Sutton Coldfield is known as being one of Birmingham’s more affluent areas with its range of high end restaurants and pricey homes.
The suburb is also home to some top restaurants in Birmingham, and it lies just five miles from Birmingham city centre and is easily accessible by road or rail.
We’ve taken a look back over the town’s history with some brilliant old photos from the 1900s.
Take a look here:
We’ve taken a look back over the town’s history with some brilliant old photos from the 1900s.
5. YMCA, 1942
YMCA Hostel, High Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Spring 1942. The front elevation of the YMCA Hostel at 2 High Street. Artist George Bernard Mason. | Heritage Images via Getty Images
6. Sutton high street
High Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Spring 1942. The front elevation of 20-24 High Street, including the premises of Boots the Chemists. In the foreground is a sign for an Air Raid Shelter in Old Bank Place. Artist George Bernard Mason. | Heritage Images via Getty Images
7. The Rookery, 1942
The Rookery, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Spring 1942. The derelict east front of The Rookery. Once described as "The greatest ornament and addition to the town of Sutton" (Agricola 1762), The Rookery was constructed in circa 1700 by William Jesson, of Langley Hall. The house was home to members of the Jesson family until the 1780s when Elizabeth Jesson let the house to tenants. In 1811 a girls' school was established in the Rookery and around this time the artist, David Cox, painted a watercolour of the house, now in collection of the Tate Gallery. In 1871 it was purchased by William Henry Tonks, a successful Birmingham brass founder. | Heritage Images via Getty Images
8. 1955
Wreckage from the Sutton Coldfield Train Crash, Warwickshire, January 23rd 1955. 17 people tragically lost their lives. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images