Date:6th of May 1974
Description:Shugborough Park Farm pictured after the departure of its last tenant. The farm buildings were restored by Staffordshire County Council between 1975 and 1981. The farm opened as an agricultural museum in 1979. This view shows the cowtying, feed store and cowsheds, with the water trough in the foreground. Thomas Anson, who inherited the Shugborough estate in 1789, was a keen agriculturist, eager to use the latest ideas and methods. He married Anne, daughter of Thomas Coke the celebrated agricultural pioneer. The farm was designed by Samuel Wyatt (who was also employed by Coke in the construction of his farm buildings); Wyatt worked on many projects at Shugborough, including the lodge-houses. Considered to be a 'model' farm, the buildings were constructed between 1803 and 1805 on the site of a former paper mill and included a farm steward's house, water corn-mill and brew-house.
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Shugborough Park Farm pictured after the departure of its last tenant. The farm buildings were restored ...
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Donor ref:P74.031.0061 (37/34827)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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