Routes Through Sutton’s Past

We’re starting an exciting new series this year! You may already be familiar with the writings of our volunteer Clive, who has looked at house histories, interesting Sutton residents, auxiliary hospitals, and the Belgian Refugees in Sutton. Now, he is trying a new venture, looking out the window from a local bus to see the…

House Histories: The Grange

Our blog post today comes from one of our Search Room regulars, Ann Morton, looking at one of the old mansions of Sutton, The Grange, which was demolished for housing in the 1960s. This piece has previously been published in the South Sutton Neighbourhood Association publication. Thank you, Ann, for bringing this house back to…

Pub Histories: Sutton New Town (Part 2) – Lower Road

For the last blog post of the year, we continue our pub histories adventure in Sutton New Town, focusing this time on Lower Road. Discover the various establishments and the publicans that looked after them. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his research. As Sutton New Town developed towards the east, Lower Road and…

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Wishing all of our readers a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for all of your support this year! We hope that our blog posts have entertained, maybe even surprised you, and helped you learn a little bit more about everything historical for our borough of Sutton. We cannot thank our volunteers enough for their continued…

Pub Histories: Sutton New Town (Part 1) – Lind Road

Today we return to our much loved pub histories, for an adventure to Sutton New Town, Lind Road. Discover the local rumours behind the road name and the various establishments that set up business there throughout the years. With thanks to our volunteer, Colin, for his continued research. After Thomas Alcock became Lord of the…

The Potholes of Research

This week, our blog comes straight from our Searchroom as we lead you through one of our recent enquiries. Join in with all of our thought processes and decide for yourself whether we have the right historical person or not! Research is never as easy as it looks… False pretences and how to end up…