The Avenue, Enville Hall
A postcard view of the tree-lined Avenue leading to Enville Hall which is just out of sight of the camera. Centre right above the picket fence there is a glimpse of the stables.
This postcard was franked ...
The Banqueting Hall, Alton Towers
A view of the east front of Alton Towers, showing the Banqueting Hall in the centre. This was originally built as the Entrance Hall between 1813 and 1821, mostly by Thomas Allason. From 1830 the main ...
The Barbican, Alton Towers
The Barbican stands on the north-east corner of 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 ...
The Billiard Room, Biddulph Grange
A lithograph print of the Billiard Room and Fernery at Biddulph Grange, by Kell Brothers of Holborn, London. It was produced to accompany the Sale Catalogue of 1871 and published by Edward and Henry ...
The Birdcage, Alton Towers
The "Birdcage" in the gardens at Alton Towers. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
The Boat House to the Cascades, 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 Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Cascade, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Cascade, one of various features and themed gardens at Alton Towers including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic ...
The Chapel, Alton Towers
View from the south-west of the Chapel at Alton Towers. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled or completed ...
The Chinese Gardens, Biddulph Grange
The Chinese Temple, Biddulph Grange Gardens
This is a plan of the chinese temple at Biddulph Grange Gardens. The gardens were created in the mid 19th century by James Bateman to house his large plant collection. The chinese temple is only part ...
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 ...