Alton Towers and Gardens
A general view of Alton Towers and the gardens, showing the Choragic Monument or Monument to Lysacrates in Athens (compare with the Lanthorn of Demosthenes at Shugborough), also the cascade, colonnade/loggia ...
Alton Towers Gardens
This postcard view of the Colonnade and Roman Bath was taken by Alfred or Gerald McCann, photographers of Uttoxeter.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built ...
Alton Towers Views
A multi-view postcard of Alton Towers Mansion from the lake, view from the Gothic Temple, view of the Churnet Valley from the south-east, a scene in the Gardens and in the centre the Gothic Temple (usually ...
Dolphin Fountain, Alton Towers
The Dolphin Fountain in its own lake and adjacent to the Pagoda Fountain. This postcard view was franked at 9.00 PM on 11 August 1938 in Wolverhampton and posted to an address in Tarporley, Cheshire.
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Pagoda Fountain, Alton Towers
The Pagoda Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on ...
Screw Fountain, The Gardens, Alton Towers
This stone-carved fountain is also known as the 'Corkscrew Fountain', the 'Siren Fountain' and the 'Candlestick Fountain'. It stands in a pool surrounded by aquatic plants, and is one of many ornamental ...
The Amphitheatre, Sandon Hall
The Amphitheatre Garden was designed by W.A. Nesfield in 1852.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was designed in the Jacobean style by William ...
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 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
This postcard view of the gardens and the Pagoda Fountain at Alton Towers was published by Alfred McCann, The Studio, Uttoxeter.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. ...
The Rock Gardens, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Rock Gardens, one of the various features and themed gardens including Dutch and Italian Gardens, the Chinese Pagoda Fountain, the Swiss Cottage, Stonehenge and the Gothic Prospect ...
The Waterfalls, Beaudesert
A postcard view of a small waterfall in Beaudesert Park.
Postcard published by J. Tinsley, Chasetown. Postmarked 30 June 1906.