The Sturge House on Wheeley's Road

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Date:1859

Description:Image: Calthorpe Estate Drawing.

Joseph Sturge was a nineteenth century antislavery campaigner living in Birmingham. In 1822 Sturge purchased land from the Calthorpe estate. He built his house in Edgbaston on the corner of Wheeley's Road and St. James Road.

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Sturge, Joseph Slavery 1801-1900 (19th century)

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Donor ref:City Archives/ MS 2126 vol. 607 (31/621)

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