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English: Sutton Park railway station (site), Birmingham Opened in 1879 by the Midland Railway on the line from Castle Bromwich to Walsall, this station closed to passengers in 1965. View north west towards Streetley and Walsall.
Sutton Park NNR is a large urban park located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The park is a National Nature Reserve; large parts are also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Sutton Park is one of the largest urban parks in the United Kingdom. The park covers more than 2,200 acres (900 ha) according to one source. [1]
On 7 April 2021, 83-year-old Sir Richard Sutton was killed by his step-son, 35-year-old Thomas Schreiber. Sutton was stabbed several times by Schreiber in his home on his Moorhill estate in Higher Langham, near Gillingham, Dorset. During the attack on Sutton, Schreiber also attacked his mother, Anne Schreiber, stabbing her several times.
Streetly is named after Icknield Street, a Roman road, of which parts can still be found in Sutton Park.Streetly was a rural area of Staffordshire until the 1950s [2] when the character of the area became suburban due to the mass construction of modern housing in response to the urbanisation of Birmingham.
The course of the river has changed very little during its known history. When Sutton Coldfield was a separate district to Birmingham, it provided a major source of water for the residents. [1] To the affluent members of society living in Sutton Coldfield, it was contested over. Landowners were very restrictive in letting others use the stream.
Thomas Rose may refer to: Thomas G. Rose (1901–1979), English cricketer; Thomas M. Rose (born 1948), U.S. federal judge; Thomas Rose (RAF officer) (1895–1968), British flying ace; Thomas Rose (died 1837), publican and pioneer settler in colonial Sydney; Thomas Rose (politician) (1856–1926), Australian politician
Station sign in the collection at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum Sutton Park railway station 2 October 1980 An image of a Sutton Park railway ticket. The station opened in 1879. Overnight on 24-25 February 1942, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stayed on the Royal Train which was parked behind the signal box.
Four Oaks is an affluent residential area in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, lying along the north and east borders of Sutton Park.Four Oaks is situated approximately 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12.1 km) north of Birmingham City Centre, and is bordered by Sutton Park, Streetly, Mere Green, Little Aston, Roughley and Aldridge. [1]