The Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity is
on the western side of Lichfield Road, opposite Boswell Road in Sutton
Coldfield. It can often be confused with the Anglican church nearby,
and was probably dedicated as such to offer Catholics the comfort of
an assumption of continuity between the two churches. The new church
was constructed in 1920 in the neo-Gothic style. It is distinguished
mainly by its oblong tower and the finely-carved stonework on the
entrance portal.
Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, is at
the north-west corner of the Coleshill Street and Trinity Hill junction in the centre
of Sutton Coldfield. Services for the town during the 1100s and early
1200s took place in the Chapel of St Blaize at
the manor. Holy Trinity was built about 1300, and took over services
at the end of the fifteenth century. The tower was built about 1500,
and the nave was probably extended westwards to join into it. Bishop
Vesey is entombed within.
Sutton Coldfield Methodist Church is on
the east side of South Parade, midway between the Victoria Road and
Upper Holland Road junctions. The old church building had occupied a
town centre site since 1888. In 1926 the Sunday school moved to new
buildings in South Parade - now the church centre (to the right). In
1935 the Borough Council and trustees agreed that the old building
would be a public library, while the present church was opened on 17
October 1936.
Two photos on this page kindly contributed by
Aidan McRae Thomson, and one by Elliott Brown via the 'History
Files: Churches of the British Isles' Flickr group.
