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=== Religious buildings === [[File:Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield2.jpg|right|thumb|Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Hill north of Sutton town centre]] Holy Trinity Church is one of the oldest churches in the town, having been established around 1300. The church has been expanded over time, notably by [[John Vesey]], Bishop of Exeter who built two aisles and added an organ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.htsc.org.uk/history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222084534/http://www.htsc.org.uk/history.html|url-status=dead|title=Holy Trinity Parish Church: History|archive-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> His tomb is located within the church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64765&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610083036/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=64765&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|url-status=dead|title=Birmingham.gov.uk: Bishop Vesey's Monument|archive-date=10 June 2008}}</ref> Outside of Sutton town centre, there are numerous other churches, many of which are listed buildings. In Four Oaks is the Church of All Saints which is a Grade B [[listed building|locally listed building]]. It was built in 1908 and designed by [[Charles Bateman (architect)|Charles Bateman]], whose [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] are seen in the building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1343304 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Another church in Four Oaks which is of a mixed Arts and Crafts-Gothic style is Four Oaks Methodist Church, built between 1907 and 1908 to a design by [[Crouch and Butler]]. It is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1116360 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> The Methodist Hall attached to it is also Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075800 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> [[File:St Chads Church, Sutton Coldfield.jpg|right|thumb|St Chad's Church near Walmley.]] In Mere Green is the Church of St Peter, also by Charles Bateman, which was built between 1906 and 1908. The building is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075801 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Also designed by Charles Bateman is the Church of St Chad near Walmley. This was built between 1925 and 1927. The side chapel was built in 1977 to a design by [[Erie Marriner]]. It is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1067116 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> St Johns Church, built in 1845 to a design by D. R. Hill, is located on the Walmley Road in Walmley. It is the parish church for Walmley and is of a Norman architectural style. It is Grade C locally listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1343300 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> In Maney, near Walmley, is St Peter's Church which began construction in 1905, although the tower, which was designed by Cossins, Peacock and Bewley, was constructed in 1935 and the building is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1067123 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> Located on the border of Sutton town centre is Church Hall, a former Roman Catholic Chapel, built around 1834. The building is now used for offices and is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1075798 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> In Wylde Green, on Penns Lane is [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] Wylde Green Ward. The chapel on Penns Lane was constructed in the early 1990s. The England Birmingham Mission Headquarters have been located there since 1964, the mission office building is made of Cotswold stone.<ref>{{citation|url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19640305/416/0018|title=category:Construction Of Birmingham Mission Offices|access-date=6 October 2023|publisher=www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}}</ref> The site on Penns Lane will be the location of the Birmingham England Temple, the third temple to be built in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. [[File:Wylde Green Ward Chapel.jpg|thumb|Chapel of the Wylde Green Ward]]
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