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Little Aston. Although it is just outside the Sutton border, some of the men lived within the boundary and for that reason they deserve to be included on this website.
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  • Author: Paul Harrison (SCLHRG)
  • Published: 27th January 2026
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Cross o’th’ Hand and The Stone Tenement

Cross o’th’ Hand
Cross o’th’ Hand
One might never realise that the impressive façade of No. 16 and 18 High Street hides an interesting secret unless you look up at its chimneys. If not the originals, they could well be replacements for those that were there at the time of a complete residential refurbishment in 1816 of an important public house known to have been in Sutton Coldfield High Street called The Red Lion, which itself may have been built in the late 1600s! This article attempts to show the history of the site.
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  • Author: Janet Jordan (SCLHRG)
  • Published: 11th January 2026
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Sutton Coldfield Farms 1900 - 1950

Farms 1900 - 1950
Farms 1900 - 1950
Live Excel Spreadsheet for Sutton Coldfield Farms from 1900 to 1950. Not suitabe for viewing on small screens or phones.
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  • Author: Don McCollam (SCLHRG)
  • Published: 18th September 2018
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History Spot

New Shipton 2 [403]

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New Shipton 2
The account of Robert Kelynge, the bailiff of Sutton, for the year 1433 survives in the Stratford upon Avon Record Office. He recorded all the...
  • Published: 26th February 2016
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