Alton Towers Gardens
This postcard view of the Colonnade and Roman Bath was taken by Alfred or Gerald McCann, photographers of Uttoxeter.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built ...
Alton Towers Gardens
A view of the gardens leading up to the Memorial to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury at Alton Towers. The Memorial was erected in about 1830 by his nephew John, the 16th Earl. It is a copy of the Choragic ...
Alton Towers Gardens
This postcard view is of the fountain and muses along with the colonnade/loggia and on the upper right is the dome of the alcove/rotunda.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. ...
Alton Towers Gardens
A postcard view looking from the carriage drive garden bridge into the gardens at Alton Towers, showing the Choragic Monument (in the centre) or Monument to Lysacrates in Athens (compare with the Lanthorn ...
Alton Towers Views
A multi-view postcard of Alton Towers Mansion from the lake, view from the Gothic Temple, view of the Churnet Valley from the south-east, a scene in the Gardens and in the centre the Gothic Temple (usually ...
Alton Towers, Novelty Postcard
This 'Moving Pictures' novelty postcard contains several views of Alton Towers, one of which, the "T" Room, is shown in the inset viewer on the left. The “T” Room forms part of a series of views that ...
Alton Towers, Small Dining Room
This postcard view shows the Small Dining Room set up as a tea and refreshment room.
The picture was taken by Gerald McCann, photographer in Uttoxeter.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, ...
Alton Towers, Talbot Passage
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) ...
Alton Towers, The Armoury
This postcard view was published by The Alton Towers Café, Alton Towers, Stoke on Trent.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. ...
Armoury Tower and Main Entrance, Alton Towers
The Armoury Tower and main entrance to Alton Towers. On the right is the Chapel. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. This tower ...
Armoury Tower, Alton Towers
The Armoury Tower and main entrance to Alton Towers. On the right is the Chapel. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. This tower ...
Banquet Hall, Alton Towers
A postcard view (looking north-east) of the Banquet Hall taken around 1927 when it was in use as a refreshment room. Over the years this room was also known as the Great Dining Room and the Dining Room. ...
Black Prince Window, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Black Prince Window which was in the Long Gallery by Charles Muss, 1820s.
Boating Lake, Alton Towers
A view of the Boating Lake at Alton Towers.
The gardens at Alton Towers re-opened to the public after World War II in 1952. During the 1960s, under the management of Denis and Anthony Bagshaw, Alton ...
Bourne Cottage, Clough Hall, Kidsgrove
Clough Hall was built by Jon Gilbert in around 1800 and was demolished in about 1927. Between 1817 and 1874 Clough Hall was the home of the Kinnersly family, bankers and iron merchants in Newcastle-under-Lyme. ...
Bridge at Alton Towers
An ornamental bridge in the grounds at Alton Towers. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
Cable Car, Alton Towers
The Cable Cars were introduced to Alton Towers in 1963 and originally consisted of 14 cars for four passengers, built by British Ropeway Engineering. It closed in 1986.
The gardens at Alton Towers ...
Chapel Interior, Alton Towers
The Chapel was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled or completed by A.W.N. Pugin after 1839.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot ...