Lilleshall Cottage and Garden Inspection Report, 1848
The image above shows a report made following an inspection of cottages and gardens on the Duke of Sutherland's Shropshire estates in 1848. The inspection was made in order to award prizes to cottagers ...
Lilleshall Elections, 1832
The document above is a printed list of men from the Parish of Kinnerlsey who were eligible to vote in the Parliamentary Elections in 1832.
The document tells us that William and Thomas Hooper were ...
Lilleshall Savings Bank
The document above shows the ‘Rules of the Lilleshall Bank for Savings’. This printed volume details the ‘Rules, Orders, and Regulations, of the Lilleshall Savings Bank’ which was established under the ...
Local Communities and Controversy: Life in Oulton and the Stone and Lane-End Road
In January 1847 the Trustees of the Stone and Lane-End Road in Longton called a meeting at the Trentham Inn to consider Orders which had been passed ‘for stopping up certain portions of the Turnpike Road, ...
Local Lives & Local People: Patronage & Projects
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Simeon Shaw, Tunstall, 1835
A renowned Staffordshire author and teacher, Simeon wrote to the Duke of Sutherland asking for help ...
Local Lives, Local People: Staffordshire Life
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Sarah Wedgwood, Stafford, 1836
Sarah was a school teacher in Stafford. Read about her plans to sell her school and cottages.
John ...
Longton at the End of the Lane by Kate Box
Kate Box from the North Staffordshire Mining History Group has has examined documents in the Sutherland Papers which provide an insight into the life of North Staffordshire potters during the late eighteenth ...
Longton People: Samuel Woolley: A tale of one family’s battle against adversity
Amongst the many letters written to the Leveson-Gower family appealing for financial assistance is a detailed letter by a man named Samuel Woolley. Woolley’s letter describes the suffering of his family ...
Map of the City & Borough of Lichfield, 1838
The Sutherland Papers contain a wide variety of maps and surveys relating to Lichfield during the nineteenth century. The map featured above was produced in 1838 and shows the different parishes in the ...
Mickle House Farm, Stone 1820
This plan of ‘The Mickle House Farm’ tells us that the farm in Stone was occupied by a man named John Brett. The farm was situated along the road between Eccleshall and Stone and included a number of ...
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. ...
Monuments of the First Duke of Sutherland in Trentham and Lilleshall, 1833
Following the death of the first Duke of Sutherland in 1833, monuments of the Duke were erected in Trentham and Lilleshall. The minutes featured above are from a meeting held at the Trentham Inn on 30th ...
More about Mickle House Farm, 1820-1821
The Sutherland Papers include a survey of Mickle House farm made in 1820. The numbers listed in the survey relate directly to the numbered sections on the plan of Mickle House from 1820.
The survey ...
New Savings Bank Act
The document above is entitled ‘An Act to amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks, and to the purchase of Government Annuities through the medium of Savings Banks’. This document relates to the new Savings ...
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 ...
Overseas Aid to English Soldiers: The Stafford House South African Aid Committee
In 1879 a Committee was established at Stafford House to provide aid for English soldiers fighting in the Zulu War. The Sutherland Papers include many documents relating to the Committee's work. In addition ...
Patronage in the Sutherland Papers
The wealth and social status of the Leveson-Gower family meant that they were in a position to influence many professional appointments and increase the profile of local and national projects. Many people ...
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 ...