Date:1904 - 1905 (c.)
Description:Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in the early eighteenth century by one in a Classical style. Capability Brown and Henry Holland worked on the landscape and hall between 1768 and 1778. The house was redesigned in an Italianate style in the nineteenth century by Sir Charles Barry, who also laid out Italian gardens to the front of the hall. The grounds contained many elaborate buildings, including this poultry house. Trentham Hall was abandoned by the family as a permanent residence in 1905. In 1910 the Duke of Sutherland offered the hall to the County of Staffordshire and the Borough of Stoke-on-Trent. The offer was refused and the building was demolished, apart from the west front and stable block. The tower was re-erected on the Sandon Hall Estate. The grounds were opened to the public, and today have been developed as an exhibition, conference and leisure centre. The Trent River is on the right.
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View of the River Trent and the Poultry House at Trentham Hall. You can compare this photograph with ...
Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in ...
View of the River Trent and the Poultry Yard at Trentham Hall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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Image courtesy of: Brampton Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Donor ref:Borough Museum No., Ref/Tre/1/P23, img: 3007 (18/3377)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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