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During the late nineteenth century, Duchess Millicent, the fourth Duchess of Sutherland provided a Church and village school in Tittensor. M. M. B. Higham tells us that social life in Tittensor at this time revolved around the Church and the School.
The document above is a cash book from the s...
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After clothes had been washed in the wash house, they came to the Laundry, where the large fire and ‘Ironing Stove’ were used to dry and iron clothes. A sixteen foot ironing board was kept in the laundry, alongside a ‘Dressing Horse’ and a number of clothes horses. The laundry housed twenty four ...
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In many of Sir Richard’s private letters to Sir John he comments on his secret knowledge of political affairs. The letters tell us his private opinion of events which occurred in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The language he uses in these letters reflects the suspicion and s...
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Many of the letters written by Sir Richard to his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) refer to members of the Leveson family and tell us about relationships within this family in the early seventeenth century.
A letter dated 18th January 1600 informs Sir John about a dispute betwee...
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The letters written by Sir Richard to his cousin and colleague Sir John include many intriguing accounts of military adventure whilst serving in the English Navy. These accounts relate to significant sea battles fought in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
In 1599-1600 Sir Ri...
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Sir Richard and Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) collaborated in a professional capacity during the late sixteenth century amidst fears of invasion by Spanish naval forces. Many letters which Sir Richard wrote to Sir John during this period include accounts of his experiences in the Englis...
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Many of Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson’s letters in the Sutherland Papers are written to his cousin Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615).
The two men were closely associated in both a professional and family context. In 1601 they worked together to co-ordinate English defences against a ...
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The Sutherland Papers contain a number of papers relating to various aspects of life at West Hill between 1825 and 1833. Amongst these papers is a document listing repairs which were needed at West Hill, produced ‘for Lord Staffords Aprobation’. The list includes annotations by George Granville L...
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The document above describes the building work which was required on a house being built at Park in Caverswall in 1828.
The specification is divided into sections telling us about the ‘Mason Work’ required on the house, and also the work which carpenters would undertake on the property.
The...
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Sue Gregory writes that the Sutherland Papers contain maps, plans and nearly three hundred years of accounts, all of great value in tracing the history of the designed landscape at Trentham.
Follow the link below to read Sue's article exploring the history of Trentham Gardens in the Sutherland...
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Geoff Mould from the North Staffordshire Mining History Group has examined documents in the Sutherland Papers relating to collieries in Meir Heath and Hanley in the late eighteenth century. His illustrated article includes geological description of the mines at Meir Heath and Hanley in the late e...
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