Land and Property in Lichfield: The Royal Oak, 1815
The Sutherland Papers include a number of deeds to properties in Lichfield, including ‘An Agreement made the Twenty eighth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifteen ...
The Sutherland Papers and the Churnet Valley Railway Line
The Railway first arrived in Leek with the opening of the Churnet Valley Line from Macclesfield to Uttoxeter in 1849. Initially, there were stations at Rushton Spencer, Rudyard and Leek. In 1867 the Railway ...
Staffordshire Potteries Water Works
Staffordshire’s successful pottery industry required a continual supply of natural resources such as coal and water. In the middle of the nineteenth century the Staffordshire Potteries Water Works Company ...
Medieval Leek
One of the earliest documents relating to Leek in the Sutherland Papers is a deed made before 1232 between Ralph Earl of Chester and a man who was being granted land in Wall Grange in return for his military ...
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 ...
Controversy at Wall Grange about the Churnet Valley Railway Line
In October 1847 controversy arose between the North Staffordshire Railway Company and George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861), the second Duke of Sutherland. The dispute concerned the commencement ...
The North Staffordshire Mining History Group
The North Staffordshire Mining History Group was established in 2004 born out of an idea by local historian Ian Bailey supported by Stoke-on-Trent City Archivist Chris Latimer. The aim of the group was ...
War with France: The Hanley Volunteer Association, 1803
The Sutherland Papers contain many documents which reflect the reaction of Staffordshire communities to national events throughout history, particularly during times of national crisis.
Throughout ...
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, ...
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 ...
Mining in Hanley: Jeremiah Smith's Lease
The document above is the draft of a lease made between Earl Gower and Jeremiah Smith for coal mines in Hanley and Shelton. The lease was made in the eighteenth century and this document shows the alterations ...
Bradbury’s Turkish Bath, Hanley, 1861
Amongst the many printed advertisements in the Sutherland Papers is a promotional flyer for Bradbury’s Turkish Bath on Albion Street in Hanley.
Printed in 1861, the document includes a number of ‘testimonials’ ...
Arthur C. Prall, Wholesale Ironmonger, Hanley (c.1920)
The Sutherland Papers contain many printed advertisements promoting local companies and their products. Amongst these is an advertisement for firegrates sold by Hanley ironmonger Arthur C. Prall.
Prall ...
An Account of the Expenses Building a House at Hanley Colliery for Mr. John Sparrow, 1783
This document is an account of the money spent on building a house at Hanley Colliery in 1783 for Mr. John Sparrow.
John Sparrow worked as a colliery agent for Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803) ...
The Third Duke's Childhood: Family Life in the Sutherland Papers
The Sutherland Papers include many letters which were written to the third Duke whilst he was away at school. Known as ‘Stafford’, the letters from his parents and sisters demonstrate the closeness of ...
The Third Duke of Sutherland: Social Life and Leisure
The Sutherland Papers include many vouchers and receipts for purchases made by the third Duke and his family. These documents tell us about Sutherland family life and the type of products available in ...
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, ...
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 ...