The Window Bay at Beaudesert Hall
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the Pagets, Marquesses of Anglesey. Its core was medieval, with later alterations. James Wyatt and Joseph Potter remodelled the interiors of the original Elizabethan ...
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert Hall
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert was around 48 feet long by 36 feet wide and was situated on the first floor adjacent to the north end of the Long Gallery. The room was lined with oak panelling and ...
View from the Guide Camp, Beaudesert
This black and white postcard view shows the view from the Scout and Guide camp at Beaudesert near Gentleshaw, thought to be looking towards Longdon.
Washing up at Guide Camp, Beaudesert, Cannock Chase
Members of Stone Division Girl Guides during their four day camp at Beaudesert in 1958.
Washing up at Guide Camp, Beaudesert, Cannock Chase
Members of Stone Division Girl Guides during their four day camp at Beaudesert in 1958.
Wendon Lodge, Beaudesert
Wendon Lodge was one of the entrance lodges to the Beaudesert estate, situated close to the junction of Rugeley Road and Startley Lane. It has since been altered and extended and is now (2024) a private ...
The Long Gallery Mantelpiece at Beaudesert Hall
The mantelpiece in the Long Gallery was considered to be one of the few outstanding remnants of Elizabethan times at Beaudesert. Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building, renovations ...
The Long Gallery Tapestry at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Gallery. On the left is a large wall tapestry 'The Virtues Challenge the Vices as Christ begins his Ministry', ...
The Palm House, Beaudesert
A postcard view of the recently completed 80 feet by 60 feet Palm House which was built in the new kitchen walled garden approximately situated about one mile southwest of Beaudesert Hall. There had been ...
The Queen Anne Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Queen Anne Bedroom, previously known as the Blue Bedroom. The room’s principal piece of furniture was the bed which was made in 1710 for the Queen’s visit to a house in Somerset; the ...
The Secondary (south) Staircase at Beaudesert Hall
There were several staircases at Beaudesert Hall; the two main staircases were positioned north and south of the entrance hall. Pictured is the Secondary (south) Staircase; it was of a slightly different ...
The State Bed at Beaudesert Hall
This view of the State Bed in the State Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall is from a glass negative believed to have been taken prior to the fire in 1909 which was in an adjacent part of the building. The State ...
The State Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
It is thought that the State Bedroom’s decoration and bed were original to the room from around the early 1700s and not altered as much as so many of Beaudesert’s rooms were after the 1909 fire. The ...
The State Dressing Room at Beaudesert Hall
Previously hung with Chinese wallpaper the State Dressing Room was badly damaged during the 1909 fire. During the repairs to the room it was given a completely different look by using old oak wainscot ...
The Tapestry Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Tapestry Bedroom. During the remodelling of Beaudesert this room was created from two rooms and given a Jacobean style appearance. The elaborate plaster ceiling was introduced, the floor ...
The Vestibule at Beaudesert Hall
The steps in the Vestibule are pictured leading up from the east front entrance door and through the two massive stone arches into an area known as the “Screens”, (a space under the Great Hall Gallery). ...
The Waterfalls, Beaudesert
A postcard view of a small waterfall in Beaudesert Park.
Postcard published by J. Tinsley, Chasetown. Postmarked 30 June 1906.
The Waterloo (north) Staircase at Beaudesert Hall
There were several staircases at Beaudesert Hall; the two main staircases were positioned north and south of the entrance hall. Pictured is the Waterloo (north) Staircase with a patterned stair carpet. ...