Swiss Cottage, Alton Towers
The Swiss Cottage or Harper's Cottage at Alton Towers. Designed by Thomas Fradgley, it was occupied by an old retainer playing a harp for the entertainment of the Earl's visitors. The gardens were created ...
Swiss Cottage, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Swiss Cottage or Harper's Cottage at Alton Towers. Designed by Thomas Fradgley, it was occupied by an old retainer playing a harp for the entertainment of the Earl's visitors. ...
Temperance Refreshment Rooms, Alton
A postcard view of the Temperance Refreshment Rooms, Station Road, Alton. The premises became known as the Ideal Café and later as the Alton Bridge Hotel.
On the left is a glimpse of the Talbot ...
The Alcove, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda, with the Conservatory on the right in the background. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about ...
The Avenue Bridge, Brewood
This bridge, number 10 on the Shropshire Union Canal, is the most ornamental canal bridge in Staffordshire. It carries the Avenue as it approaches Chillington Hall.
A postcard view published by J. ...
The Avenue, Stafford Castle
The castle to the south-west of the town was built in the fourteenth century by Ralph de Stafford, on the site of an earlier Norman wooden castle.
In December 1643, during the English Civil War (after ...
The Beeches, Teddesley
The Beeches is a small area of woodland close to Lodgerail Pool on the main drive between the Lodge entrance to Teddesley Park and the site of the Hall.
Teddesley Hall was built some time between 1742 ...
The Camp, Cannock chase
During the First World War two military camps were built on the Chase - Brocton Camp, which was located near to Anson's Bank, and Rugeley Camp which extended along Penkridge Bank. The two camps were separated ...
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 Chase, Milford
Sherbrook Valley on Cannock Chase, close to Milford
The Chase, Milford
Tree growth over the past century has made it very difficult to identify the precise location of theis view of Cannock Chase near Milford
This postcard is postmarked 19 May 1917.
The Dells, near Eccleshall
The Dells were a popular beauty spot south of Eccleshall, between Horsley Hall and Johnson Hall. The area is marked on maps as 'the Dingle' and is still a public footpath. This view shows the lower (northerly) ...
The Dells, near Eccleshall
The Dells were a popular beauty spot south of Eccleshall, between Horsley Hall and Johnson Hall. The area is marked on maps as 'the Dingle' and is still a public footpath. This view shows the upper (southerly) ...
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
This postcard view of the Earl’s Drive, Alton was published by William Blake of Longton. It was franked at 10.00 PM on 9 January 1937 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and posted to an address in Dorset....
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 Fleur de Lis, Norton Canes
This sepia bordered postcard pictures The Fleur de Lis (or Lys ) public house at Norton Canes , called "The Luce" by locals. It was said to be a 16th Century drovers' stopping place on the London - Chester ...
The Garden, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage
A postcard photograph showing the gardens at Hawkesyard Priory including a water fountain and formal flower beds. There is also a burial ground for the friars nearby.
Armitage Park, a mid-18th century ...