Once one of the finest houses in Armitage, Armitage Lodge stood for centuries as the home of some of the parish’s most influential families. This article traces its evolution from its Tudor origins through its Georgian transformation and later ownership by figures such as Thomas Birch and Royal Doulton’s Cuthbert Bailey, before recounting its tragic destruction by mining subsidence in 1975. It is the story of a remarkable house that should still stand today.
The History of Armitage-with-Handsacre Parish
People, Places and Stories from a Staffordshire Parish