George Devey (1820-1886)
George Devey is perhaps a less well-known architect when he is considered alongside men like Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). However, Devey was an influential architect of domestic buildings during the ...
George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, third Duke of Sutherland (1828-1892)
Born on the 19th December 1828, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower succeeded his father George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) as the third Duke of Sutherland in 1861.
The third ...
Ground and Chamber Plan of the Sutherland Cottage, Tittensor
The image above shows the ground and chamber plan of the Sutherland Cottage in Tittensor.
The ground plan shows many of the facilities which featured in the cottage, including a large kitchen which ...
Hanford School, 1889
During the late 1880s George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), the third Duke of Sutherland, was involved in the development of Hanford School. The Duke donated land for the expansion ...
Hill Chorlton Farm
The Sutherland Papers contain many detailed plans of properties in Staffordshire from the nineteenth century.
This plan of Hill Chorlton Farm shows how the farmhouse and working buildings on the farm ...
HMV in the Sutherland Papers
Amongst the many commerical advertismements in the Sutherland Collection is an advertisement for 'His Master's Voice Records'. This leaflet, from the modern day music store HMV features the original logo ...
Household Correspondence: Balls at Trentham
The letter above was written to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, by Mr. H. Prentice, the clerk of the Duke of Sutherland’s Accountant in June 1872. Prentice’s letter concerns preparations ...
Household Correspondence: Servants and Beer
The letter above was sent to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, concerning the provision of beer for servants. The letter instructs Mrs. Ingram to ‘kindly make arrangements for the servants ...
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, ...
James Trubshaw (1777-1853)
Local builder and engineer James Trubshaw was born in Colwich in 1777. Best known for his work on the Grosvenor Bridge over the River Dee in Chester, Trubshaw also worked on the Wolseley Bridge in Staffordshire.
Trubshaw ...
Letters from Hiram Maxim
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) is described by Brysson Cunningham and Anita McConnell as an ‘engineer and inventor’. Most famous for his work with firearms, he invented the ‘fully automatic gun’ ...
Letters from the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain
Mr. Frederick W. Breary was the Honorary Secretary of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. In 1890 and 1891 he wrote to Henry Wright, the fourth Duke of Sutherland’s Private Secretary informing ...
List of Duke of Sutherland’s Charitable Subscriptions in 1853
The Dukes of Sutherland commanded enormous wealth in the nineteenth century, owning extensive lands in Staffordshire and Shropshire. The important public role of the Dukes meant that they were involved ...
Longsdon Church, Leek, 1902
Wall Grange was purchased by James Leveson in 1540 and remained in the Leveson-Gower family until 1911. The family's strong association with Leek is evident in their involvement in the development of ...
Married Life: The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
There are many letters in the Sutherland Papers exchanged between the fourth Duke and Duchess of Sutherland during their marriage.
A notable example is a letter written to Duchess Millicent by the ...
Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, fourth Duchess of Sutherland (1867-1955)
Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine was born in 1867 in Fife. In 1884 she married Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913) who became the fourth Duke of Sutherland following the death of his father ...
Mining in Caverswall
The Sutherland Papers contain a huge number of documents relating to mining in North Staffordshire throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Amongst these documents is a volume of mining memoranda ...
Misfortune and Money in the Sutherland Papers
As one of the country’s wealthiest and most prestigious families, the Leveson-Gowers often received letters from people in desperate need asking for financial assistance for themselves and their families. ...