The Ruin, Shugborough Park
A view of the Pleasure Gardens at Shugborough, one of set taken in 1970. This view shows the Ruin, more overgrown than it is today, and with a section of walling to the right which has since been removed.
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The Ruin, Shugborough Park
The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built c.1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright of Durham, ...
The Ruins and The Orangery
A view from the west front of Shugborough Hall, looking towards the River Sow and showing the Ruin, built in about 1749-1750, and the Orangery to the right, built in 1764 by James 'Athenian' Stuart and ...
The Ruins, Shugborough
The Ruin is situated on the banks of the River Sow; this monument was built in abou 1749-1750 using stone from sections of Shugborough Hall pulled down during alterations. The architect was Thomas Wright ...
The Temple, Ingestre
A sepia wash drawing of the Temple at Ingestre drawn by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845). This octagonal temple or rotunda was built in the mid 18th century and has been attributed ...
The Temple, Patshull Hall
The Doric Temple stands on the west side of the Great Pool at Patshull Hall, and is believed to have been designed by James Gibbs in about 1750. It was incorporated into the Temple Hotel in 1980.
The Terrace, Cheadle
The steps on the left lead to a solicitor's office. This pathway was formerly the approach to the old parish church (1340-1837), and behind the trees is part of the churchyard. The trees were taken down ...
The Terrace, Trentham Gardens. Photographed by William Blake. B62
View of the terrace at Trentham Gardens, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The estate was home and pleasure gardens to the Dukes of Sutherland from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. ...
The view from Summerbank, Tunstall
Looking west from the Summerbank area of Tunstall. The Wedgwood Monument on Bignall Hill stands on the skyline in the centre. Taken from just outside Summerbank Primary School, the ground falls away into ...
The Village Cross, Sheen. Photographed by William Blake.
Sheen village cross dates from the 15th century but only the top stone of the base appears to be old. The village school can be seen behind.
The War Memorial, Anson Street, Rugeley
The 1921 War Memorial in its original Mutton Green location on Anson Street, Rugeley. The Police station (built 1907) is on the left and the Post Office (built in about 1910) is on the right. The memorial ...
The War Memorial, Hednesford
An early open view of Hednesford's war memorial which was unveiled in November, 1922. Note the rail trucks on the colliery line in the background.
The War Memorial, Rugeley
Rugeley War Memorial was unveiled on Sunday, 23 January 1921 at 3.00 pm. by the Right Honourable The Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of the County. In later years plans were made to create a traffic-free ...
The Watts-Russell Cross, Ilam
A postcard view with the Grade II listed Watts-Russell Cross in the foreground. This elaborate cross was raised by Jesse Watts-Russell of Ilam Hall in memory of his wife Mary, who died in 1840. It is ...
The West Front of Shugborough
A view of the west front of Shugborough, showing the full extent of the Ruin on the banks of the River Sow. To the left can be seen the Chinese House, built in 1747, and the Orangery, built in 1764 by ...
Thistleberry Castle, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Thistleberry Castle was a folly built in the garden of Thistleberry House, the home, at the time, of Samuel and Margaret Mayer. The house was on the junction of Keele Road and Thistleberry Avenue, however ...
Tixall - Pillar showing mile distances: pen and ink drawing
'Pillar at Tixall.' Showing an obelisk marked Tixall and Ingestre 1776, showing mileage 3.5 miles to Stafford, London 131 miles. A man and his dog are seated at the bottom of the pillar. 'T. P. W.,' ...
Tixall - Stone Pillar showing Mileage: pen and ink drawing
Showing two blocks of an octagonal stone pillar marked Tixall and Ingestre 1776, showing mileage 3.5 miles to Stafford, Litchfield [sic] 12 miles, London 131 miles.Anonymous, [?T. P. Wood].