Stone Lion, Westhorpe, Stafford,

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Date:1970 - 1972 (c.)

Description:One of two stone lions which stood by the main entrance of Westhorpe House.

Westhorpe was built in 1897 on Rowley Park for W.H. Peach, a shoe manufacturer and Mayor of Stafford 1886/7.

Today the house is a home for the elderly and is owned by the County Council. The stone lions can now be seen in the garden of the County Record Office.

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Image courtesy of: Tavernor, Ian

Donor ref:I. Tavernor No., PT00331, img: 2447 (18/2832)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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