Roaches House, near Leek
Originally known as Argyle Cottage, this house was later renamed Roaches House. It stands to the south-east of Hen Cloud on The Roaches. It was originally part of the Swythamley estate, owned by the Brocklehurst ...
Rock Garden, Wootton Hall, near Ellastone
A view of the Rock Garden at Wootton Hall, with a fountain, ferns and mosses. Wootton Hall, near Ellastone, was a large stone house originally built for the Davenport family which was extensively rebuilt ...
Rodbaston Hall Gardens
The gardens at Rodbaston Hall pictured at the time it was owned by the family of Henry and Jane Ward.
By then a widow, Jane Ward died in 1914 and subsequently the estate was sold to Staffordshire ...
Rolleston Hall
A view of Rolleston Hall taken from the north west, an image from the Rolleston Hall Estate Sale Catalogue, October 1919. Sir Oswald Mosley, 5th Baronet (1873-1928) had inherited the estate in 1915 on ...
Rolleston Hall
A colour lithograph print of Rolleston Hall from 'A Series of Picturesque Views of the seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland' edited by the Rev. F.O. Morris, B.A., published in ...
Rolleston Hall, Burton-on-Trent
Exterior view of the Hall from the front, showing a pallisaded entrance and lawns. The Hall was the family seat of the Moseley family, but in the 1920s the estate was sold and the Hall was demolished ...
Rolleston Hall, Burton-upon-Trent
Rolleston Hall, showing the entrance front on the left. This Hall was built on the site of an earlier Tudor house which was the home of the Rolleston family. Around 1615 it was bought by Sir Edward Mosley. ...
Rolleston Hall, Rolleston-on-Dove
Exterior view of the Hall from the front, showing a pallisaded entrance and lawns. The Hall was the family seat of the Moseley family, but in the 1920s the estate was sold and the Hall was demolished ...
Rolleston Hall: engraving
'Rolleston Hall, Seat of Sir Oswald Mosley,' showing a view of the Hall in parklands. There is a small area of water in the foreground, and a church spire in the distance on the right.[The house has ...
Rolleston Hall: line engraving
'Rolleston Hall, The Seat of Sir Oswald Mosly (sic), Baronet, D. C. L. M. P.' South east view showing a distant view of the south west side of the house across a lake.[The house has been demolished.]'E. ...
Rose Garden, Sandon Hall
The Orangery was built by 1854 and stands in front ofnthe Rose Garden designed by W.A. Nesfield.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was designed ...
Rose Garden, Trentham Gardens,
Trentham Hall was built in the 1630s for the Dukes of Sutherland. The Caroline house was replaced in the early eighteenth century by one in a Classical style. Capability Brown and Henry Holland worked ...
Rotunda and Conservatory, Alton Towers
The Small Temple or Rotunda, with the conservatory in the background. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
Rousseau's Cave, Consall Hall Gardens
In 1766, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, fleeing persecution in France and Geneva, was offered refuge in England by David Hume. In March of that year he was living at Wootton Hall, the home of Richard Davenport. ...
Rousseau's Cave, Wootton Hall, near Ellastone
In 1766, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, fleeing persecution in France and Geneva, was offered refuge in England by David Hume. In March of that year he was living at Wootton Hall, the home of Richard Davenport. ...
Rownall Hall, near Wetley Rocks
Rownall Hall was the seat of the Arblaster family of Longdon, near Lichfield, lords of Cheddleton manor from about 1620. It was later the home of Smith Child, member of Parliament for North Staffordshire ...
Royal Hospital Cricket Team at Patshull, Pattingham
Patshull Hall was built for Sir John Astley in the mid to late 1730s to designs by James Gibbs. The quadrangle was created by William Baker in about 1750. He also linked the wings to the main house. In ...
Royal Hospital Cricket Teams at Patshull, Pattingham
Patshull Hall was built for Sir John Astley in the mid to late 1730s to designs by James Gibbs. The quadrangle was created by William Baker in about 1750. He also linked the wings to the main house. In ...