Sutton Coldfield Local History Research Group

This remarkable article is the result of painstaking research and offers a myriad of facts relating to Sutton Coldfield from the 13th century onwards.  The Warden’s Calendar for 1899 lists a commemorative event for every day of that year.   Kerry Osbourne has used this document as the basis to discover more about each event, thus enabling him to paint a small pen picture of each one. 

This is my iPhone copy of the Town School Admittance Register to be found in Sutton Coldfield Library under Reference QSH 48.32TOW. It is an invaluable source of information if you are searching for a family who lived in Sutton Coldfield between 1826 and 1904.Janet Jordan, Member of Sutton Coldfield Local History Research Group, March 2020. × Warning! While this page works with most modern browsers, for the best experience we recommend: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or Edge Browser.Internet Explorer is known to have problems viewing the enlarged images in this section.Due to the large image size, this section is not recommended for mobile devices, other than when using WiFi.

In this little black book ‘Wandering among the Aisles’ which has graced the library shelves for umpteen years, Bernard McEvoy, in 1878, wrote of his visits to all the churches in Sutton Coldfield at that time.  His object was to give his impression as an average man of the buildings, the ceremonies, the music and singing therein.  At times, he pulls no punches, but some of his descriptions are quite delightful! Janet JordanDecember 2024