Abstract of the Cash Account of the National and Sunday Schools in Lilleshall, 1827
The image above shows the Abstract of the cash account for the ‘National and Sunday Schools’ and also ‘the Clothing Club’ in the parish of Lilleshall, made in 1827.
The document tells us that the ...
Charity on the Lilleshall Estate, 1896
The image above shows a document outlining the allowance made by the third Duke and Duchess of Sutherland to a lady called Emma Morris who occupied a cottage on the Lilleshall estate.
Emma had worked ...
Ground and Chamber Plan of Lilleshall Lodge, 1908
The image above shows a ground and chamber plan of Lilleshall Lodge made in April 1908. Pencil annotations on the plan show proposed alterations to the property made in the early twentieth century.
The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pigs at Lilleshall Lodge
The image above shows a plan and elevation of a Pig Box for Lilleshall Lodge, made in April 1913. The drawing shows that the pig box was divided from the store and a room annotated with the name ‘calf ...
Plan of Cherrington, 1576
The image above shows a plan of fields in Cherrington made in 1576. The plan includes a huge amount of detail telling us about the township of Cherrington during the late sixteenth century.
Landmarks ...
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 ...
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, ...
Survey of the Weald Moors, 1579
The image above shows a survey of the Weald Moors made in the late 1570s. The survey includes detailed drawings of fields and houses, woods and mills. Roads, bridges and parks are also featured on the ...
The Accounts of William Steward for Lilleshall and Wolverhampton, 1855-1856
The Estate Accounts in the Sutherland Papers contain a wealth of information about life on the Sutherland estates in Staffordshire and Shropshire from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. The image ...
The History of Lilleshall
The image above shows an extract from George Plaxton’s A History of Lilleshall.
Clergyman and antiquary George Plaxton was a beneficiary and close associate of the Leveson–Gower family during the ...
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 ...
Thomas Smith’s Accounts for the Lilleshall Estate, 1668-1671
The document featured above is taken from Thomas Smith’s Accounts for the Lilleshall Estate for February and March 1670. Smith was an estate agent working for Sir Thomas Gower. The Accounts provide a ...