The Gardens, Alton Towers
This postcard view was taken near to the Garden Conservatory and looks along the Yew Walk towards a building often described as the Chinese Temple, this structure is more correctly known as the Gothic ...
The Grand Entrance, Alton Towers
A postcard view of the Grand Entrance and Armoury Tower 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 ...
The Lake, Alton Towers
A view of Alton Towers lake looking north-east towards the bridge. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
The 15th Earl began ...
The Lodges, Sandon Hall
Stafford Lodges and the gate to 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 ...
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 Rock Walk, Alton Towers
This postcard view of the Rock Walk at Alton Towers was published by The Alton Towers Café, Alton, Staffordshire. It was franked at 6.30 PM on 14 June 1931 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and posted ...
The Rose Garden, Sandon Hall
The Rose Garden was laid out by 1854 to designs by W.A. Nesfield.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was designed in the Jacobean style by ...
The Stables, Ingestre Hall
A view showing the Tea Room in the Stable Block at Ingestre, taken when Ingestre Hall was open to the public in the 1950s. The 'new' stables were designed by John Birch in the late nineteenth century. ...
The Terrace, Alton Towers
A postcard view looking east along the Terrace with the Conservatories on the left. At the end of the path is the Alcove, sometimes known as the Small Temple or Rotunda. The gardens were created by the ...
The Terraces, Sandon Hall
The Terraces were laid out along the south front of the house to designs by W.A. Nesfield in 1852.
The present Sandon Hall was built in about 1850 after the earlier building had burnt down. It was ...
Tixall Hall and Gatehouse
The Aston family from Haywood acquired the Tixall estate through marriage; the hall was rebuilt in 1555. In 1580 Sir Walter Aston added the gate-house. Six years later Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned ...
Trent Lodge, Shugborough
Trent Lodge which was built in 1859 and replaced an earlier Garden Lodge to the Shugborough Estate. It was previously known as Great Haywood Lodge.
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.
Watch tower and Church, Hamstall Ridware
On the left is the 'watch tower', part of the ruined remains of Hamstall Hall, the old manor house of Hamstall Ridware. The Hall dates from the early 17th century, and was built not long after Sir Thomas ...
Watling Street, Cannock
Looking towards Four Crosses on Watling Street near Cannock, now the A5. This view is now virtually unrecognisable as it is now Longford Island. An entrance to the grounds of Longford House is visible ...
Weston Road, Sandon
Weston Road, between Weston and Sandon, looking north towards Sandon. On the right is Lichfield Lodge and the drive to Sandon Hall. The lodge still stands but the road is now the busy A51 dual carriageway.
Postcard ...
Wolseley Hall
The Wolseley family had lived on the estate since Norman times. In the eighteenth century Wolseley Hall was rebuilt, but burned down in the 1950s. The estate remained derelict until 1990, when the gardens ...
Yarlet Hall
Replacing an earlier, 18th century building, work on a new house was begun around 1870 by George Sidney. In 1873 The Reverend Walter Earle founded a private preparatory school at Yarlet Hall which remains ...