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Rectory Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 7AL

Some twentieth-century houses are tucked away behind much older Coleshill Street. On the left is No 13; on the right No 15, Church House, listed Grade II. Behind the camera is Holy Trinity churchyard.

The lych gate belongs to Holy Trinity Church and the building opposite houses a holistic therapy clinic.

On the corner of Church House Drive is Church House, No 15 Coleshill Street, listed Grade II https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1116424?section=official-list-entry It is from the late 18th or early 19th century. It faces Holy Trinity churchyard.

Across the road from Church House Image a flight of steps leads up to the east end of Holy Trinity Church. On the wall at the foot of the steps three Rectors of the church and their wives are commemorated on five tiles, framed by an arch. Top: In Memory of William Riland Bedford, died July 6, 1843. Grace Campbell Bedford, died March 27, 1875. Upper left: In Memory of W.C.Riland Bedford. Rector of this Parish, 1892-1908. Born May 29th 1852, Died Aug.15th 1922. Upper right: In Memory of W.K.Riland Bedford / For 42 Years Rector of this Parish. Born July 12th 1826, Died Jan.23rd 1905. Centre: In Memory of Amy wife of W.K.R.Bedford, died November 29, 1890. / Sara viro, Mundo Martha, Maria Deo. Lower left: In Memory of Eleanor Phoebe / Wife of W.C.R.Bedford / Born Jan 3 1852 / Died Sep.15,1928 The eldest son of William Riland Bedford, W.K.Riland Bedford, was Rector from 1850 to 1892. His son, W.C.Riland Bedford, was Rector from 1892 to 1908. The first four tiles appear of identical design and age. The fifth reproduces the design in mosaic. Research continues.

The view of the Parish Church of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

A climb from Mill Street up Church Hill brings you to, on the left, the House of Commons stone featured in 'Commons to Church Hill'. Ahead atop Church Hill stands Holy Trinity Parish Church. On the right in the photo is the building housing the 'Sons of Rest. There is another in Tamworth, over the border in Staffordshire. The Sons of Rest was a society for retired men founded by Lister Muff in 1927 and there are similar clubs in other areas. Time photo taken 11.28 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Image] Image]

Opened as "Sutton Coldfield" in 1879 by the Midland Railway on the line from Castle Bromwich to Walsall, "Town" was added to the name from 1882 to 1904, dropped 1904-1924, then added back in 6 months before closure. The station closed to passengers at the end of 1924. Former forecourt view on Midland Drive.

The parish church of Sutton Coldfield provides a landmark on the approach to the town centre from the north.