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The Terrace, Cheadle

The steps on the left lead to a solicitor's office. This pathway was formerly the approach to the old parish church (1340-1837), and behind the trees is part of the churchyard. The trees were taken down ...

The Terrace, Trentham Gardens. Photographed by William Blake. B62

View of the terrace at Trentham Gardens, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The estate was home and pleasure gardens to the Dukes of Sutherland from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. ...

The view from Summerbank, Tunstall

Looking west from the Summerbank area of Tunstall. The Wedgwood Monument on Bignall Hill stands on the skyline in the centre. Taken from just outside Summerbank Primary School, the ground falls away into ...

The Village Cross, Sheen. Photographed by William Blake.

Sheen village cross dates from the 15th century but only the top stone of the base appears to be old. The village school can be seen behind.

The War Memorial, Anson Street, Rugeley

The 1921 War Memorial in its original Mutton Green location on Anson Street, Rugeley. The Police station (built 1907) is on the left and the Post Office (built in about 1910) is on the right. The memorial ...

The War Memorial, Hednesford

An early open view of Hednesford's war memorial which was unveiled in November, 1922. Note the rail trucks on the colliery line in the background.

The War Memorial, Rugeley

Rugeley War Memorial was unveiled on Sunday, 23 January 1921 at 3.00 pm. by the Right Honourable The Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of the County. In later years plans were made to create a traffic-free ...

The Watts-Russell Cross, Ilam

A postcard view with the Grade II listed Watts-Russell Cross in the foreground. This elaborate cross was raised by Jesse Watts-Russell of Ilam Hall in memory of his wife Mary, who died in 1840. It is ...

The West Front of Shugborough

A view of the west front of Shugborough, showing the full extent of the Ruin on the banks of the River Sow. To the left can be seen the Chinese House, built in 1747, and the Orangery, built in 1764 by ...

Thistleberry Castle, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Thistleberry Castle was a folly built in the garden of Thistleberry House, the home, at the time, of Samuel and Margaret Mayer. The house was on the junction of Keele Road and Thistleberry Avenue, however ...

Tixall - Pillar showing mile distances: pen and ink drawing

'Pillar at Tixall.' Showing an obelisk marked Tixall and Ingestre 1776, showing mileage 3.5 miles to Stafford, London 131 miles. A man and his dog are seated at the bottom of the pillar. 'T. P. W.,' ...

Tixall - Stone Pillar showing Mileage: pen and ink drawing

Showing two blocks of an octagonal stone pillar marked Tixall and Ingestre 1776, showing mileage 3.5 miles to Stafford, Litchfield [sic] 12 miles, London 131 miles.Anonymous, [?T. P. Wood].

Tixall Church Yard - Table Tomb: pen and ink drawing

'Ancient Monument in Tixall Church Yard.' Showing the table tomb of Richard Biddulph, a servant of four members of the Aston family.'Heare Lieth Richard Biddulph....' [Born 1546, died 15 June, aged ...

Tomb in Biddulph Church - 'William Bowyer' : sepia drawing

Tomb of William Bowyer, situated on the north side of the church. shows 10 coats of arms.With inscription and memorial poem.(See SV II.14b for a similar drawing.) Artist: 'T.P.W.,' [Thomas Peploe Wood.]...

Tower of the Winds and Shugborough Hall

An engraving published as a plate in "Walpoole's New Complete British Traveller’’, published in 1784. The upper view shows the Tower of the Winds (here captioned as the Temple of the Winds) in Shugborough ...

Tower of the Winds, Shugborough Park

The stair well of the Tower of the Winds, showing the water supply and alabaster and marble sink Samuel Wyatt installed as part of the building's conversion into a dairy in 1803. The original Tower ...

Tower of the Winds, Shugborough Park

The basement storey of the Tower of the Winds. This floor was converted by Samuel Wyatt as part of an ornamental dairy in about 1803. It has slate work surfaces and slate-lined walls, a typical Wyatt ...

Tower of the Winds, Shugborough Park

The ground floor of the Tower of the Winds. This floor was converted by Samuel Wyatt as part of an ornamental dairy in about 1803. It has slate work surfaces, alabaster-lined walls and stained glass ...