Chapel Chorlton, 1591
Amongst papers relating to Eccleshall in the Sutherland Papers is a survey of Chapel Chorlton made in 1591, when Sir Walter Leveson (1550-1602) owned lands in the area. ‘A note taken of Sir Walter Leveson ...
Charity in Newcastle-under-Lyme
This bundle of documents contains a number of deeds which were made between the Leveson-Gower family and the Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme between 1715 and 1898. The deeds include terms which secure ...
Charity on the Lilleshall Estate, 1896
The image above shows a document outlining the allowance made by the third Duke and Duchess of Sutherland to a lady called Emma Morris who occupied a cottage on the Lilleshall estate.
Emma had worked ...
Cheddleton
The Sutherland Papers contain a number of documents providing a detailed description of lands and properties in Cheddleton, including the township of Consall. These documents tell us about Cheddleton ...
Colonel Cotes, Eccleshall Celebrity: The Colonel’s Letters to J. H. Menzies
The Sutherland Papers contain many bundles of correspondence relating to the Cotes estate in Eccleshall. A man named J. H. Menzies acted as agent for this estate, and there are a wide variety of letters, ...
Concerns about the Condition of the Alms Houses
Elliot’s report was commissioned by the Duke of Sutherland to investigate the condition of the Alms Houses in Newcastle. The Duke was evidently concerned that the buildings were kept in a good state and ...
Coneys & Controversy: The Tittensor Heath Case, 1804
In 1804 freeholders in Tittensor complained to the Marquis of Stafford’s estate agents about the increase of rabbits on Tittensor Heath.
Tittensor Heath was common ground used by many freeholders ...
Controversy at Wall Grange about the Churnet Valley Railway Line
In October 1847 controversy arose between the North Staffordshire Railway Company and George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861), the second Duke of Sutherland. The dispute concerned the commencement ...
Cotes Farm, Eccleshall
In July 1907 J. H. Menzies received a letter from a man named Wynne regarding Cotes Farm in Eccleshall. There were problems with hay at the farm which Wynne’s letter warns Menzies about. He writes ’we ...
Debris and Subsidence: Objections to the Duke’s Offer: George Kent's Letter
A letter from George Kent, the Town Clerk in Longton, thanks the Duke for his ‘generous offer to present the Borough with a site for Municipal Buildings.’
The Duke offered the Borough some land on ...
Disputes over Rent at the Manor Court
The Manor Court was not just an occasion for tenants to show deference to the Lord of the Manor. Important local issues were also debated, including disputes over rent.
One document within the Court ...
Education in Barlaston
The Sutherland Papers contain a huge variety of documents relating to education and schooling in Staffordshire. The document above is an extract from an Attendence and Pence register for a school in North ...
Education in Codsall
A National School was established in Codsall in 1818. Supported by subscriptions and charitable donations, by 1833 the school was providing an education for forty five boys and sixty five girls, at a ...
Elizabethan Codsall
Amongst the wealth of documents relating to lands in Staffordshire during the sixteenth century are two leases relating to Codsall, made in 1560 and 1596. The Leveson family became extensive landowners ...
Estate at Blakelow in the Parishes of Swynnerton and Stone
The nineteenth century plan above shows land at Blakelow in the Parishes of Swynnerton and Stone which belonged to 'the Feoffees of Old Swinford Hospital'.
The plan names the people who owned land ...
Estimate of Expenditure on Codsall, 1852
Extensive landowners in Staffordshire, the Leveson-Gower family employed estate agents to oversee the administration of their lands and properties. These agents kept many documents, including accounts ...
Farming in Tittensor
The image above shows an extract from the North Staffordshire Estate Cropping Book. The document records details of the agricultural holdings on the Duke of Sutherland’s North Staffordshire Estates, providing ...
Great Chatwell Farm
On 24th September 1907 J. H. Menzies received a letter from Dawson Bennett & Co, solicitors from Lincoln’s Inn, London.
The letter concerned Great Chatwell Farm on the estates of Colonel Cotes in ...