Architectural drawings of Trentham Hall Estate, Staffordshire

Item author: Sir Charles Barry and others
Item date: 1834 - 1914
Grant Value: 1,000
Item cost: 75,820
Item date acquired: 1996
Item institution: Stoke-on-Trent Museums
Town/City: Stoke-on-Trent
County: Staffordshire

Collection of 800 drawings, one of the most comprehensive surviving sets of designs for any 19th century house. The evolution of the estate can be seen from initial notebook sketches to the highly detailed working drawings as Barry worked on his design for the Duke of Sutherland. Includes designs for a landscape garden, schools, lodges, a police station and dog kennels. Illustrated at p.28 of AR