Duke of Sutherland, Politician: The Third Duke & Politics
George Granville William, the third Duke of Sutherland, was an influential figure in local and national politics. In addition to his work with the Stafford House and Mansion House Committees, letters ...
Thomas Heath's Papers: Working Conditions
This undated document describes terms and conditions of employment at the Sutherland collieries.
Every sound good workman to have 2 shillings and 6d per day in proportion, also coal in proportion ...
Thomas Heath's Character in Disrepute: Heath versus the Gentlemen Potters
This letter dated the 16th September 1790 tells us about a disagreement between the Marquis of Stafford's Colliery Superintendent Thomas Heath and a number of Gentleman Potters at Hanley.
The letter ...
Thomas Heath's Accounts: Account of Coal got at Hanley Colliery
This document is dated January to June 1796, and concerns coal got at different mines at Hanley Colliery.
Seams were, Top coal, New Coal, Peacock, Spencroft, Great Row, Cannel Row, Rowhurst, Burnwood, ...
Thomas Heath's Accounts, 1783-1792
This document concerns payments made to various people in the Hanley, Cobridge, and Shelton area by Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803) Marquis of Stafford for roadways driven to get coal from Hanley ...
Shelton Cottages
This document provides an account of dwelling houses and a list of the names of people who built the houses upon the site of Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803), the Marquis of Stafford's colliery in ...
Money, Deception and Alcohol: Bad Behaviour at the Trentham Wakes
This letter written by Thomas Heath in October 1797 reports an incident which occured at the Trentham Wakes. A man named William Hughes who was employed at the Hanley Colliery Office had borrowed sixteen ...
Map of Mr Smith's Coal in Anchor Ground
This plan shows an area of Anchor coal removed by Mr Smith at Meir Hay. The plan tells us that there was a coal heading 83 feet long, x 4 foot by 4 foot square, driven north east partly through Mr Smith’s ...
Interesting Details in the Colliery Accounts, 1766
This document provides a list of trials of Lead Mines of Grindon including the cost of working. Richard Annables was paid for 19 days at one shilling a day for gun powder.
Mr. Adams was paid Expenses ...
Fishing Incident, 1794
This letter from Mr. Jervis complains to Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803)Marquis of Stafford that one of the Marquis's servants named 'Crump' had 'spoiled' his fishing of the River Trent at Tittensor. ...
Different Views of Coal in Meir Heath Colliery, 13th December 1787
The Horizontal Distances of the Coal Mines in Mear Heath.
1. SILVER MINE on Grange coal. 2 foot thick, roof mingled with red. A bad sulphurous coal.
2. FENTON LOW, coal 27inches thick, black clod ...
Description of Meir Heath Collieries, April 1792
Using documents in the Sutherland Collection, North Staffordshire Mining History Group Volunteer Geoff Mould has produced a description of Granville Leveson-Gower (1721-1803) Marquis of Stafford's collieries ...
Boilers at the Coal Works
The letter above dated January 22nd 1797 refers to a man named Stephen Chesworth who was responsible for making boilers for the coal works. Chesworth's boilers were said to be 'worth double the sum of ...
A Man of Dubious Character
This letter from Mr. Farbeck refers to the conduct of an 'insolent man' involved with the Marquis of Stafford's Collieries. Farbeck remarks that the unnamed man was considered 'bad' by 'every person', ...
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 & 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 Sutherland Papers and the Outbreak of War
The opening stages of the Civil War produced many documents providing an insight into military preparations. The Sutherland Papers include examples of these documents including letters from King Charles ...
The Sutherland Papers and Royalist Propaganda
When reading documents in the Sutherland Papers as sources reporting events from the Civil War, it is important to examine the way in which they are written.
Accounts in the collection are primarily ...