HeritageTrail

Welcome to Tamworth

A self-guided walking tour through the historic town of Tamworth, Staffordshire.

www.visittamworth.co.uk

Welcome to the Tamworth Heritage TrailThis self-guided walking tour offers theopportunity to explore the best Tamworth hasto offer.

As the ancient capital of Mercia and once hometo the King of Mercia’s palace, Tamworth’shistory is crammed with stories of intrigue andwarfare. Discover its influential people, admireits grand architecture and see how ancientmeets modern today.

Further information onTamworth’s history and heritage,plus general information aboutthe town and local attractionsmay be obtained from:

Tamworth Tourist Information CentrePhilip Dix Centre, Corporation Street,Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7DN.

Telephone: 01827 709 581Box Office: 01827 709 618Fax: 01827 709 582Email: tic@tamworth.gov.uk

Monday-Friday: 9am – 7pmSaturday: 9am – 5pm

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Welcome to Tamworth…Capital of Mercia…Heart of a Saxon kingdomTomtum, the original Saxon settlement,strategically placed at the confluence of therivers Tame and Anker, became the capital ofthe Kingdom of Mercia. King Offa, of Offa’sDyke fame, built his palace here where he alsofounded a mint.

Twice invaded by the Danes, who left their legacy instreet names such as Gungate, excavations in the towncentre have revealed the remains of fortifications builtby King Alfred’s daughter, Aethelfleda. The Normansrecognised the value of the site and built first a woodencastle, then the fine sandstone shell-keep, the walls ofwhich stand high above the town.

A great fire destroyed much of the town in 1345.Rebuilt, its prosperity increased following the grantingof two Charters, in 1560 and 1588, by Elizabeth I.These were later renewed by Charles II in 1663. One ofthe privileges granted was for a weekly market; thistradition has continued for generations with colourfulstreet markets on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

With the 19th century came the railways and moreprosperity for the town whose main industries werecoal mining, tape mills, brickworks and ceramics. TheMidland Railway from Derby to Birmingham is carriedacross the Anker by a fine 19-arch viaduct. GeorgeStephenson attended the turf cutting for the TrentValley Railway which opened in 1847.

Today Tamworth still benefits from itslocation – an intercity railway station,direct access from two majormotorways and two internationalairports within a 20-mile radius,together with its proximity to theNEC. The old main industries havevirtually disappeared, but new industrialestates have been created with a largepopulation expansion in the 60s and 70s.Tamworth is a lively, thriving town withan exciting future.

Co-op Grocery Store.The Co-op acquired thissplendid building shortlyafter World War One fromAlfred Sadler and Co Ltd,Grocery and tea merchantsfrom around 1884-1917.

Castle Hotel.Dating back to the 19th Century, thebuilding has been used for numerouspurposes and been extended manytimes since. It presently contains theBow Street Runner pub and theCastle Hotel premises.

Bank House. FormerlyTamworth Savings Bank, this Tudor-Gothic style building dates from 1848and was built to house the bankfounded by Sir Robert Peel in 1823.

Brewery House.Now an annex to the Caste Hotel, the old BreweryHouse was donated to the town by LordWeymouth and Lord Middleton as aworkhouse in 1750. It gained itsname when it was later purchasedby local businessman EdwardMorgan, who owned a brewery tothe rear of the property.

Ladybridge. The bridge crosses theconfluence of the River Tame and the River Anker.The lady Bridge we know today was erected in1796 and widened at each end in 1840.This replaced a medievalbridge dating back to 1294.

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CONTINUE DOWN THE SLOPE ONTO LADYBRIDGE...

CROSS OVER THE ROAD ONTO PAVEMENT UP THE SMALLSLOPE AND BANK HOUSE IS IN FRONT OF YOU

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WITH YOUR BACK TO THE CO-OP, WALK DOWN SILVERSTREET WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE CASTLE HOTEL ONTHE CORNER OF MARKET STREET AND HOLLOWAY…

CONTINUE AND BREWERY HOUSE IS ON YOUR RIGHT...

Holloway Lodge.The lodge gatehouse is the mostrecent addition to the castle, and was builtby the 2nd Marquis Townshend in 1810. Shieldsabove the archway commemorate previous castleowners, including the Ferrers and the Marmions.

Aethelfleda Monument. At the base of the castle mound stands amonument to Aethefleda, daughter to KingAlfred the Great. Known as ‘Lady of theMercians’, Aethelfleda governed the

Kingdom of Mercia from 913 – 918 AD andled attacks on the invading Danes. She isdepicted with her nephew Aethelstan, wholater became the first King of all England.

Black Anchor. Originally purchasedfrom the Peel Family at Drayton Manor for £12, theanchor was bought back from the Crimean warin 1855, by William Peel (VC), the third son ofSir Robert Peel. Cannon balls from the Crimeawere also purchased along with the anchor andcan be found within the Castle’s object collections.

Bandstand and flower beds. Home to concerts

during the summer season and offering views across the river and grounds of the castle, the bandstand was built in 1900. The flower beds were added later in 1940.

Tamworth Castle. With over 900years of history, 40 owners and 6 noble familiesfrom Baron Robert Marmion to Lord JohnTownshend, the 5th Marquis, the prominentNorman keep was part of the Motte and Baileycastle dating back to 1070 AD. TheCastle was purchased by the BoroughCouncil in 1897 for just £3000.

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Castle Gatehouse.The ruins of the Castle’s 12th centurytwin-towered stone gatehouse and

lodging range. It incorporated a timberdrawbridge over the Castle’sdry moat or ditch whichseparated and defended itfrom the town.

Robert Peel Statue.Bronze statue of Sir Robert Peel, dating from1852. Former Tamworth MP and twicePrime Minister, Sir Robert delivered hisfamous ‘Tamworth Manifesto’ from thewindow of the Town Hall in 1834.

Town Hall.Built by Thomas Guy in1701. The building oncehoused the ButterMarket and was used tostore the town’s fireengine. The rear wasadded in the 19th century.

George Street. George Street ishome to a number of old buildings: The classicallystyled Halifax Building Society building, completewith ornate balustrade, was built in 1920 and wasoriginally occupied by Midland Bank. Next tothe entrance to Ankerside Shopping Centreis also Lloyds Bank, which was rebuilt in1931 on the site of the existing 18thcentury building. The building next dooropened as Burtons in 1936, andretains the original 18thcentury frontage of whatwas John Thornburn’sPicture House.

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ONCE OVER BRIDGE, AT CORNER OF NATIONWIDE BSBEAR LEFT, STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU IS…

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Tamworth Co-op.The original buildings were erectedin 1855 by Revd William Macgregor.The store opened in 1967 with asecond floor added in 1975.Tamworth co-operative Societyoriginally traded from a smallerpremises in Church Street.

TamworthRegistry Office.Originally built as a theatre in1709, a Baptist church in 1870,the Arts Centre in 1974 until itsclosure in 2001. Currently nowTamworth Registry Office.

Almshouses. Founded by ThomasGuy in 1678. Following his rejection by the peopleof Tamworth in 1708 for election to parliament, before his death he excluded residents of the town from the Almshouses, a restriction which still stands today.

The Globe Public House.The Globe now stands proudly on UpperGungate and is Tamworth’s finestexample of the pub palaceserected by the breweries duringthe tied house war of the lateVictorian era and was built at thetail end of the pub rebuildingboom of 1886-1901.

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WITH ALMSHOUSES ON YOUR RIGHT, CONTINUE ALONGLOWER GUNGATE, CROSS OVER SPINNING SCHOOL LANEAND YOU WILL FIND ON THE RIGHT…

WITH TAMWORTH REGISTRY OFFICE ON YOUR LEFTCONTINUE ONTO LOWER GUNGATE, YOU WILL FIND ONTHE RIGHT…

CONTINUE TO THE BOTTOM OF GEORGE STREET ANDTURN LEFT ONTO COLEHILL. AS YOU APPROACH YATES,ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS…

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Free GrammarSchool.

The first Grammar Schoolstood on this site for nearlytwo hundred years from1668, with five decorative

‘Ionic’ style pilasters adorning the front.Demolished in 1867, four terraced brick cottageswere built on the foundation of the old school. Inthe 1970s arches were added to the shop fronts,yet the decorative tops of three of the five originalIonic pilasters, as well as the stone Fleur de leysseal dating from the original 1668 building can stillbe seen between the first floor windows.

Little Church Lane.On the north side of thechurchyard is Little Church Lanewhere old buildings have beencarefully and attractively restoredinto retail premises.

St. Editha’s Church.Originally built in 963, most of thebuilding was burned down in1345. A former Collegiate churchwith superb stained glasswindows and a very rare double-helix spiral staircase.

Colin Grazier Statue.Erected in 2002 in memory of Tamworth’swar hero who gave his life helping toretrieve vital German codebooks from asinking U-boat in 1942. The three anchor design represents each of the sailors involved.

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HEAD BACK DOWN LOWER GUNGATEUNTIL ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE…

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WITH YOUR BACK TO THE GLOBE PUBLIC HOUSE, ON THEOPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE…

WALK THROUGH LITTLE CHURCH LANE INTOTHE CHURCH YARD, FOLLOW PATH ROUNDUNTIL YOU REACH THE ENTRANCE OF...

WALK TOWARDS CHURCH SQUARE AND YOU WILL FIND…

Colin Grazier Pub.Boasting a magnificentGeorgian frontage, thebuilding was Tamworth’spolice station until 1975. Itopened as the Colin Grazierpublic house in 2001.

The Silk Kite Public House.This art deco-style building was constructed inthe 1930’s for the Tamworth district electricsupply company on the site of the Roseand Crown which had opened at somepoint during 1864-1868. The name ofthese premises recalls the famousexperiment conducted in 1752 byBenjamin Franklin, with a silk kite.It was a milestone in ourunderstanding of how electricityworks. Tamworth gained anelectricity supply in 1924.

Assembly Rooms.Built by public subscription in

1889 ‘the grand old lady ofCorporation Street’ has

been used for everythingfrom assembling gasmasks during the warto public meetings anda wide range of musicalentertainment. The Beatles alsofamously played at thevenue in 1963.

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TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK ACROSS THE SQUAREWHERE OPPOSITE THE CHURCH ENTRANCE IS …

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The Assembly Rooms is still a functioning venue.Check out their website to see upcoming showsand events: www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

WALK UP CORPORATION ST, ON RIGHT YOU WILL FIND…

WALK DOWN CHURCH STREET UNTIL YOU REACHCORPORATION STREET, ON THE JUNCTION YOU WILL SEE…

Memorial Obelisk. Thismonument was erected by the inhabitants ofTamworth in commemoration of themelancholy and awful death of six femaleservants who were hurried from time intoeternity by a fire which broke out at theCastle Inn during the night of 2 November1838. The remains of Mary Ann Smith were buriedat Whittington and the bodies of the remaining fiveare deposited beneath this tomb.

The Library.The Library was openedon 8 June 1973 by the RtHon Margaret Thatcher,MP and Secretary ofState for Education and Science. The buildingwas designed by John Tetlow and Partners.

Carnegie Centre.Originally built in 1905 as alibrary and reading room, itwas the generosity ofAndrew Carnegie who helped

establish libraries in many towns. Superseded bythe new Library to its rear, the centre, today, isused by a number of voluntary organisations.

Philip Dix Centre andTourist Information Centre.

Originally erected in 1911by the StaffordshireTerritorial ForcesAssociation as the NorthStaffs Army Drill Hall. In1994 the hall was

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TURN INTO CAR PARK AT SIDE OF ASSEMBLY ROOMS,FOLLOW PATH BACK INTO CHURCH YARD, IN FRONT OFYOU WILL SEE THE...

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ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, JUST TO THE RIGHTOF THE CARNEGIE CENTRE YOU WILL SEE...

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renovated for public use and renamed in honourof a long-serving counsellor and former Mayor ofTamworth. Situated in the Philip Dix Centre is theTamworth Tourist Information Centre which has

been Welcome toExcellence award winnersfive times and was the firstTourist Information Centrein the UK to be awarded aGold Service Mark Awardfor Quality in TourismCustomer Services in 2007.

St Johns RC Church.Erected in 1829, completelyremodelled and enlarged in 1956showing pleasing brick exterior.

The Methodist Church.Constructed in 1886 with aresplendent bell tower at a costof £2250. The first ‘Methodist’to visit Tamworth was noneother than John Wesley himself,following the notoriousWednesday riots in 1743.

16th Century House.Situated on Lichfield Street,home of many fine examples of18th Century buildings, this well-preserved black and whitetimber-framed house dates from the 16th Century.

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FROM INFORMATION CENTRE HEAD TOWARDS ZEBRACROSSING OVER ALDERGATE, WALK DOWN ST JOHN’SSTREET AND ON THE CORNER YOU WILL FIND...

TURN AROUND BACK ALONG ST JOHN’S STREET, TURNRIGHT ONTO ALDERGATE AND DOWN ON RIGHT IS...

FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH CONTINUE ALONG UNTILEND OF ALDERGATE, TURN RIGHT ONTO LICHFIELD STREETAND CONTINUE WHERE ON RIGHT YOU WILL SEE...

CONTINUE PAST 16TH CENTURYHOUSE AND ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE...

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Old Peel School House. Funded by Sir Robert Peel,this is the third Peel School.It was built in 1850 toreplace the smaller secondPeel School.

The Moat House.This 16th century building was once the home ofthe Comberford family. Young Prince Charles,later Charles I, was entertained here in 1619 whilehis father KingJames I stayed atTamworth Castle. In1815 the buildingwas the venue for alunatic asylum, andpresently serves as abar and restaurant.

The Railway Arches.Opened on 4 August 1839, by GeorgeStephenson, of Rocket fame, who drove acrossanother of his engines, aptly named Tamworth,pulling six carriages containing local gentry andrailway directors. The massive viaduct of 19arches, each 30ft wide except the onespanning the Glascote Road.

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CONTINUE PAST OLD PEEL SCHOOL HOUSE, UNTIL THEZEBRA CROSSING, CROSS OVER THE ROAD AND IN FRONTOF YOU TO THE LEFT IS…

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THE RAILWAY ARCHES SPAN THE GLASCOTE ANDAMINGTON ROADS. WALK THROUGH THE CASTLEGROUNDS HEADING TOWARDS AMINGTON AND GLASCOTEAND THEY WILL APPEAR IN FRONT OF YOU.(LOCATION 34 IS NOT ON THE MAP)

Facts about Tamworth- did you know…?

• Height above sea level: 85-90 metres.

• Tamworth is twinned with Bad Laasphe,Germany (located between Dortmund andFrankfurt) and Vaujours, France (locatedNorth-East of Paris)

• The River Anker and the River Tame converge nearthe base of Tamworth Castle.

• The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal meets theCoventry Canal at Fazeley Junction, just south of thetown centre.

• Despite being landlocked in the heart of the country,Tamworth branch of the Royal National LifeboatInstitute (RNLI) sponsor a D-class inshore lifeboatcalled ‘Spirit of Tamworth’, currently stationed atBarrow lifeboat station in Cumbria.

• Tamworth had gaslight from 1835.

• Tamworth Football Club was founded in 1933 and isnicknamed ‘The Lambs’ after The Lamb publichouse that originally stood on the site of the team’s home ground.

• The Tamworth Shield is formed of a Fleur-de-lys, theancient town seal from the reign of Elizabeth I upuntil 1968, beneath a horizontal band of blue andwhite fess vair design taken from the arms of theMarmion family, owners of Tamworth Castle from1101-1291. The saltire in chief, the gold cross onblue background, represents the ancient kingdom ofMercia, of which Tamworth was the capital.

The Spital Chapel.The chapel was originally builtin 1266-1274 by Philip deMarmion after the land wasgranted to him by King Henry IIIfor his loyal services at thebattle of Evesham.

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• The Borough Coat of Armscrest sees the TamworthShield supported by thecrowned lion, representingStaffordshire, and the chainedbear representingWarwickshire. Tamworth wassituated in both counties until1889. The crest is headed by arepresentation of Tamworth Castle, behind crossedswords, standing for the office of Champion ofEngland, held by the Marmion family.

• Tamworth is famous for a traditional breed ofpig, the Tamworth Sandyback, with a unique

golden-red pigment. Two such pigs escapedfrom an abattoir in Wiltshire in January 1998

and went on the run, earning them thenicknames ‘Butch Cassidy’ and

‘The Sundance Pig’. After the storyappeared in the national press, the DailyMail newspaper purchased the escaped

pigs, reprieving them from slaughter in ananimal sanctuary. In 2004 the BBC dramatised thestory in the film ‘The Legend of the Tamworth Two’.

• The pavements were flagged in 1807.

• The Tamworth Herald was founded in 1868.

• The first cemetery opened in 1876.

• The first hospital was built in 1880.

• Queen Elizabeth I, granted the first Market Charterin 1560.

• Royal visitors to Tamworth include:

– Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, whounveiled the church’s new west window andopened the new police station on 2nd July 1975.

– Her Majesty the Queen, who opened AnkersideShopping Centre on 6th June 1981.

– His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who tookthe salute at the Mercian Regiment formation dayon 1st September 2007. On this occasion theRoyal standard was flown from Tamworth Castle.

• The Reliant Motor Company, famousfor the Reliant Robin three-wheeler, wasbuilt at the Reliant plant in Kettlebrook,Tamworth, for 65 years up until December1998.

• Tamworth and surrounding area, not onlyhad a thriving coal mining industry but as anoff-shoot had enormous amounts of clay. Alocal company called Gibbs and Canningdecided to utilise this clay into pottery works.In the Castle Grounds you will notice verylarge Greek style urns produced by them.They also provided much of the ornamentalstonework that fronts the Royal Albert Hall inLondon and the Law Courts in Birmingham.

• Tamworth is mentioned in WilliamShakespeare’s famous tragedy RichardIII (Act V, Scene II, Line 15) This sceneis set on ‘a plain near Tamworth’ whereHenry Earl of Richmond (laterbecoming King Henry VII) rallies hisarmy the night before the battle ofBosworth Field.

Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends,Bruised underneath the yoke of tyranny,Thus far into the bowels of the landHave we march'd on without impediment;And here receive we from our father StanleyLines of fair comfort and encouragement.The wretched, bloody, and usurping boar,That spoil'd your summer fields and fruitful vines,Swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his troughIn your embowell'dbosoms, this foul swineLies now even in thecentre of this isle,Near to the town ofLeicester, as we learnFrom Tamworth thitheris but one day's march.In God's name, cheerlyon, courageous friends,To reap the harvest ofperpetual peaceBy this one bloody trialof sharp war.

Other Famous People

William PeelThe 3rd son of Sir RobertPeel was one of theyoungest sea captains inthe Royal Navy during theCrimean War. He was oneof the first recipients of theVictoria Cross.

General Bailey WillingtonOn Colehill, the building we know as DewesSketchley Solicitors was in fact the home ofGeneral Bailey Willington, born in 1755, he wasan artillery commander at the siege of Gibralter in 1782.

Samuel ParkesOn the 25 October, 1854 in an area known asBalaklava in the Crimea, the charge of the LightBrigade commenced, British troops were orderedto charge down the valley, flanked each side withRussian guns and an order to advance to thefront to prevent the enemy from carrying awaythe guns. 673 men went charging down thevalley, many did not survive, ill-equipped to carryout the order, forced to retreat. Samuel Parkeswas one of those men. During the retreat, hesaved the life of the trumpeter and carried on hisshoulders the mortally wounded second incommand of his regiment. He was awarded theVC and was the second man in the British Armyto receive this award.

WilliamMacGregorOne of our un-sungheroes is WilliamMacGregor, a manwho served toimprove the lives ofTamworth people formore than 60 years, hefounded the co-operative society, heerected the firsthospital in the town, hewas also famous for hiscollection ofEgyptology, in fact 2 Egyptian mummies areburied in Tamworth soil. He was a noted authorityand publicist on Greek pottery. The MacGregorcollection was sold at Sothebys for huge amountsof money to galleries and museums all over theworld. He is noted as one of the most importantcollectors and the catalogue can be viewed todayat the British Museum.

John RawletThe Rev. John Rawlet,B.D. was born inTamworth. He heldchurch appointmentsacross the country andwas highly regarded asa preacher and writerof devotional books.His name lives on in theTrust he set up toadminister his will forthe benefit of thepeople of the town and,more recently, in thenaming of The RawlettSchool, Tamworth.

National Memorial ArboretumCroxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7ARTel: 01283 792333Email:info@thenma.org.uk

150 acres of trees andmemorials devoted toremembrance. Open daily.

Pooley Heritage Centre Pooley Lane, Polesworth, Warwickshire, B78 1JATel: 01827 897438Email: parks@warwickshire.gov.uk

Built on the site of the former Pooley Hall Colliery. Set within a 62 acre site, the Centre explores thearea’s mining heritage. Open every weekendthroughout the year.

Middleton HallMiddleton, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 2AETel: 01827 283095Email: middletonhalltrust@btconnect.com

3½ miles south of the A5 junction with the A4091.Former home of two great naturalists, MiddletonHall lies in 36 acres of grounds and is perhaps bestknown for its Georgian west wing. It also housesthe Peel Museum.Restricted opening. Courtyard Craft Centre open allyear, Wed-Sun and Bank Holidays.

Staffordshire Regiment MuseumWhittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PYTel: 01543 434394

Located at Whittington Barracks, 3 miles NorthWest on the A51 to Lichfield.The museum is open Mon-Fri. Also open weekendsand Bank Holidays from Easter.

HISTORY AND HERITAGE AROUND TAMWORTH

The Staffordshire Hoardand Tamworth, the AncientCapital of Mercia.

It’s not very often that you get the chance to get close toreal, valuable buried treasure and look back in time to the6th century, when Tamworth was the Ancient Capital ofMercia, one of the three kingdoms that ruled the county.

The Anglo-Saxons came to Staffordshire in the late 6thcentury as groups of settlers or tribes. Mercia meansboundary and the area grew from a number of theseseparate tribes.

The Mercians gradually conquered most of the otherMidland tribes to become a powerful kingdom stretchingfrom the Humber to the Thames. The rest of the countrywas ruled by the kingdoms of Northumbria and Wessex.

Tamworth was the heartland of the Mercian Kingdom andthe King’s main residence was in Tamworth. It is certainthat the Mercian kings spent more time at Tamworth thananywhere else, and it is thought that there was a royalpalace at Tamworth by the end of the 7th centurysituated on the site close to St Editha’s Church.

Evidence from signed charters also shows that theMercian royal families were regularly here for the festivalsof Christmas and Easter between 751 and 857 A.D. Themost well know Mercian Kings are Penda (625-655),Wulfhere (657-674), Aethelred (674-704), Aethelbald(716-757) and Offa (757-796). Mercian power began todecline after the death of King Offa and by the 10thcentury it lost its independence, becoming part of theKingdom of Wessex, to create the Kingdom of England.

The town had significant importance as amilitary centre and the recent localdiscovery of the Staffordshire Hoard,the largest collection of Saxon goldever found, has focused the world’sattention on this area. We may neverknow why it was buried or who itbelonged to. Was it part of the royaltreasure of the Mercian Kings, buriedto hide it from invaders?

View this great You Tube video tosee Saxons in Tamworth today:www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHd5w8fp15A

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1. Co-op Grocery Store2. Castle Hotel3. Bank House4. Brewery House5. LadyBridge6. Holloway Lodge7. Aethelfleda Monument and

the Black Anchor8. Bandstand and flowerbeds9. Tamworth Castle10.Castle Gatehouse11.Robert Peel statue

12.Town Hall13.George Street14.Tamworth Co-op15.Tamworth Registry Office16.Almshouses17.The Globe Public House18.Free Grammar School19.Little Church Lane20.St Editha’s Church21.Colin Grazier Statue22.Colin Grazier Pub23. The Silk Kite Public House

24. Assembly Rooms25. Memorial Obelisk26.The Library27.Carnegie Centre28.Philip Dix Centre29.St Johns RC Church30.The Methodist Church31.16th Century House32.Old Peel School House33.The Moat House

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Route DescriptionBy road: From M42 take A5 Westbound, from A38 takeA5 Eastbound, and follow signs for Tamworth.From A453, A51, A513 and B5000, follow signs forTamworth town centre.

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All information believed accurate at time of print, basedon available research. We accept no responsibility for

errors. Suggested route is fully accessible by footpaths,however paving surfaces may vary.