Primitive Methodist Tennis Courts, Cheslyn Hay
The tennis facilities were provided as a social benefit for the Zion Methodist Chapel in Cheslyn Hay. The tennis courts were located behind the chapel which was located in Cross Street. The chapel and ...
Railway Engine "Isabel", Stafford
The engine is the narrow gauge locomotive 'Isabel', built by W.G. Bagnall Ltd. in 1897 for the Cliffe Hill Granite Company. The engine was named after John Rupert Fitzmaurice's (1865-1949) wife Isabel ...
Ribbon Border, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Ribbon Border and gardens at Alton Towers, with the Towers in the distance. The gardens were created by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury between about 1810 and 1827.
Rose Garden, Sandon Hall
The Orangery was built by 1854 and stands in front ofnthe Rose Garden designed by W.A. Nesfield.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was designed ...
Rowley Avenue, Stafford
A view of the entrance into Rowley Park from the Newport Road. This card was published by Valentine's of Dundee and London in 1905
Rowley Avenue, Stafford
The entrance to Rowley Avenue from the Newport Road, Postcard published by Valentine's of Dundee and London in 1905. Card posted on 24th August 1905
Rowley Park Drive, Stafford
The Lodge in Rowley Park. Postcard published by William Shaw, Burslem. Posted on 19th February 1908.
Rowley Park, Stafford
In 1808, the Rowley Hall estate was auctioned at the Swan Hotel and bought by a prominent local solicitor William Keen who demolished the old, dilapidated hall and built a new Regency style Hall in its ...
Rowley Park, Stafford
Photograph of a postcard produced by William Shaw of Burlem, of houses in Rowley Park, built some time after 1867.
Rowley Park, Stafford
The Entrance to Rowley Park from the Newport Road. Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.
Rowley Park, Stafford
A view of Rowley Park published by Boots the Chemist, in their Pelham series of postcards. Posted in 1905.
Sandon Hall
A view of the south front and the top of the terrace gardens.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building ...
Sandon Hall
The north front of Sandon Hall.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building no longer remains, but ...
Sandon Hall
The south or garden front of Sandon Hall.
The original moated Sandon Old Hall was acquired by the Erdeswick family in 1338, but was sold to Lord Harrowby in 1776. The original building no longer remains, ...
Satnall Hills, Cannock Chase
A postcard photograph taken on the northern edge of Cannock chase with the caption "Tommy Love-making, Brocton Camp".
The couple are sitting on top of the small sluice gate which can still be found ...
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 ...
Shot Tower, Alton Towers
The Shot Tower stands on the north-east corner of the curtain wall, built in 1842 and designed by A.W.N. Pugin. The road through the archway leads to the Grand Entrance to Alton Towers.
This postcard ...
Shugborough Hall
A view of the west front of Shugborough Hall, taken before the attic storey of the central saloon wing was raised and a lunette window inserted in 1921-4. Shugborough is the ancestral home of the Anson ...