Plan of Lilleshall Parish Church
The image above shows a ground plan and elevations of the Church and Vestry at Lilleshall Parish Church. The drawings include details of doors, windows and brickwork on the Church with elevations of the ...
'John Martin & The Assuaging of the Waters By Jennifer Baker
Following the Coronation of Queen Victoria on 28th June 1838 a flurry of noted artists sought to capture the event on canvas. John Martin was amongst this group but he approached the task with what we ...
The Nursery, West Hill, 1824
The Nursery at West Hill contained two bedsteads and also ‘two rush seat black stained childrens chairs’. The room also featured a number of lockable presses with shelves, one of which was ‘Satinwood ...
Sir John Leveson: Land and Property
Amongst Sir John Leveson’s personal papers is a document listing all of the lands which he owned. The document reflects the extent of the Leveson family’s wealth and influence as landowners at this time.
The ...
Paying the Rent
The image above comes from a series of books called the Lightwood Cottage Rentals. It was kept in the same way as similar series for the Trentham Cottages, Trentham farms, Newcastle houses, South Staffordshire ...
‘I am no land man’: Sir Richard Leveson and War with Spain
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 ...
Richard Rhead: Tracing our Ancestors in the Sutherland Papers
Margaret Heath from the William Salt Library has traced her family history back to a man named Richard Rhead (1756-1813). Richard Rhead’s will made in 1813 tells us that he was a farmer in Hanchurch in ...
Newcastle Alms Houses
The Sutherland Papers Collection contains a wealth of documents which provide an insight into life in Newcastle-under-Lyme during the nineteenth century. Amongst these are a number of papers relating ...
Secret Marriages in Sixteenth Century England by Mary Partridge
As part of her work with the Sutherland Papers, Mary Partridge, a PhD student from the University of Birmingham, has examined letters, interrogatories and depositions relating to the secret marriage of ...
Hill Chorlton, 1791
Amongst the estate documents relating to Eccleshall is a list of ‘Freeholders and Incroachments at Hill Chorlton’ made in 1791. The document lists tenants of Sir Thomas Broughton and George Granville ...
Preparing for Invasion: The Threat of Spanish Invasion!
Sir John Leveson’s papers include a great deal of official correspondence written to the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, William, Lord Cobham. This letter dated 2nd April 1588 addressed to Cobham from the Privy ...
Trentham Home Farm
The statement featured above relates to the management of ‘Trentham Home Farm’ on the Duke of Sutherland’s Trentham Estate. The statement was produced to examine the management of the farm and provides ...
The Trentham Estate and Neighbouring Towns, 1861
The letter above was written by George Flemming at Trentham to the third Duke of Sutherland on the 13th December 1861. Flemming tells the Duke about sums of money which the second Duke of Sutherland had ...
Wyatt Vs. Sutherland, 1838
In 1838 the architect Benjamin Wyatt (1775-1855) brought a lawsuit against George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) the second Duke of Sutherland concerning unpaid bills for drawings he had ...
James Loch (1780-1855): Chief Agent of the Sutherland Estates 1812-1855
James Loch’s name is synonymous with the Sutherland estates. Through his employment as Chief Agent to the Marquis of Stafford and later to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, James Loch would become, ...
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 ...
The Railway at Lane End and Controversy over the Waterworks
Amongst Estate Correspondence for the 1840s are a number of documents relating to Lane End Waterworks. One letter from Mrs T. H. Walker, the Chief Bailiff of Longton, informs the Duke of Sutherland about ...
‘Specification for Building and Finishing a Dwelling House of One Storey at Park’
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’ ...