Penn in 1834
This detailed map shows the division of land and property in Penn in 1834, including the property owned by the Duke of Sutherland.
Plans such as this are invaluable in tracing the development of areas ...
Penn Poor House, 1846
In April 1846 the Poor Law Commission wrote to George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) the second Duke of Sutherland, as 'Lord of the Manor' of Penn concerning the sale of Parish property ...
Philanthropy in the Sutherland Estate Account Books
The Estate Accounts in the Sutherland Papers provide details about the local charities, societies and institutions that the Leveson-Gower family supported financially.
A list of 'Subscriptions' in ...
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 ...
Plans and Elevations of Hanford Children's Home
During the nineteenth century the Leveson-Gower family were involved in the development of a Children's Home for boys and girls in Hanford.
The Sutherland Papers include a number of detailed plans ...
Plans and Elevations of Hanford Sunday School
The Sutherland Papers contain a number of plans and elevations of buildings located on the Duke of Sutherland's lands in Hanford. Many of these buildings were constructed for philanthropic purposes, to ...
Plans of the Manor House, Tittensor
This is a chamber plan of the Manor House, Tittensor. The plan shows seven bedrooms including a room for servants. The housemaid’s closet was situated on the first floor of the house. A laundry also features ...
Poultry Scandal in the Lodge Porter's Books!
In addition to the record of bread and beer distributed to the poor, the Lodge Porter kept a record of any unusual activity which occured after hours at Trentham.
On 10th-11th September 1810 an incident ...
Proposals for a Railway at Lane End
In March 1815 James Loch, the Duke of Sutherland's Chief Estate Agent, wrote to estate agent Mr. Burgess about the 'projected railway' at Lane End. He asked Burgess to investigate the proposal, especially ...
Rabbits and Recipes
The huge size and variety of the Sutherland Papers Collection means that many intriguing documents containing unusual features are hidden away waiting to be discovered.
One such document dated 5th ...
Railways and Roads: The North Staffordshire Railway Company and the Longton to Trentham Turnpike Road
Many documents in the Sutherland Papers from the middle of the nineteenth century reflect the growth of communications, industry, transport, and trade in Longton during this period.
As extensive landowners ...
Read All About It: The Wolverhampton Chronicle 1848-1849
Printed and published by the proprietors, Thomas Wood and W. B. Upcott, 7 Queen Street, Wolverhampton, the Wolverhampton Chronicle and General Advertiser for Staffordshire and the Midland Counties featured ...
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 ...
Reverend R. C. Atkins and the Poor and Unemployed in Hanley
As a prominent public figure and extensive local landowner in North Staffordshire, George Granville Leveson-Gower (1758-1833), the Marquis of Stafford, received many appeals from local people seeking ...
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 ...
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, ...