The Sutton Coldfield High Street Conservation Area was first designated as a setting for Holy Trinity church and the adjoining Vesey Memorial Gardens, but was subsequently extended to include King Edward Square and Sutton Coldfield Town Hall.

As such, the designated area contains the historic core of Sutton Coldfield and several other listed buildings including the Royal Hotel (1865), Vesey House (1700) and the Three Tuns pub (1600).

There are also substantial Georgian villas on the High Street and Coleshill Street and Victorian terraces and semi-detached pairs in the vicinity of Upper Clifton Road.

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Holy Trinity on Church Hill dates from around 1300 but was almost entirely rebuilt by Bishop Vesey in the 1530's; indeed, only the plinth and buttress beneath the East Window survive from the medieval building.

Bishop Vesey's tomb in the north Chapel features a splendid effigy carved in 1555; other treasures include a chapel altar, stalls and screens carved from oak panelling discarded by Worcester Cathedral in 1875.

The north aisle, gallery and font were added in 1879; C.E.Bateman decorated the chancel ceiling in 1914 and the nave and Vesey Chapel in 1929.

The booking hall at Sutton Coldfield Railway Station is a red-brick Victorian building (circa 1863) with decorative pillars and elaborate ceiling decoration.

The Sutton Coldfield War Memorial in King Edward Square consists of a life-size bronze soldier on a granite pedestal. Created by Francis Doyle-Jones, it was unveiled on 11 November 1922.