Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1878 and continued to stage both the Edgbaston Open Tournament until 1908 and the Midland Counties Championships until November 1964.
In May 1963 the Priory Club was destroyed by a fire,[5] talks about merger took place of the coming months with the Edgbaston C.L.T.C.
The focus of the Priory Club was more local but its growth was similarly impressive.
Priory Club tournament's were played on six courts rather than Edgbaston’s twelve.Former winners of the men's singles title has included; Harry Lee, George Lyttleton-Rogers, Kho Sin-Khie, Tony Mottram, Jack Harper, Dilip Kumar Bose, Dick Savitt, Matthew Farhang Mohtadi, Ham Richardson, Sven Viktor Davidson and Bobby Wilson.
[9] Previous winners of women's singles title has included; Joan Fry, Dorothy Round, Mary Heeley, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, Helen Jacobs, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Louise Brough, Pat Canning Todd and Sheila Armstrong.