Cottage, Enville Hall
A postcard view of the Cottage in the Woods which was built in the park of Enville Hall around 1752. It was the home to the Keeper of the Fowls who looked after the aviary.
Courtyard entrance, Trentham Hall
Looking south from Park Drive to the courtyard entrance of Trentham Hall. Through the stone gate piers there is a glimpse of the carriage porch. The courtyard buildings have been fenced off and are ...
Crakemarsh Hall, near Uttoxeter
A postcard view of Crakemarsh Hall which was extensively rebuilt in 1815 for Sir Thomas Cotton Sheppard around the staircase of a late 17th century house. It passed to the Cavendish family in 1873. US ...
Cyrtochilum Bictoniense - Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman depicts cyrtochilum bictoniense, also known as the Bicton Cyrtochilum, in reference to the place near Exeter where the first English ...
Darlaston Hall
The Hall in this engraving was demolished and rebuilt during the 19th century.
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool ...
Darlaston Hall
Pen and wash drawing of Darlaston Hall, near Stone, by Frederick Calvert (fl. 1827-1844).
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, ...
Darlaston Hall, Stone,
The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant.
The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained ...
Day Trip to Trentham Gardens
Pictured on a day trip to Trentham Gardens are a group from Rugeley. The Photographer was J C Studios, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. If you recognise anyone in this view please contact us.
Day Trip to Trentham Gardens
Among those in this group photograph are Hilda Richards who is in her WRVS uniform with the cap just visible (third row from the back near the centre). Hilda is standing immediately behind her in-laws ...
Deer in Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton
A herd of Fallow Deer at Ashcombe Park, near Cheddleton.
There had been an Elizabethan mansion known as Botham Hall on the site of the current house, surrounded by a deer park. In the late 18th ...
Deer in Ingestre Park
A Wrench Series postcard printed in Saxony.
The card was posted from Stafford on 11 October 1915 to an address in Sugnall, near Eccleshall.
The Deer Park was north of Ingestre Hall covering a large ...
Demolition of Trentham Hall
A postcard view of demolition in progress at Trentham Hall in May 1912. In the centre just behind the ruin is St. Mary and All Saints Church which is still standing.
This postcard photograph was taken ...
Densy Lodge, Draycott-in-the-Clay
Densy Lodge is in the parish of Draycott-in-the-Clay and is situated by the A515 road between Draycott-in-the-Clay and Sudbury.
Photograph by Alfred McCann of High Street, Uttoxeter.
Dilhorne Hall: water colour painting
Showing Dilhorne Hall (since rebuilt), the church, and to the left, a windmill, all seen from a distance across pasture land. [From the north.]Anonymous, [S. Shaw.]
The Hall was demolished in the 1930s....
Dolphin Fountain, Alton Towers
The Dolphin Fountain in its own lake and adjacent to the Pagoda Fountain. This postcard view was franked at 9.00 PM on 11 August 1938 in Wolverhampton and posted to an address in Tarporley, Cheshire.
Alton ...
Domestic servant, Shugborough
Dressed for a day out is Maisie Stephens, 3rd housemaid, in the gardens at Shugborough.
Beatrice Maisie Stephens was born on 18 December 1915 at Caerffili. Her first job was at Penrice Castle when ...
Domestic servants, Shugborough
Laundry maid Janet Downie with 3rd housemaid Maisie Stephens standing by the River Sow at the rear of Shugborough Hall. They shared a room in the Servants' Quarters.
Janet Downie left Shugborough ...
Donkey Rides, Alton Towers
The gardens at Alton Towers re-opened to the public after World War II in 1952. During the 1960s, under the management of Denis and Anthony Bagshaw, Alton Towers became an increasingly popular visitor ...