The Duke of Sutherland & Aeroplanes
Following developments in the engineering of automobiles, many inventors and engineers of the late nineteenth century became involved in aeronautical experiments focussed on creating a functional aircraft. ...
The Duke of Sutherland & Motorcars
Author Ruth Brandon writes that from its first appearance in the late nineteenth century, the car became ‘the ultimate consumer good’. Brandon remarks that the car was the perfect vehicle for exhibiting ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Education in Longton
Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1851-1931), the fourth Duke of Sutherland, served as the Mayor of Longton from 1895 to 1896. In December 1896 he presented ‘a gift of land’ to the Borough of Longton ...
The Duke of Sutherland and Staffordshire Hospitals
The Sutherland Papers contain a number of documents relating to the North Staffordshire Infirmary. George Granville Leveson-Gower (1758-1833), the second Marquis of Stafford, was patron of the hospital ...
The Duke of Sutherland versus J. E. Heathcote, Esq: Controversy over Mining Rights in Longton
In the 1890s George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), the third Duke of Sutherland, brought a case against Mr. J. E. Heathcote concerning the Duke's rights to mine for coal and ironstone ...
The Duke of Sutherland’s Bicycle
The 1890s witnessed a huge enthusiasm for the bicycle in England. Many cycle companies were established manufacturing bicycles for men and women and, in some cases, unisex bicycles. The bicycle was extremely ...
The Foxley Charity in Trentham, 1670
In her will, made in 1670, Lady Katherine Leveson, the wife of Sir Richard Leveson (1698-1661), established the Foxley Charity. This charity provided money for the maintenance of widows and poor children ...
The Hercules Windmill at Hill Chorlton
The Sutherland Papers contain a range of printed material relating to the implementation of a wind engine at Hill Chorlton. An article on the ‘Hercules Windmill’ features above, complete with an illustration ...
The Improvement Policy on the Sutherland Estate in Scotland, By Annie Lynne McCausland
Worship Industry or Starve: The Scottish Highlands are world renowned for their natural beauty, legendary history, and unique culture. However, centuries ago, they were seen as alien, desolate, archaic, ...
The Leveson-Gower family's Yachts
The Leveson-Gower family owned a number of yachts from the late 1840s onwards, including yachts called the Ondine and the Catania which they took on many foreign voyages and a new yacht which they were ...
The Mansion House Committee & Ireland
In addition to his involvement with the Stafford House Committee, George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), the third Duke of Sutherland, was president of a number of committees formed ...
The North Staffordshire Tramways Company: Plan of North Staffordshire Towns
This map shows the authorised and projected lines of the North Staffordshire Tramways Company in North Staffordshire. The plan demonstrates the development of the transport network across Hanley, Tunstall, ...
The Pines at Codsall
The Sutherland Papers include a ‘Plan of Property at Codsall’ which was sold by the Duke of Sutherland at Auction in 1891.
Dated 24th June 1891, the plan shows the land in Codsall in lots, including ...
The Sale of the Ketley Estate, 1894
The image above shows a poster advertising the sale of the Duke of Sutherland’s lands in Ketley in 1894. Ketley formed part of the Duke’s Lilleshall Estate comprising of 834 acres of lands, farms and ...
The Social Role of Stafford House
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers reflect the prestigious social role of Stafford House. Throughout the nineteenth century the house functioned as the centre of social life in London. In addition ...
The Sutherland Estates: The Scottish Estates
The Sutherland Estate had been the largest landed estate in the Highlands for much of the eighteenth century, and previous to that date; owned by the Gordon family, under their title of Earls of Sutherland ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland & Giuseppe Garibaldi: Garibaldi’s Visit to England, 1864
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the famous Italian patriot responsible for the unification of Italy, visited England in 1864. Whilst in England he was the guest of the third Duke of Sutherland at Stafford House, ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland in America and Canada, 1881
Documents in the Sutherland Collection show that the third Duke of Sutherland was frequently surrounded by distinguished figures. The Collection contains 57 visiting cards relating to his personal visit ...