Welcome to Sutton Beauty & Heritage!

A photographic celebration of Sutton in St.Helens

Sutton Quote of the Week:

  The most successful of the annual carnivals which enliven the colliery village of Clock Face was that of Saturday last. The day was gloriously fine, and the many participants in their picturesque or quaint costumes gave a colourful display. The procession left the Clock Face Colliery recreation ground, headed by the troupe of Morris dancers, and the Clock Face Colliery Band. A dozen children walked under a large banner, carrying baskets of flowers. These were followed by day school children and various characters in fancy dress. The Windle Labour Club jazz band, the Runcorn jazz band, and day school scholars brought up the rear. Many of the children were seated on beautifully decorated lorries....On arrival at the ground tea was served to the younger children, following which the different contests were judged....Numerous sideshows had been arranged on the ground, and a large wireless set (lent by Mr Cholerton, of Bridge-street) had been set up on the top of the Colliery Institute....Later the Clock Face Colliery Band played for dancing until dusk.  
St.Helens Reporter, August 12th, 1930 - {courtesy St.Helens Local History & Archives Library}
(Note: 'Sutton Quote of the Week' is changed on this page every Sunday morning)

Also View  'Fun in the Sherdley Park Snow 2010'  Slideshow (20 pictures)

This website was established in November 2006 as 'Sutton Beauty', focusing on the present day in Sutton, St.Helens with some contextual background on the historical development of each featured site. However, the majority of emails that I've received since launching have demonstrated much interest in the history of Sutton and Clock Face. So in July 2008, the site was relaunched as 'Sutton Beauty & Heritage' with a much stronger focus on the heritage of the Sutton district, as well as retaining the original ethos of celebrating the present.

As I write event listings professionally, I also include a Sutton What's On Guide which is updated almost daily with events details. If you have an event that you'd like promoting (there's no charge), do send me your details and any photographs and I'll be happy to oblige.  Sutton Beauty & Heritage is an evolving resource which is very regularly updated with new images and information and is permanently under construction. No page is ever completed - it's simply waiting to be updated!

The references to Sutton in St.Helens, incidentally, include Sutton Heath, Sutton Manor, Sutton Oak and Sutton Leach and extends to Marshalls Cross, Four Acre, Clock Face, Lea Green and Bold Heath. Essentially greater Sutton within south St.Helens.

Also visit my two other websites relating to St.Helens heritage: George Groves - the Movie Sound Pioneer - George was born in Duke Street in 1901 and raised in Owen Street, King Edward Road and Speakman Road. Plus Herbert Mundin - the Hollywood Scene Stealer - the stage and film actor was born in Windleshaw Road in 1898.