Chapel Tower, Alton Towers
View from the south-west of the Chapel Tower at Alton Towers. The Chapel (on the right of the tower) and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but ...
Chapel, Alton Towers
This postcard view was taken looking from the south-east. On the left is the Armoury and the Picture Gallery, centre left the Conservatory which was built in about 1815 to 1819 to designs by Thomas Hopper ...
Charnes Hall, Wetwood, near Eccleshall
Charnes Hall was built around 1680 and was extended and remodeled in 1720 and then again around 1800. It was the home of the Yonge and Vernon-Yonge families. In 1916 it was purchased by the Hall family.
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Charnes Hall, Wetwood, near Eccleshall
Charnes Hall was built around 1680 and was extended and remodelled in 1720 and then again around 1800. It was the home of the Yonge and Vernon-Yonge families. In 1916 it was purchased by the Hall family.
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Chillington Hall
The east front of Chillington Hall, designed by Sir John Soane for Thomas Giffard in 1786-9.
The Giffard family purchased the Chillington Estate in 1178, and have owned it ever since. In 1547 a new ...
Coach Service at Alton Towers
The 20th Earl of Shrewsbury in the driving seat of his 'Greyhound' coach, in front of Alton Towers, one of his family homes.
During 1892 and 1893 the Earl ran a daily coach service between Alton Towers ...
Conservatory, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the House Conservatory which linked the Drawing Room with the Octagon.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852. ...
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.
Alton ...
Drawbridge, Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Drawbridge or East Entrance to Alton Towers.
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl ...
Eccleshall Castle
The castle was used as the residence of the Bishops of Lichfield. The first reference to this building was in 1200, when Bishop Geoffrey Muschamp obtained a royal licence to embattle a manor house in ...
Fireplace, Ingestre Hall
A fireplace in the Yellow Drawing Room at Ingestre Hall. Ingestre Hall was built by Sir Walter Chetwynd in 1613. By the eighteenth century it had been acquired by the Talbots, who remodelled parts of ...
Flag Tower, Alton Towers
The Flag Tower stands five storeys high and and at one time served to provide excellent views of the surrounding countryside. It occupies the highest point of Bunbury Hill to the west of the house.
The ...
Giffard's Cross, near Brewood
Giffard's Cross reputedly marks the spot where Sir John Giffard shot a wild panther that had escaped from Chillington Castle. The Cross can be seen here on the right, with Chillington Hall, the family ...
Hagley Hall, Rugeley
A group of boys, girls and women in the grounds of Hagley Hall, Rugeley, possibly showing a school or Sunday school outing.
The first Hagley Hall was burnt down prior to 1388. The hall was rebuilt ...
Hales Hall, Hales
Hales Hall was built in 1806 and extensive extensions were added in the mid 19th century. It belonged to the Buchanan family until the early 20th century. From 1916 it belonged to Ernest Byfield Hall ...
Hales Hall, Hales
Hales Hall was built in 1806 and extensive extensions were added in the mid 19th century. It belonged to the Buchanan family until the early 20th century. From 1916 it belonged to Ernest Byfield Hall ...
Hatherton Park
Hatherton Hall is a Grade 2 listed building built in 1817 in the Tudor Gothic style for Moreton Wallhouse Esq. It replaced a previous mediaeval manor house.
This postcard by F. Frith & Son of Reigate ...
Hawkesyard College, Rugeley
Armitage Park, a mid-18th century house, was originally built by Nathaniel Lister. In 1839 it was bought by the widow of Josiah Spode III, who lived there with her son Josiah IV. The house was much improved ...