Date:1950 - 1959 (c.)
Description:A paper bag from Brookfields tailors shop, Greengate Street. In 1743 George Boulton, a draper, opened a shop on Market Square. By the 1860s the shop was known as Brookfield and Windows. By the early 1900s Brookfield's had also opened a furniture and removal business in Gaolgate Street, a gentlemen's outfitters in Greengate Street, an ironmongery, cabinet-makers and funeral directors. Brookfield's closed in 1909 and a group of managers formed Brookfield (Successors) Ltd.; they continued to trade from a shop on the corner of St. Mary's Passage.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Pair of leather child's button boots, worn by a Stafford child in the late 19th ...
Chinese style embroidered piece of silk with gold, blue green and metalic flowers ...
Greengate Street looking towards the Market Square, an image taken from a glass ...
The National Fire Brigades Association was formed in 1887 as the National Fire Brigades ...
A bill from Brookfields, Greengate St. and St. Mary's Gate, Stafford, Tailor, hosiers ...
Passengers are pictured boarding a Midland Red bus in Greengate Street, Stafford. ...
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Image courtesy of: Staffordshire Museum Service
Donor ref:88.101.0042 (37/17556)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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