Talbot Gallery, Alton Towers
The Talbot Gallery at Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl began adapting an existing 16th ...
The Alcove, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda, with the Conservatory on the right in the background. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about ...
The Alcove, Alton Towers
The Alcove/Rotunda is adjacent to the Garden Conservatory.
This postcard view was posted on 10 July 1930, from Stoke on Trent to an address in Liverpool.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot ...
The Armoury Tower, Alton Towers
The Armoury Tower and main entrance, with the Chapel beyond to the right. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
This tower ...
The Banqueting Hall, Alton Towers
A view of the east front of Alton Towers, showing the Banqueting Hall in the centre. This was originally built as the Entrance Hall between 1813 and 1821, mostly by Thomas Allason. From 1830 the main ...
The Barbican, Alton Towers
The Barbican stands on the north-east corner of the curtain wall, built in 1842 and designed by A.W.N. Pugin.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between ...
The Birdcage, Alton Towers
The "Birdcage" in the gardens at Alton Towers. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
The Boating Lake, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth
This postcard scene shows several paddle boats in action on part of the Boating Lake at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo.
In later years the site became known as Drayton Manor Resort, one of the largest ...
The Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Chapel, Alton Towers
View from the south-west of the Chapel at Alton Towers. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled or completed ...
The Choragic Monument to Earl Charles, Alton Towers
The Memorial to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury was erected in about 1830 by his nephew John, the 16th Earl. It is a copy of the Choragic Monument or Monument to Lysacrates in Athens (compare with the Lanthorn ...
The Clock Tower, Alton Towers
The Clock Tower stands on the curtain wall, built in 1842 and designed by A.W.N. Pugin. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The Colonnade, Alton Towers
This postcard view was published by The Alton Towers Café, Alton Towers, Stoke on Trent.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. ...
The Conservatory, Alton Towers
A view of the Conservatory 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 between ...
The Corkscrew Roller Coaster, Alton Towers
A postcard view of Alton Towers and in the background is the Corkscrew roller coaster which operated on the site from around 1980 to 2008.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of ...
The Dutch Garden, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Dutch Garden, one of various features and themed gardens Alton Towers including an Italian Garden, a Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic Prospect ...
The Earl's Drive, Alton
The Earl's Drive at Dimmingsdale, near Oakamoor.
The building is Dimmingsdale Lodge, built in the late 19th century in an Italianate style as an entrance lodge for Dimmingsdale, which part of the Earl ...