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:
9. The Shrubbery School
The school is Sutton Coldfield’s longest-established independent school and was founded by Janice Rankin in 1930. It began with just one pupil. (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps
10. Trinity Hill Baptist Church
Former Town School (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps
11. Sons of rest, Church Hill
The Sons of Rest is a social organisation that has provided leisure facilities for men of retirement age in and around Birmingham and the Black Country since 1927, and more recently for women. (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps
12. Range of barns at Langley Heath Farm, Fox Hollies Road
It was a manor house just off Fox Hollies Road, one mile from the centre of Walmley in Sutton Coldfield in the historic county of Warwickshire. (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps