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 Terrace, Alton Towers
A postcard view looking east along the Terrace with the Conservatories on the left. At the end of the path is the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda. The gardens were created by the ...
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 Webb Stone, Bradley
Two young women are pictured bowing their heads by the Webb Stone in Bradley.
Bradley village situated in the centre of one of the most extensive parishes in the diocese, has been well-known for its ...
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 ...
Tower of the Winds, Shugborough Park,
The original Tower of the Winds in Athens was an octagonal tower featuring carvings in relief, each depicting the nature of the wind. On the top of the tower was a bronze weathervane.
Shugborough's ...
Tower of the Winds, Shugborough Park,
The original Tower of the Winds in Athens was an octagonal tower featuring carvings in relief, each depicting the nature of the wind. On the top of the tower was a bronze weathervane.
Shugborough's ...
Trentham Hall,
The original 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 ...
Triumphal Arch, Shugborough Park
James 'Athenian' Stuart modelled this monument on the Arch of Hadrian at Athens. Work began in 1761 using stone from the Tixall quarries. Admiral George Anson of Shugborough died the following year ...
Triumphal Arch, Shugborough Park,
James 'Athenian' Stuart modelled this monument on the Arch of Hadrian at Athens. Work began in 1761 using stone from the Tixall quarries. Admiral George Anson of Shugborough died the following year ...
Two boys skating next to Thistleberry Castle, Newcastle-under-Lyme
These boys are skating on the moat that surrounded Thistleberry Castle. It was a fake castle in the grounds of Thistleberry House, built by Samuel Mayer, a Burgess in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1820 just ...