Sugnall House, near Eccleshall
Sugnall House was added to the Sugnall Hall Estate in the 1830s by Richard Hodges. By 1879 a later owner, Dudley ironmaster Walter Williams, had demolished Sugnall Old Hall and had planned to rebuild ...
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. ...
T Room, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Long Gallery or ”T” Room looking south to the Drawing Room and House Conservatory when it was used as a refreshment room. Following the 1924 sale many of the state rooms including ...
Talbot Gallery, Alton Towers
The Talbot Gallery at 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 began adapting an existing 16th ...
Teddesley Hall
Teddesley Hall was built around 1750 to 1754 for Sir Edward Littleton, 4th Baronet, to designs by Charles Cope Trubshaw of Little Haywood. On Littleton's death in 1812 the estate passed to his grand nephew ...
The Abbey, Great Haywood
Haywood Abbey, or Abbey House, is a 17th century building, much renewed and enlarged during the 19th century. It stands on the corner of Mill Lane and the Main Road through Great Haywood and stands next ...
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 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 Amphitheatre, Sandon Hall
The Amphitheatre Garden was designed by W.A. Nesfieldmin 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 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 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 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
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 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
A general view of Alton Towers and the gardens. Top left is Alton Towers Mansion. In the centre there is the Loggia, also known as the Colonnade and on the balustrade above the arches are the Nine Muses. ...
The Gardens, Alton Towers
A postcard view from the top of the Cascade looking east over the Gardens towards the Gothic Prospect Tower (top centre left).
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It ...
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. ...