West Lodge, Beaudesert Park, Cannock Wood
A postcard view, believed to be of of West Lodge and Gate, originally one of the nine lodge houses to Beaudesert Park. The lodge is now a private home.
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the Pagets, ...
5th Marquis of Anglesey
Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey (1875-1905). Educated at Eton College, Henry Paget succeeded to his father's estates in 1898 shortly after his marriage to his cousin Lilian. The Marquis was ...
Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase
Military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873.
Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched to face the racecourse. ...
Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase
Major-General Lyson at military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873.
Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched ...
Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase
Miss Robinson's National Temperance League refreshment tent pictured with a Gypsy caravan during military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873.
Major-General Lyson's encampment ...
Autumn Manoeuvres on Cannock Chase
Military manoeuvres at Etching Hill on Cannock Chase, Autumn 1873.
Major-General Lyson's encampment on Etchinghill, near Rugeley acted as his headquarters, with his tents pitched to face the racecourse. ...
Brook End, Longdon
A multi-view postcard with scenes around Brook End, Longdon and Longdon Green.
Top row, left to right: the Grand Lodge to Beaudesert Hall; the Village School (in later years this building became the ...
Cannock Wood colliery, near Hednesford
An aerial view of Cannock Wood Colliery, situated between Hazel Slade and Castle Ring. It was sunk in 1864-1866 by the Beaudesert Colliery Company which later changed its name to the Cannock & Rugeley ...
Casket presented to the Marquess of Anglesey, Burton-upon-Trent
This silver gilt casket was presented on behalf of the townspeople of Burton-upon-Trent to their Mayor, Charles Paget, the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, on the occasion of his marriage to Lady Victoria Marjorie ...
Castle Ring, Iron Age Fort, Cannock Wood
An aerial photograph of a hill-fort situated on the edge of Cannock Chase at Cannock Wood which is a scheduled monument. It includes the earthwork and buried remains of an Iron Age hill-fort and the ruins ...
Chestall, Cannock Chase
A postcard view of Chestall Hall which was once part of the vast Beaudesert Estate. Originally an 18th century farmhouse owned by the Earl of Uxbridge, the house was much enlarged by the Darby family ...
Gentleshaw
Gentleshaw village is situated in an elevated position on Cannock Chase, a little way south of Cannock Wood. Its name derives from ‘shaw’ meaning a grove and possibly from the surname ‘Gentyl’ which occurs ...
Gentleshaw School and Parochial Hall
A postcard view of the Primary School and Parochial Hall viewed from the junction of Commonside and Chapel Road, Gentleshaw. Built in 1878, it is now Gentleshaw Primary School and has recently (around ...
Gentleshaw Vicarage
Gentleshaw Vicarage was situated on Chapel Lane opposite the Church. It is now a private house known as The Old Vicarage.
This postcard was posted in Walsall in 1905 to a Sheffield address. This is ...
Girl Guides, Granville Square, Stone
A group of Girl Guides waiting for a bus to take them to the Stone Division Guide Camp at Beaudesert on Cannock Chase. 25 girls went on the four day camp.
The shops in the background are now occupied ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...