Playhouse Theatre, Stafford,

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Date:1900 - 1910 (c.)

Description:The Playhouse Theatre in Martin Street was formerly known as The Lyceum Theatre. Built in 1792, the theatre was visited by Charles Dickens during his brief stay in Stafford in the 1840s. The building was destroyed by fire in 1912.

After the fire the theatre was repaired and used as a warehouse by J. Brookfield and Son, who produced animal feed. The building was demolished in the 1920s to make way for the County Laboratory.


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1680s
Stafford Viewed from Coton Hill
Stafford Viewed from Coton Hill

View of Stafford from the east. The churches of St. Chad's (left) and St. Mary's ...

1850s
Martin Street, Stafford,
Martin Street, Stafford,

Watercolour painting by Great Haywood born sculptor and artist Samuel Peploe Wood ...

1880s
Martin Street, Stafford
Martin Street, Stafford

View looking towards Greengate Street. On the left are the Old Blue Posts and ...

1900s
Members of Stafford Corporation,
Members of Stafford Corporation,

This photograph of Members of the Corporation outside the Borough Hall on Eastgate ...

1930s
Martin Street, Stafford
Martin Street, Stafford

View looking towards Eastgate Street. 15 Martin Street, on the right, is now ...

1950s
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Stafford
Queen Elizabeth II's Visit to Stafford

Queen Elizabeth II ascending the staircase in County Buildings. With her is the ...

1980s
Weights and Measures at Work, Stafford
Weights and Measures at Work, Stafford

Some commodities such as petrol, coal, food and drink are sold by weight, measure ...

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Donor ref:P97.004.0210 (18/1044)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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