The Cricket Field, Hoar Cross Hall
A cricket match taking place at Hoar Cross Hall. The cricket pitch was on Church Flatts in front of the hall and opposite the Vicarage. Col. Hugo Meynell was a keen cricketer. In 1924 he paid the Marylebone ...
The Crossroads, Holloway, Butterton
Postcard with a view of the crossroads at Holloway, Butterton in the Staffordshire Moorlands. This area falls within the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
The District Bank building, Trentham Road, Trentham
The District Bank building stood at the junction of Barlaston Old Road and Trentham Road. The Italianate style building later became a branch of Nat West Bank. Behind to the right is Trentham Methodist ...
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 Draycott Chapel, St. Margaret's, Draycott. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The Draycott Chapel, Draycott Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The Draycott Tombs, St. Margaret's, Draycott. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The East Cloister, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the east cloister ruins at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.
The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000
The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000.
The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G Ivatt. The English Electric Company was ...
The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000
The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000 under construction at Derby Railway Works.
The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G ...
The English Electric Company and the LMS 10000
The LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Diesel Electric Locomotive No 10000.
The locomotive was designed by the LMS Chief Mechanical Engineer, H G Ivatt. The English Electric Company was ...
The Entrance Hall, Blithfield Hall
Blithfield Hall, the home of the Bagot family since 1367, is a medieval house with later additions. The house was re-modelled in a Tudor castellated style in 1820-1824; the architect was possibly John ...
The Font & Old Chest, Dilhorne Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at All Saint's Church, New Road, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, showing the plain Norman font to the left.
The Font, Checkley Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the early Norman font at St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley, Staffordshire.
The Font, St. Giles', Great Longstone. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the font at St. Giles' Church, Great Longstone, Derbyshire.
The Gallery, Hoar Cross Hall
The postcard shows the Gallery at Hoar Cross Hall. Hoar Cross Hall was built between 1862 and 1871 to the design of architect Henry Clutton for Hugo Meynell and his wife Emily Charlotte. Henry died ...
The Gardens Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the entrance to the Gardens and the Memorial to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury at Alton Towers. The Memorial was erected in about 1830 by his nephew John, the 16th Earl. It is a copy of ...
The Gardens, Alton Towers
A postcard view from the top of the Cascade looking east over the Gardens towards the Gothic Prospect Tower (top centre left).
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It ...