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Stretton Hall

A postcard view of Stretton Hall which was built soon after 1700 by John Congreve of Congreve. In the mid-18th century the estate was sold to the Conolly family, who in turn sold it to the Moncktons of ...

Sunbeam Motor Car, Burton-upon-Trent

This Sunbeam two-1seat open tourer motor car is parked outside the former George Street Chapel, which later became the Trinity Free Church. The building remains (2024) and is currently known as ‘Confessions’, ...

Sutherland Ancestral Monument, Trentham Church. Photographed by William Blake.

Church interior with a view of the Sutherland Ancestral Monument at St. Mary and All Saint's Church, Trentham, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Swinfen Hall, near Lichfield

This postcard view shows the north and west fronts of Swinfen Hall which was built in 1757 by Samuel Swynfen to a design by local architect Benjamin Wyatt. The Hall was extended in the early 20th century ...

Swynnerton Hall,

In 1562 the Swynnerton estate passed to William Fitzherbert. The present house was built by Francis Smith of Warwick for Thomas Fitzherbert in 1729. James Trubshaw made further additions and alteration ...

T Room, Alton Towers

A postcard view of the Long Gallery or ”T” Room looking south to the Drawing Room and House Conservatory when it was used as a refreshment room. Following the 1924 sale many of the state rooms including ...

Teddesley Hall

This postcard image of Teddesley Hall was franked in 1957; however, the Hall was demolished in 1954. The picture may have been taken after the Second World War when Troops had left the site. On the left ...

Teddesley Hall

This postcard view shows the east front of Teddesley Hall after alterations were made to the central part of the building. In a separate view the east front can be seen prior to the changes. The large ...

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 Boathouse , 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 Butter Cross, Abbots Bromley

In the centre of the picture is the 17th century hexagonal Butter Cross, with the timber-framed Goats Head Inn, built in the late 16th century, behind.

The Conduit, Uttoxeter

A postcard view of a bas-relief on the west side of the Conduit located in Market Place, Uttoxeter. It portrays Dr Johnson doing penance and it is comparable in style to the reliefs by Lucas on the Johnson ...

The Cross, High Street, Cheadle

This postcard view looks north-east along the High Street towards Cheadle's Market Cross with a decorative lantern on top of the capping stone. The Market Cross stands on the High Street at the junction ...

The Doric Temple, Shugborough Park

Built c.1760 this is one of two copies of the Temple of Hephaistos in Athens by James 'Athenian' Stuart. The first version was commissioned by Hagley Hall In Worcestershire in 1758, and is believed to ...

The East Cloister, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the east cloister ruins at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.

The Entrance Hall, Chillington Hall

This view of the Entrance Hall at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948. The Entrance Hall or Vestibule was designed by Sir John Soane. His screen of columns frames the view through the ...

The Font. St. Mary's Church, Trentham. Photographed by William Blake.

Church interior with a view of the front at St. Mary's Church, Trentham, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Game Larder Porch, Barnfields Farm, Weeping Cross, Stafford

This photograph was taken from Barnfields farmyard showing the church-shaped porch leading to the game larder. The porch was built by I.A. Trigg in 1841 at the northern end of the old stone barn which ...