The Room of Antiquities, Uttoxeter
This postcard picture of ‘The Old Elizabethan Carved Oak Bedstead’ was published during March 1908 to advertise an auction of items at Uttoxeter Town Hall by W S Bagshaw & Son, Auctioneers. This Bedstead ...
The Saloon Fireplace, Chillington Hall
The fireplace in the Saloon at Chillington Hall displays a number of heraldic carvings. The centre panel shows the banner of Sir John Giffard. Set above are the Giffard Arms and on either side are two ...
The Saloon, Chillington Hall
This view of the Saloon at Chillington Hall was taken by County Life in 1948.
The Saloon was built on the site of the Medieval Hall and was designed by Sir John Soane in 1786-69. There are later 19th ...
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 ...
The Sleeping Children, Lichfield Cathedral
This postcard view shows one of the most famous monuments in Lichfield Cathedral is known as the Sleeping Children. It is a memorial to the Robinson children, Ellie Jane and Marianne, who died in 1812, ...
The Staircase at Wolseley Hall
The oak carved Staircase was installed by the Second Baronet, Sir Charles Wolseley (1630-1714) during renovation of the Hall and grounds. The famous travel writer Celia Fiennes (Lady Wolseley’s niece) ...
The Staircase, Hoar Cross Hall
The Staircase 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 as a consequence ...
The State Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
It is thought that the State Bedroom’s decoration and bed were original to the room from around the early 1700s and not altered as much as so many of Beaudesert’s rooms were after the 1909 fire. The ...
The State Dressing Room at Beaudesert Hall
Previously hung with Chinese wallpaper the State Dressing Room was badly damaged during the 1909 fire. During the repairs to the room it was given a completely different look by using old oak wainscot ...
The Study, Blithfield Hall
The Study is one of a continuous range of rooms added to the North Front of the Hall in 1738 and was once used as the Family Chapel.
The wall panelling is hinged to form doors of hidden cupboards, ...
The Tapestry Bedroom at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Tapestry Bedroom. During the remodelling of Beaudesert this room was created from two rooms and given a Jacobean style appearance. The elaborate plaster ceiling was introduced, the floor ...
The Terrace, Alton Towers
A postcard view looking east along the Terrace with the Conservatories on the left. At the end of the path is the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda. The gardens were created by the ...
The Vestibule at Beaudesert Hall
The steps in the Vestibule are pictured leading up from the east front entrance door and through the two massive stone arches into an area known as the “Screens”, (a space under the Great Hall Gallery). ...
The Waterloo (north) 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 Waterloo (north) Staircase with a patterned stair carpet. ...
The Window Bay at Beaudesert Hall
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the Pagets, Marquesses of Anglesey. Its core was medieval, with later alterations. James Wyatt and Joseph Potter remodelled the interiors of the original Elizabethan ...
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert Hall
The Yellow Drawing Room at Beaudesert was around 48 feet long by 36 feet wide and was situated on the first floor adjacent to the north end of the Long Gallery. The room was lined with oak panelling and ...
Tittensor Chase House, Tittensor
A postcard view of Tittensor Chase House which originally formed part of the Duke of Sutherland's nearby estate at Trentham Park. Tittensor Chase was built in the style of an Elizabethan manor house and ...
Tower of the Winds and Shugborough Hall
An engraving published as a plate in "Walpoole's New Complete British Traveller’’, published in 1784. The upper view shows the Tower of the Winds (here captioned as the Temple of the Winds) in Shugborough ...