Paine's Bridge, Chillington Hall
This classical stone bridge stands at the junction of the Pool and the Canal and is named after its designer, James Paine. It was built sometime between 1756 and 1776.
The landscape park and pool ...
Parliament Square and Hanley meat market
The old Hanley meat market from Parliament Square with Webberley's store in the background. Built in 1831 in classical style with Roman style Doric doorways, the old meat market building is now grade ...
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,
Design for a new Shire Hall on Market Square.
In 1790 a decision was made to replace the old Elizabethan Shire Hall, which was in a poor state of repair. Several plans were submitted including ones ...
Shepherd's Monument, Shugborough Park,
The Shepherd's Monument (c.1750) takes its name from its central marble relief by the Dutch artist Peter Scheemakers, who also worked on Shugborough's Triumphal Arch.
The relief is a mirror image of ...
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
On the right is the Shire ...
Shugborough Hall, Front Elevation,
Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Anson family, who were later created the Earls of Lichfield.
The central block of the house was built in 1693. Thomas Wright of Durham designed the pavilions ...
Shugborough Hall, Milford
Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Anson family, who were later created the Earls of Lichfield.
The central block of the house was built in 1693. Thomas Wright of Durham designed the pavilions ...
Shugborough Hall, Milford
This picture shows a part view of the portico and main entrance of Shugborough Hall when maintenance and repair work was carried between 2014 and 2015 on the stone steps of the Mansion House.
Shugborough ...
Shugborough Hall, Rear Elevation
Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Anson family, who were later created the Earls of Lichfield.
The central block of the house was built in 1693. Thomas Wright of Durham designed the pavilions ...
St John's Church, Longton
St John the Baptist Church and churchyard in Longton. This was the view across the graveyard from Rutland Road. The old church founded in 1764, rebuilt in 1792 with the east end nearest the camera enlarged ...
St. Joseph's Convent, Stafford
The building on the left was originally Forebridge Villa, built on Lichfield Road in the early nineteenth century.
The house was bought in 1903 by sisters from the French Order of St. Joseph of Cluny. ...
The Boathouse , Enville Hall
The Enville Hall estate was landscaped between 1745 and 1755 by the 4th Earl of Stamford, using the services of the poet and landscape designer William Shenstone of Halesowen, and Sanderson Miller, a ...
The Chinese House, Shugborough Park
The design for the Chinese House was taken from sketches made by Sir Percy Brett, who accompanied Admiral Anson during his voyage of circumnavigation. The journey included a stay of some months in China.
The ...
The Conduit, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of a bas-relief on the west side of the Conduit located in Market Place, Uttoxeter. It portrays Dr Johnson doing penance and it is comparable in style to the reliefs by Lucas on the Johnson ...
The Doric Temple, Shugborough Park
Built c.1760 this is one of two copies of the Temple of Hephaistos in Athens by James 'Athenian' Stuart. The first version was commissioned by Hagley Hall In Worcestershire in 1758, and is believed to ...
The Gardens Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the entrance to the Gardens and 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 Grecian Temple, Chillington Hall
This view of the Grecian Temple, which stands on the south side of the Pool at Chillington Hall, was taken by County Life in 1948. This Grade I listed building dates from the late 18th century and is ...
The Midland Bank building, Market Street, Longton
This is the old Midland Bank building on the corner of Railway Passage and Market Street in Longton. A date tablet over the door states "Established 1836", the year of the founding of the Birmingham ...