Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield is known for its big open spaces. In 1528, the town received a charter of King Henry VIII giving it the right to be known as “The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield” and to be governed by a warden and society.
The historical town is also a natural and archeological hotbed giving experts clue into when it was established and about the natural world.
Sutton Park - a 2,400 acre National Nature Reserve located 6 miles north of the city centre - is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It has also been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
And, that’s not the only site of historical interest in the town. There are many buildings that have been listed by the Secretary of State in the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) - which is the official register of all protected historic buildings and sites in England.
They have instead been locally listed by the Birmingham Conservation and Heritage Panel (BCHP). Previously, we looked at the top 14 areas in Birmingham with most locally listed buildings and the Birmingham city centre district’s locally listed buildings.
Now, here are 25 locally listed buildings in Sutton Coldfield:
1. Gate Public House, Mill Street
Records show that this was an inn dating back to 1855.It came to be known as a public house 1860 onwards. (Photo - Google Maps)
2. Farms buildings adjacent Peddimore Hall
This is a manor house in the Walmley area and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed building. It is in private use. (Photo - Mike Beeson / Peddimore Hall, Sutton Coldfield / CC BY-SA 2.0)
3. Train station
The station was constructed in 1862, as the northern terminus of the line from Birmingham built by the London and North Western Railway. (Photo - Google Maps)
4. The Station pub
The pub, a beautiful Victorian redbrick, was named The Station since it is next to Sutton Coldfield’s main railway station, which was built in 1862. (Photo - Google Maps)