The Dining Room at Wootton Lodge
Pictured is the Dining Room at Wootton Lodge. Photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in March 1959. The panelling dates from around 1700 and the fireplace has a plain bolection-moulding; ...
The Drawing Room at Wolseley Hall
Pictured is the Drawing Room at Wolseley Hall which was photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in 1910.
The Wolseley family had lived on the estate since Norman times. In the eighteenth ...
The Drawing Room at Wootton Lodge
Pictured is the Drawing Room at Wootton Lodge, photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in March 1959. The panelling dates from around 1700. The fireplace has changed at least three ...
The Drawing Room, Hoar Cross Hall
Interior view of the Drawing Room at Hoar Cross Hall.
Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. Henry died ...
The Drawing Room, Hoar Cross Hall
Interior view of the Drawing Room at Hoar Cross Hall.
Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. Henry died ...
The Gallery, Hoar Cross Hall
The postcard shows the Gallery at Hoar Cross Hall. Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. Henry died ...
The Great Hall at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Great Hall or Banqueting Hall. Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building this was restored to give the impression of what it may have looked like during the time of ...
The Guard Room at Beaudesert Hall
Originally the Housekeeper's Room, this half basement room later became known as the Guard Room, which was situated by the east front entrance door. The Jacobean panelling was newly introduced and had ...
The Library, Hoar Cross Hall
The Library at Hoar Cross Hall with its fitted mahogany bookcases.
Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. ...
The Library, Loxley Hall, near Uttoxeter
The interior of the Library at Loxley Hall with tall glass fronted bookcases, tables, chairs and a sofa.
Loxley Hall was built around 1800. It was possibly remodeled during the 19th century. The Hall ...
The Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Long Gallery where traces survived from Lord Paget’s time. It was remodelled to restore its Elizabethan appearance. ...
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 Main Staircase at Wootton Lodge
Pictured is the Main Staircase at Wootton Lodge photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in March 1959. This fine carved Staircase dates from around 1700.
Wootton Lodge was built ...
The New Hough, Stafford
Housekeeper, Mrs T. Ward in the dining room of the New Hough.
On the ground floor in addition to the dining room was an entrance hall, drawing room, morning room, cloak room and a large kitchen with ...
The Oratory, Bocobel House
A postcard view of a room known as the Oratory in Boscobel House. Boscobel House and its Royal Oak tree became famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
This ...
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 ...