Date:1844
Description:An engraving of Alton Towers published in the 'Illustrated London News' in 1844. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. The 15th Earl began adapting an existing 16th or 17th century house, Alveton (Alton) Lodge, in about 1810. A number of architects were involved, including Thomas Hopper, William Hollis and Thomas Allason. The new enlarged house was known as Alton Abbey by the 1820s. The 16th Earl succeeded in 1827, and over the next 25 years greatly expanded the house which became known as Alton Towers. His architects included Thomas Fradgley of Uttoxeter, Joseph Potter and A.W.N. Pugin. After the Earl's death in 1852 a great sale of the contents took place in 1857.
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White metal medallion commemorating the formal possession of Alton Towers by the ...
Interior view of the Great Drawing Room, on the left is the arch connecting the ...
A large crowd on the lawn outside the Gardener's Cottage Tea rooms at Alton Towers. Alton ...
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built ...
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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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