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Drayton Manor, Fazeley

Drayton Manor was the home of the Peel family and was built by Sir Robert Peel's father in about 1790. This house was demolished in 1830 and the new house shown here was completed in 1833, designed by ...

Drayton Queen, Drayton Manor Park, near Tamworth

This postcard view shows the Drayton Queen, a paddleboat that gave visitors rides on the lake at Drayton Manor Park and Zoo which was in service from around 1992 to 2016. In later years the site became ...

Drayton-in-Hales - Pelwall House: blue wash drawing

'Pelwall House, The Seat of Purney Sillitoe, Esqre,' showing a three storey, late Georgian house on a steep hill. There are laid out grounds and a lodge below.'Sketched by C. B. Ash.'

Dunstall Hall, Wolverhampton

The roofless shell of Dunstall Hall, Woverhampton can be seen through the trees over the moat. At the time of this photograph Dunstall Hall was owned by Alexander Staveley Hill, Esq., Q.C., M.P., and ...

Dunston, near Stafford

A postcard view of Dunston looking north along what is now the A449 Wolverhampton Road. On the left is the lych gate to St. Leonard's Church. The houses on the right, which include the old Smithy, remain ...

Dutch Camp, Wrottesley Park

A photograph showing building materials to be used to build huts to house Dutch Servicemen who escaped the German invasion. The buildings were erected on part of the Wrottesley Estate at Perton adjacent ...

Dutch Market at the Castle Grounds, Tamworth

Early Motor Car, Eccleshall

Mr J.B. Ball, Chairman of Eccleshall and District Agricultural Society, in an open tourer. He is pictured outside his home, Beech Grove at Wootton, near Eccleshall. This is a Decauville car dating ...

East Lodge House, Little Onn Hall, Church Eaton,

Photograph of the east lodge house, Little Onn Hall, from a sale catalogue. Little Onn Hall is located about 1 1/2 miles south west of Church Eaton. The hall was built c.1870 - 1875, but has been ...

Eastgate Street, Stafford

On the left is Eastgate House, which at the time of this photograph was the Chief Constable's Office. A policeman and police car stand outside. Eastgate House was built in 1683 for General John Dolphin. ...

Eastgate Street, Stafford,

This photograph shows the results of the Council's tree planting scheme, designed to make the street more attractive. The houses on the left are still in existence, although now they have been mainly ...

Ebenezer Chapel, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This print produced in 1858 by Buckler is of the Ebenezer Methodist Chapel in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The chapel was built in 1858 to replace an earlier chapel. In the early 1970s with the congregation ...

Eccleshall Castle,

The last surviving tower of Eccleshall Castle, on the north-east corner. Archaeological surveys have found evidence of two other towers, on the south-east and north-west corners; it is probable there ...

Eccleshall Castle,

A postcard view of the last surviving tower of Eccleshall Castle, on the north-east corner. On the left is a glimpse of the Manor House. Archaeological surveys have found evidence of two other towers, ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting the accession of George III. The Countess of Lichfield played Lady Anson. Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray ...

Eccleshall Pageant

Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town. The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church, which Elias de Jantonice is rebuilding, 1090 AD. Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding ...

Eccleshall Pageant

A Pageant scene depicting Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church, which Elias de Jantonice is rebuilding, 1090 AD. Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding ...