Chartley Hall and Grounds, Stowe-by-Chartley
The original moated timber mansion house at Chartley was home to the Devereux family, who had moved from Chartley Castle during the fifteenth century.
In 1575 Elizabeth I was entertained at Chartley ...
Checkley - Danish Monument: engraving
Showing both sides of a Danish funeral Monument near Checkley.(See SV III 80c.i, for a similar engraving.) Anonymous.
These are actually anglo-saxon cross-shafts and can be found in the graveyard of ...
Checkley - Danish Monument: engraving
Showing both sides of a Danish funeral monument near Checkley.(See SV III 80c.ii, for a similar engraving.)Anonymous.
These are actually anglo-saxon cross-shafts and can be found in the graveyard of ...
Checkley Church - Ancient Crosses: sepia drawing
'Remains of Ancient Crosses in Checkley Church Yard, Staffordshire,' showing three crosses decorated with figures and strap-work.'J. C. B.,' [John Chessell Buckler.]
These are actually anglo-saxon ...
Chesterton Park, Chesterton
Photograph of the ice-house just after its discovery, probably used by Hall.
Chesterton Park, Chesterton
Photograph of the ice-house discovered, probably used by Hall.
Chesterton Park, Chesterton
Photograph of the ice house discovered, probably used by the Hall.
Ice houses are buildings used to store ice throughout the year before the invention of refrigerators.
During the winter, ice and ...
Christ Church Interior, Stafford,
Christ Church opened on Foregate Street in 1839. Its mission church, St. Aidan's, was consecrated in 1902 on Marston Road.
Christ Church closed in 1976. In 1983 it was demolished; sheltered housing ...
Christ Church Interior, Stafford,
Christ Church opened on Foregate Street in 1839. Its mission church, St. Aidan's, was consecrated in 1902 on Marston Road.
Christ Church closed in 1976. In 1983 it was demolished; sheltered housing ...
Churchyard Cross, Blithfield
This cross stands in the churchyard of St. Leonard's Church, Blithfield. The steps are medieval, the cross shaft and head are Victorian.
St Leonard's church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. ...
Coal transportation tunnel, Mow Cop
Photograph of Joseph Jeffries with his son George near the entrance to the coal transportation tunnel running underneath Mow Cop, on the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Codsall Wood - Brimstone Well: sepia drawing
'Brimstone Well. Codsall Wood.' Showing a damned-up stream among leafy foliage.'T. P. W.,' [Thomas Peploe Wood.]
Consall Plateway, Consall Hall Gardens
A plateway is a horse-drawn railway. The Consall plateway was begun in 1815 when a group of local landowners formed a partnership to build an iron railway between Consall Forge and Weston Coyney. The ...
Creswell Chapel Ruins, near Stafford
Creswell Chapel of Ease dates from around 1150. The only visible remains of this chapel is a partial ruin standing in fields to the northwest of the village proper. It was a subsidiary chapel of the ...
Cross at Washerwell Lane, Caverswall
This late medieval cross was perhaps erected by monks from Hulton Abbey. Its precise purpose is not known, but it may have served as a butter cross, a boundary mark, or to mark Wash Well.
Cross base, Felthouse Common, Cheddleton
The base of a stone medieval cross by drystone wall at Felthouse Common, south of Cheddleton. Still extant in 1982, the base was no longer present in 1999. It consisted of a square socket in an irregular ...
Cross in Biddulph Churchyard: pen and ink drawing
Showing a pillar on a heavy base above three steps, with gnomen used for a sundial.'T. P. W.,' [Thomas Peploe Wood.]
Croxden - Antiquities: sepia drawing
'Remains of an Effigy and Cross at Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire.'1) Showing the remains of a 13th century knight with a shield and a sword; the head and the lower part of the legs are missing.2) Showing ...