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Giffard's Cross, near Brewood

Giffard's Cross reputedly marks the spot where Sir John Giffard shot a wild panther that had escaped from Chillington Castle. The Cross can be seen here on the right, with Chillington Hall, the family ...

Glasshouses, Darlaston Hall Estate, 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 ...

Goat Lodge, Bagots Park, near Abbots Bromley

The architect of this eccentric building was Thomas Trubshaw of Little Haywood. It was built in 1839 as an entrance lodge to Bagot's Park. It is decorated with goats' heads: the goat is the emblem of ...

Gothic Temple, Alton Towers

The Gothic Prospect Tower or Temple stands on Thompson's Rock. Designed by Robert Abraham and made of cast iron, it was erected in the 1820s. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury ...

Gothic Temple, Alton Towers,

The correct description of the building is the Gothic Prospect Tower, although it has often been known as the Chinese Temple. The Tower stands on Thompson's Rock, it was designed by Robert Abraham and ...

Gothic Temple, Chillington Hall

The Gothic Temple stood near the south side of the pool, close to the dam. It was built in about 1770 but was a ruin by the mid-20th century. It was demolished in the 1980s after being severely damaged ...

Gravel Pit Lodge, Hanchurch

A postcard view of Gravel Pit Lodge, a Grade II listed building built in 1859. It was one of the former entrances to the Trentham Estate at the end of a carriage drive lined with elm and lime trees leading ...

Graves, Hawkesyard Priory, Rugeley

In the foreground and through the trees several graves can be seen where some of the monks were laid to rest in the grounds of the former Priory buildings on the Hawkesyard Estate.

Great Barr Hall: pen drawing

'Barr Hall. Seat of Sir Josh. Scott, Bart.' Showing a distant view of the Hall from across the lake. Anonymous, [John Allport].

Great Barr Hall: water colour painting

Showing a castellated house in 'Strawberry Hill' Gothic. Viewed from among trees near the lake in the park. (Ruled for reducing.) Anonymous, [S. Shaw.]

Great Barr Park: pen and ink drawing

'From Barr Park Seat of Sir J. Scott, Bart.' View of the park showing a church in the distance and a stream with a low waterfall and bridge in the middle of the view. Anonymous, [John Allport].

Grecian Temple, Chillington Hall

The Grecian Temple stands on the south side of the Pool.

Green Man Inn, Hixon,

Greenhouse Interior, Highfield Manor, Stafford,

Highfield Manor was built in 1880 by David Hollin, a boot and shoe manufacturer. In 1900 Mr Hollin commissioned a series of photographs, showing the inside and outside of his home. Although Highfields ...

Greenway Bank - Hall: water colour painting

'Greenway Bank, the seat of H. H. Williamson, esq.' [High Sheriff in 1834], near Knypersley. Showing a white Georgian house at a distance in the park. 'L. J. Wood.'

Greenway Bank - The Warder's Tower: engraving

'The Warder's Tower, Knypersley Park.' Showing the tower in parkland, with a lake in the foreground. Anonymous.

Grounds of Teddesley Hall

View of the fancy bridge over the 'Serpentine'. The Hall was knocked down in 1954, but the servants' quarters were saved. In May 2003 planning permission had recently been granted to Ken Lee's developments ...

Group of gardeners

This photograph taken in an unknown location in Staffordshire shows a group of seven men all wearing similar clothes, waistcoats, shirts, and aprons. They are probably gardening staff at a large house ...