The Laundry at West Hill, 1824
After clothes had been washed in the wash house, they came to the Laundry, where the large fire and ‘Ironing Stove’ were used to dry and iron clothes. A sixteen foot ironing board was kept in the laundry, ...
‘Necessary Repairs Wanting at West Hill’
The Sutherland Papers contain a number of papers relating to various aspects of life at West Hill between 1825 and 1833. Amongst these papers is a document listing repairs which were needed at West Hill, ...
‘Specification for Building and Finishing a Dwelling House of One Storey at Park’
The document above describes the building work which was required on a house being built at Park in Caverswall in 1828.
The specification is divided into sections telling us about the ‘Mason Work’ ...
A Healthy Household: Surgeon's Expenses at West Hill
Amongst the vouchers and accounts for expenditure at West Hill is a huge document issued to the second Duke of Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower (1786-1861) by Charles Shillito who was a surgeon ...
A Shocking Case of Subterfuge and Corruption
Controversy surrounding the Staffordshire County Election of 1820 was not confined to antagonism between the opposing parties. A letter from Joseph Burgess, an agent of George Granville Leveson-Gower ...
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 ...
Anne Chinn
In July 1847 Anne Chinn wrote to Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1806-1861), the second Duchess of Sutherland, describing herself as ‘a young person of good family’ who had been ‘reduced by circumstances ...
Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Third Duchess of Sutherland (1829-1888)
In 1849 George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1828-1892), who would become the third Duke of Sutherland in 1861, married Anne Hay-Mackenzie of Cromartie and Newhall. In 1861, Anne became ...
Arguments For and Against the Water Works
Not everyone was in favour of the Waterworks in the Staffordshire Potteries. Amongst papers relating to the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company is a ‘List of Petitions against the Bill’.
The ...
Barlaston Church
The Sutherland Papers include a number of letters relating to Barlaston Church and Vicarage over the nineteenth century. Both the Church and Vicarage had extensive repairs carried out on them during this ...
Barlaston Glebe House
A number of documents in the Sutherland Papers tell us about the properties which were built on Barlaston Glebe land. During 1834 these properties underwent extensive renovations. A document entitled ...
Barlaston Houses
The Sutherland Papers contain a wide variety of plans of Staffordshire properties, including a number of houses in Barlaston. These fascinating documents tell us about the design of domestic properties ...
Benjamin Robert Haydon
Benjamin Robert Haydon is one of the most famous historical painters of the Romantic age. Born in Plymouth in 1786 Haydon’s artistic works were based on Biblical and historical themes and featured many ...
Benjamin Wyatt’s Correspondence
Amongst papers relating to Stafford House are a large number of letters written to George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1786-1861), the second Duke of Sutherland, by Benjamin Wyatt, the architect ...
Bread and Beer from the Lodge Porter
The Lodge Porter's Book for 1810-1811 contains an account of the number of loaves of bread received from the baker each month. Alongside this account is a record of the number of loaves which were distributed ...
Caverswall Park Farm
The document above is a valuation of the ‘Timber and Poles’ on Caverswall Park Farm. The valuation made in July 1836 includes details about the different types of trees growing on the farm during this ...
Celebrations on the Sutherland Estates: The Birth of George Granville William Leveson-Gower, 1828
Amongst the papers relating to George Granville Leveson-Gower is document entitled ‘Rejoicings in Sutherland in Celebration of the birth of an Heir to the Noble and Illustrious Houses of Trentham & Sutherland’ ...
Charity in the Sutherland Estate Account Books
The Estate Accounts for 1898 include a list of payments entitled 'Gratuities'. Expenditure listed under this heading tells us about money which the Estate provided for pensions and provisions for the ...