The 'New Castle' by Chris Haynes
To celebrate the 850th anniversary of Newcastle-under-Lyme receiving its first royal charter, in 2023 local artist Chris Haynes painted the medieval landscape of the borough and Manor of Newcastle as ...
The Nicholson War Memorial and Roundabout, Leek
The Obelisk, Tixall
The Tixall monument bears the date 1776 and the inscription 'Stafford 3.5 miles'.
Postcard publisher unidentified.
The Obelisk, Tixall
The Tixall monument bears the date 1776 and the inscription 'Stafford 3.5 miles'.
Postcard published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford.
The Owl Cage , 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 Owl Cage to the Conservatory, Enville
Ink drawing by Chris Broughton (born 1949).
This drawing was one of a number commissioned by Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service in 2002 as part of the 'Hidden Estates' public art project, based ...
The Pagoda , 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 Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
Designed by Robert Abraham, the Pagoda is a 44 foot high fountain which is a copy of the To-ho Pagoda in Canton. It was begun in 1826 and was originally intended to build six storeys. When it was finally ...
The Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
The Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on the To-ho ...
The Pagoda to the Cottage, Enville
Ink drawing by Chris Broughton (born 1949). The Pagoda or Chinese Pavillion was built in the 1850s. It is wooden and was originally painted red
This drawing was one of a number commissioned by Staffordshire ...
The Rock Gardens, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Rock Gardens, one of the various features and themed gardens including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic Prospect ...
The Ruin, Shugborough Park
The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built c.1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright of Durham, ...
The Ruin, Shugborough Park
A view of the Pleasure Gardens at Shugborough, one of set taken in 1970. This view shows the Ruin, more overgrown than it is today, and with a section of walling to the right which has since been removed.
The ...
The Ruin, Shugborough Park
The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built c.1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright of Durham, ...
The Ruins and The Orangery
A view from the west front of Shugborough Hall, looking towards the River Sow and showing the Ruin, built in about 1749-1750, and the Orangery to the right, built in 1764 by James 'Athenian' Stuart and ...
The Ruins, Shugborough
The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built in abou 1749-1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright ...
The Temple, Ingestre
A sepia wash drawing of the Temple at Ingestre drawn by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845). This octagonal temple or rotunda was built in the mid 18th century and has been attributed ...
The Temple, Patshull Hall
The Doric Temple stands on the west side of the Great Pool at Patshull Hall, and is believed to have been designed by James Gibbs in about 1750. It was incorporated into the Temple Hotel in 1980.