Pigs at Lilleshall Lodge
The image above shows a plan and elevation of a Pig Box for Lilleshall Lodge, made in April 1913. The drawing shows that the pig box was divided from the store and a room annotated with the name ‘calf ...
Plan of Cherrington, 1576
The image above shows a plan of fields in Cherrington made in 1576. The plan includes a huge amount of detail telling us about the township of Cherrington during the late sixteenth century.
Landmarks ...
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 ...
Report of Cottages on the Lilleshall Estate, 1826
The document above is taken from a report of cottages on the Lilleshall Estate in the early nineteenth century. The page above shows listings for tenants in Wombridge, Leegomery and Paynes Lane and provides ...
Report on Work at Trentham Hall, 1839
Amongst papers relating to the remodeling of Trentham Hall in the 1830s is a ‘Report of Works’ which were being undertaken at the Hall. Dating 14th May 1839’, the report tells us about each room in the ...
Rooms on the Ground Floor of West Hill: The Breakfast Room or Study, 1824
The Breakfast Room, or Study at West Hill featured some of the most ‘handsome’ furniture in the mansion house. A steel stove and fender are both described as ‘elegant’, as is the six foot six ‘Rosewood ...
Servants at Lilleshall Hall
The image above shows an extract from a list of servants who were employed at establishments owned by the Duke of Sutherland. The printed document lists servants who were employed at the family's London, ...
Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860)
Charles Barry is described by M. H. Port as ‘Britain’s leading architect’ of the first half of the nineteenth century.
From an early age Barry exhibited an enthusiasm and aptitude for drawing. Aged ...
Sir Charles Barry's Trentham Hall, 1834
In 1834 George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1758-1833), the second Duke of Sutherland, employed Charles Barry to remodel Trentham Hall and its gardens. Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) had grown in ...
Survey of the Weald Moors, 1579
The image above shows a survey of the Weald Moors made in the late 1570s. The survey includes detailed drawings of fields and houses, woods and mills. Roads, bridges and parks are also featured on the ...
The Accounts of William Steward for Lilleshall and Wolverhampton, 1855-1856
The Estate Accounts in the Sutherland Papers contain a wealth of information about life on the Sutherland estates in Staffordshire and Shropshire from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. The image ...
The Bakehouse at West Hill, 1824
West Hill had its own bakehouse which baked and provided bread for the household. The bakehouse had its own ‘bread oven and stove’ with a three foot ‘kneading trough’ and ‘flour bin’.
Baking tins, ...
The Blue Bedroom, West Hill, 1824
The Blue Bedroom at West Hill contained a considerable amount of furniture, including a ‘Fourpost Bedstead with Wainscot feet posts’. This bedstead is described as featuring a ‘handsome white shell & ...
The Butler’s Sleeping Room, West Hill, 1824
The Butler at West Hill had a sleeping room in the Basement of the house. A stove and fender were housed in this room, alongside a ‘Mahogany folding linen airer’ and a ‘Fourpost Bedstead’. This bedstead ...
The Conservatory at West Hill, 1824
In addition to the hot houses, West Hill had its own Conservatory which was also used for growing exotic fruits. Eight 'fine orange trees in pots’ were kept in the Conservatory, which also housed a ‘wire ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Education in North Staffordshire
In October 1905 the fourth Duke of Sutherland, Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1913) wrote to the Chairman of the Education Committee for Staffordshire County Council with a generous offer involving ...
The Farm House at West Hill, 1824
The West Hill estate included a Farm House and extensive agricultural lands. The Inventory lists a Farm House which contained two bedrooms, a washhouse, a kitchen and a scullery. Aside from the Farm House ...
The First House at Trentham, 1540-1591
James Leveson’s son Sir Richard Leveson and his wife Mary inherited Trentham when James died in 1545. Mary outlived her husband by over thirty years and had a long association with the first Trentham ...