Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...
Oulton Gravel Pit, near Stone
This pit, sited north of Kibblestone Road in Oulton, supplied gravel for road repair from the early 19th century. At the time of this photograph it was owned by William Blakeman, who also had a butcher's ...
Outwood Pleasure Gardens, Burton-on-Trent
View of the Pleasure Gardens, showing the band stand.
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 ...
Palladian Bridge , Weston Park
The Palladian or Roman Bridge was built to designs by James Paine in about 1783. Weston Park was landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in the 1760s.
Pershall Lodge, Eccleshall,
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought by public subscription, in order to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Queen's Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme
An afternoon's entertainment is pictured here in the Queen's Gardens.
The band in the bandstand is that of the Staffordshire Regiment. The Gardens were laid out in 1897 on land that had been bought ...
Recreation Grounds, Cheadle
A group of boys pictured in Cheadle's Recreation Grounds with tennis courts, bowling green and pavilion in the background.
An unused postcard published by R. D. and E.D.Richards, photographers, Strensall, ...
Riverside Recreation Centre, Stafford
The Sauna at the Riverside Recreation Centre in Stafford. This photograph was taken by Stafford photographer Tony Boydon. If you recognise the woman in this view please contact us.
Riverside Recreation ...
Rotunda and Conservatory, Alton Towers
The Small Temple or Rotunda, with the conservatory in the background. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
Rousseau's Cave, Consall Hall Gardens
In 1766, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, fleeing persecution in France and Geneva, was offered refuge in England by David Hume. In March of that year he was living at Wootton Hall, the home of Richard Davenport. ...
Rousseau's Cave, Wootton Hall, near Ellastone
In 1766, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, fleeing persecution in France and Geneva, was offered refuge in England by David Hume. In March of that year he was living at Wootton Hall, the home of Richard Davenport. ...
Rudyard Lake
This postcard view was taken near to the dam wall at the south end of Rudyard Lake.
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & ...
Rustic bridge, Haden Hill Park
A rustic bridge at Haden Hill Park, West Midlands, one of two which used to carry footpaths around the lower pond.
Haden Hill Park contains the Tudor Haden Hall and the Victorian Haden Hill House, ...
Sea Horse Pool, Enville Hall
A postcard view of the Sea Horse Pool and Gothic Gates, in the distance, in the gardens at Enville Hall. The Sea Horse Pool is also known as the Ha-ha pool.
The fountain featured a statue of Triton ...
Shugborough Hall - Conservatory: sepia drawing
'The Conservatory at Shugborough, Staffordshire.' Showing a building of seven bays, with five long glazed windows, a balustrade, a parapet with urns at intervals, and statuary in niches at the ends.[James ...
Shugborough Walled Garden
View looking east from the Gardener's House.
The photograph was taken by Charles Goldsmith, Head gardener at Shugborough between December 1931 and October 1932.