Gateposts to Whitmore Hall, Whitmore, Staffordshire
This shows the gate piers (posts) to the Whitmore country estate. The Whitmore estate was acquired by the Mainwaring family when Edward Mainwaring of Biddulph married the Whitmore heiress Alice Boghay in the 16th century. Their descendants have owned this estate ever since. Whitmore Hall was built in the reign of Charles II and was completed in 1676.
