The Museum, Enville Hall
The Museum is a Gothic Summer House built in 1750 by Sanderson Miller.
Reproduced by permission of English Heritage and the National Monument Record.
The Octagon, Alton Towers
This postcard view was published by The Alton Towers Café, Alton Towers, Stoke on Trent.
The Octagon was built in about 1824 but was extensively remodelled by A.W.N. Pugin in 1841-1842. He increased ...
The Octagon, Alton Towers
Interior view of the Octagon taken shortly before the remaining fixtures and fittings were stripped and sold in 1952. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built ...
The Old Boat House, Trentham Lake
The Boat House was probably built by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in about 1760, when the lake at trentham was enlarged to 80 acres.
The Orangery, Alton Towers
The Quarry Greenhouse or Orangery at Alton Towers. Built in the 1820s, it has two end bays with glass domes are linked by gothic arches. It stands west of the Conservatory. The gardens were created ...
The Orangery, Blithfield Hall
This photograph of the Orangery under restoration was taken during a field trip to Blithfield Hall by the Landor (Local History) Society.
This late 18th century Orangery was designed by James 'Athenian' ...
The Orangery, Blithfield Hall
The late 18th century Orangery at Blithfield Hall, by James 'Athenian' Stuart.
Reproduced by permission of English Heritage and the National Monuments Record.
The Orangery, Ingestre Hall
This photograph was taken during the Ingestre Festival which was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the building of the current Ingestre Hall.
Ingestre Orangery was built in about 1770 by Samuel ...
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 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 Perry School of Dance, Rugeley at Hawkesyard Priory
Pictured standing left to right: Brenda Tranter, Eileen Marshall, Denise Doran, Susan Large, Gloria Simpson and seated: Sandra Bull, Jeanne A Cruchley, Jennifer Hancox. They are all pupils of the Perry ...
The Pool, Chillington Hall
A view of the the landscape park and lake, known as the Pool, to the south of Chillington Hall which were designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown during the 1760s for Thomas Giffard the elder.
James ...
The Pool, Maer Hall
A postcard view of the lake also known as the pool, which stands in parkland to the north-west of Maer Hall. This natural body of water is a glacial mere, formed in a hollow left behind by retreating ...