Date:1938
Description:Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square. In 1927 the Borough Council removed the remaining stalls and turned the square into a car park. The Jubilee Fountain was removed in 1934 to provide extra space for cars. The car park remained until 1953 when it was replaced by flower beds to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation. To the left can be seen the railings of the underground public lavatories, nicknamed 'The Mines'.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place ...
Design for a new Shire Hall on Market Square. In 1790 a decision was made to ...
Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law ...
Miniature studio portrait of Susy Macnaghten. She is wearing a ruched velvet ...
First World War GPO telegram delivery woman in working uniform with her bicycle. During ...
The Guildhall on Market Square was designed by Charles Trubshaw and built in 1853. ...
Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ...
View looking north-west from over South Walls and Eastgate Street. The River ...
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Donor ref:P82.036.0005 (18/1717)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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