Items in Staffordshire (results page 1)

117.—Mantelpiece in the Gallery English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Beaudesert was largely demolished in 1936, although the ruins are still there. The building dated from the 15th century, with 16th century additions. This photograph must have been taken not long be [...]

Keywords: interiors, fireplaces, paneled walls, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Cannock Chase; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2009-10-21

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In Needwood Forest The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“. . . the Roman road from leicester to Chester skirted the Forest of Needwood, and was held by a station at Uttoxeter” (p. 177)In Needwood Forest is some of Britain’s most ancient woodland. It is man [...]

Keywords: forests, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper, spooky, greyscale

Places shown: Needwood Forest; Tutbury; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2005-09-20

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Alton Towers (4:3 wallpaper version) Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A version of theAlton Towerspicture cropped slightly to make it fit on a 1600x1200, 1024x768 or similar compute screen.

Keywords: manors, castles, towers, turrets, trees, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds, widescreen

Places shown: Alton Towers; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2009-02-22

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Alton Towers. Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

Aother beautiful manor house or castle, with lots of towers and turrets. This picture is suitable for use as a computer desktop background image (wallpaper, root window picture) on a widescreen (8:5) [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, towers, turrets, trees, colour, wallpaper, backgrounds, widescreen

Places shown: Alton Towers; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2009-02-22

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107.—Ground Plan [of Beaudesert] English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

Ground Plan of Beaudesrt, drawn by Mr. Edmund Warre.

The great hall dated from mediaeval times, and the building was considerably enlarged in the 16th century.

Keywords: plans, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Beaudesert; Beaudesert Park; Longdon; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2010-02-26

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108.—[Beadesert Hall] From the South-West. English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

The cleaner, newer part on the right is the “new dining room” build in the 16th century. See theground plan. Beaudesert Hall was mostly demolished in the 1930s.

Some modern notes on the ruins

Keywords: manors, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Beaudesert; Beaudesert Park; Longdon; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2010-02-26

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Tutbury Castle The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in this castle, which dated from Norman times or before, but was destroyed in the Civil War around the 1640s. Mary was imprisoned in a maediaeval tower.For the most [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, cattle, arches, greyscale

Places shown: Tutbury; Staffordshire; England

Added: 2010-10-01

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Overview map of Staffordshire, England Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Staffordshire; England

Added: 2003-02-24

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Antique Map of Staffordshire The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Staffordshire

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Staffordshire; England

Added: 2008-10-05

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