The Grand Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Grand Entrance and Armoury Tower at Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th ...
The Great Hall at Beaudesert Hall
Pictured is the Great Hall or Banqueting Hall. Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building this was restored to give the impression of what it may have looked like during the time of ...
The Great Hall, Blithfield Hall
The Great Hall at Blithfield Hall, from the south east. It is sited in the south side of the north range.
Blithfield Hall, the home of the Bagot family since 1367, is a medieval house with later additions. ...
The Great Hall, Blithfield Hall
The Great Hall at Blithfield Hall, in Gothic style showing the elaborate fan tracery ceiling.
The Gothic plaster-work was carried out by Francis Bernasconi in 1822, but the original 16th century timber-framing ...
The Great Hall, Blithfield Hall
A watercolour painting of the interior of Great Hall at Blithfield Hall, in Gothic style, with a fan tracery ceiling. The Gothic plaster-work was carried out by Francis Bernasconi in 1822, but the original ...
The Green and Council House, Cannock
The house known as The Green is thought to date from the 1730s. It was a ladies' boarding school in the early 1800s. The house was purchased by Cannock Urban District Council in 1927 and was opened as ...
The Hollies Farm, High Offley Road, Woodseaves
A postcard view of The Hollies Farm, High Offley Road, Woodseaves. The building remains (in December 2020) very much as in this photograph, however, over the years the front garden brick walls, fences ...
The Hollies Farm, High Offley Road, Woodseaves
The Hollies Farm, High Offley Road, Woodseaves. The building remains (2025) very much as in this photograph.
The Holly Bush Inn, Brereton
Situated on Colliery Road, Brereton near Rugeley, this one time inn, dating from the 17th century, ceased trading in 1965 after the nearby Brereton Colliery had closed in 1960. It is referenced as "Holly ...
The Institute, Church Eaton
A postcard view of the Institute on the High Street, Church Eaton. In 1886 a public house was converted into a Men’s Reading Room and Club which later became known as the Institute. Over the entrance ...
The Kennels, Shugborough Park
At the time this photograph was taken, Robert Courtney was the gamekeeper at Shugborough, and the Kennels was his home on the Estate.
The man in the picture is believed to be Robert's father-in-law, ...
The last salute to the Staffords in Lichfield
Following a nine-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (3Mercian), formerly the Staffords, are pictured outside Lichfield Cathedral. The Regiment will ...
The Laurels, Tunstall, Adbaston
The Laurels, Tunstall, near Adbaston. This photograph shows a young man and woman standing in front of the early 19th century Laurels farm house, while a man with a pony and trap stands to the left.
The ...
The Leasows, Hilderstone,
The Leasows was built in the late nineteenth century.
In 1892 Arthur William Leedham lived here, but by 1912 Herbert Sidebottom had taken up residence.
The Levett Home, Rugeley
Situated in Church Street, Rugeley, this Georgian house was used as the Rugeley Home and Cottage Hospital by Mrs Levett from 1866.
The Library, Hoar Cross Hall
The Library at Hoar Cross Hall with its fitted mahogany bookcases.
Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. ...
The Lodge, Rowley Avenue, Stafford
The Lodge was also known as White Lodge, 22, Rowley Avenue, Rowley Park, Stafford.
At the time of this photograph The lodge was described in an Estate Agents sale brochure as a five-roomed bungalow. ...
The Long Gallery at Beaudesert Hall
Following the 1909 fire in an adjacent part of the building renovations were made to the Long Gallery where traces survived from Lord Paget’s time. It was remodelled to restore its Elizabethan appearance. ...