The Choragic Monument to Earl Charles, Alton Towers
The Memorial to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury was erected in about 1830 by his nephew John, the 16th Earl. It is a copy of the Choragic Monument or Monument to Lysacrates in Athens (compare with the Lanthorn ...
The Cliffs, Shugborough
This postcard view is of an area known as the Cliffs and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Nearby is Shugborough Hall, which is the ancestral home of the Anson family, who were later created the Earls of ...
The Clock Tower, Alton Towers
The Clock Tower stands on the curtain wall, built in 1842 and designed by A.W.N. Pugin. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The coachyard and clock tower, Trentham Hall
Looking east from outside Trentham Church towards the coach yard and estate clock tower. The lawned area in the foreground was part of Charles Barry's terrace. On the right is the end of the sculpture ...
The Colonnade, Alton Towers
This postcard view was published by The Alton Towers Café, Alton Towers, Stoke on Trent.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. ...
The Conservatory, Alton Towers
A view of the Conservatory taken shortly before the remaining fixtures and fittings were stripped and sold in 1952. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between ...
The Conservatory, Enville Hall
A postcard view of the conservatory at Enville Hall which was built in 1853 by Gray and Ormson of London and was demolished between 1920 and 1950.
This postcard was franked in Stourbridge on 10 August ...
The Conservatory, Wigginton Lodge, Tamworth
The conservatory at Wigginton Lodge,viewed from the south. John Clarke (1760-1815) and hid wife Elizabeth acquired Wigginton Lodge and Park in the early 19th century and built a new house and conservatory. ...
The Corkscrew Roller Coaster, Alton Towers
A postcard view of Alton Towers and in the background is the Corkscrew roller coaster which operated on the site from around 1980 to 2008.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of ...
The Deer Park, Ingestre
A sepia wash drawing of the Deer Park at Ingestre drawn by Great Haywood born artist, Thomas Peploe Wood (1817-1845). At the end of the drive are the lodges at Park Gate.
Ingestre Hall was built by ...
The Dolphin Pool to the Conservatory, Enville
Ink drawing by Chris Broughton (born 1949). This drawing was one of a number commissioned by Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service in 2002 as part of the 'Hidden Estates' public art project, based around ...
The Doric Temple, Shugborough Park
Built c.1760 this is one of two copies of the Temple of Hephaistos in Athens by James 'Athenian' Stuart. The first version was commissioned by Hagley Hall In Worcestershire in 1758, and is believed to ...
The Drawing Room at Wolseley Hall
Pictured is the Drawing Room at Wolseley Hall which was photographed by Country Life and featured in their magazine in 1910.
The Wolseley family had lived on the estate since Norman times. In the eighteenth ...
The Dutch Garden, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Dutch Garden, one of various features and themed gardens Alton Towers including an Italian Garden, a Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic Prospect ...
The Earl's Drive, Alton
The Earl's Drive at Dimmingsdale, near Oakamoor.
The building is Dimmingsdale Lodge, built in the late 19th century in an Italianate style as an entrance lodge for Dimmingsdale, which part of the Earl ...
The Eygptian Garden, Biddulph Grange
Etching and Aquatint print by Norman Stephens ARA, showing yew topiary and Egyptian-style sculpture and building in the 19th century Egyptian Garden section of the gardens at Biddulph Grange.
Dimensions: ...
The Fernery, Darlaston Hall
An image from a photograph album belonging to the Jervis family, with the caption: 'The Fernery at Darlaston'. This fernery is constructed from large rocks with a path and many varieties of fern planted ...
The Flag Tower, Alton Towers
The Tower stands five storeys high and and at one time served to provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside. It occupies the highest point of Bunbury Hill to the west of the house.
The architect ...