Published: 2nd April 2025

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Council House in Victoria Square

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

Recent Research

Buildings on The Parade (Railway side), used as businesses, from early 20th Century to mid/late 20th Century Re-development.

Having spent his childhood visiting the shops in the Parade, where his father worked as a newspaper editor/sub-editor, Adrian Lanchester-Hale is well placed to give a comprehensive account of the history of those shops as they became the bustling town centre of Sutton Coldfield. Sadly, a lot of the twentieth century façades were lost when they were replaced by the Gracechurch Centre development.

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Author: Adrian Lanchester-Hale (SCLHRG)
Published: 1st July 2026
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Original Research

Searching for the site of the Old Rectory, Sutton Coldfield (Prior to 1701)

Does this article prove that the Old Rectory occupied the same space as the new Rectory built by Rev. John Riland in 1701? Perhaps a more thorough search of this area of Rectory Park might reveal further evidence?

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Author: Janet Jordan (SCLHRG)
Published: 21st June 2026
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Original Research

Marl pits in 13th- Century Sutton Coldfield

Evidence abounds in Sutton Coldfield of marl pits, particularly in the Walmley area, yet how many know what they were for? Mike Hodder’s article explains all. Janet Jordan2026

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Author: Mike Hodder (SCLHRG)
Published: 15th June 2026
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Original Research

Transcription of Rental 1635-1642

In February 2026, a photocopy of the Sutton Coldfield Rental 1635-1642 was discovered amongst Albert Fentiman’s Research Collection which is lodged with Archives & Collections at the Library of Birmingham and is now the earliest Rental we currently have for Sutton Coldfield, preceding the 1734 Corporation Rental. This now introduces many names and places that might appear on other 17th century documents.

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Author: Kerry Osbourne; Janet Jordan (SCLHRG)
Published: 6th April 2026
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History Spot

Prince Of Wales [451]

Wednesday 22nd June 1898 was bright and sunny, and the railway station at Sutton looked a picture. Over a hundred and fifty ladies and...

Published: 24th January 2017