Eastgate Street, Stafford,

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Date:1877

Description:The building under construction is the Borough Hall, completed in 1877. Here work is being carried out on the collapsed gable end. The Castle Inn was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Telephone Exchange. The Goat Inn is the building to the immediate right of Eastgate House with the horses and carts in front of it.

The Borough Hall on Eastgate Street was designed by Henry Ward, the Borough architect. It opened on 20 June 1877.

Borough Council offices, the library and the Wragg Museum occupied the ground floor. On the first floor was a large hall with a stage, which was used for meetings, dances, concerts and plays.

The council moved to new premises in Riverside in 1984. The Borough Hall was refurbished and now houses the Gatehouse Theatre.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1880s
Izaak Walton's Birthplace, Stafford,
Izaak Walton's Birthplace, Stafford,

Izaak Walton's birthplace, Eastgate Street. The building was being used as a coach ...

1910s
John Bagnall's Engineering Works, Exterior View, Stafford,
John Bagnall's Engineering Works, Exterior View, Stafford,

Entrance to John Bagnall's carriage works, Pitcher Bank. The building was once ...

1930s
John Bagnall in his Hand-built Car, Stafford,
John Bagnall in his Hand-built Car, Stafford,

Miniature petrol car built by John Bagnall whose family owned Bagnall's Carriage ...

1960s
Bird's Eye View of Eastgate Street, Stafford,
Bird's Eye View of Eastgate Street, Stafford,

This photograph was taken from the top of the 7 storey building on Tipping Street ...

1980s
Cycle road race in Stafford,
Cycle road race in Stafford,

Cyclists passing the Borough Hall in Eastgate Street during a professional road ...

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Donor ref:P80.085.0001 (18/1643)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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