Oriental Figures and Motor Cycle Mecca, Stafford,

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Date:1955 - 1960 (c.)

Description:These oriental figures date from the eighteenth century and topped the front a tea warehouse in Market Street.

Made from a hard plaster known as Roman Cement, the figures were a form of advertisement at a time when tea was an expensive commodity.

The shop, which at this time was Motor Cycle Mecca, was demolished in 1963 and the figures are now in the County Museum collection.


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1680s
Old Town Hall, Stafford,
Old Town Hall, Stafford,

There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place ...

1790s
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,

Design for a new Shire Hall on Market Square. In 1790 a decision was made to ...

1840s
Market Square from the South, Stafford,
Market Square from the South, Stafford,

Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law ...

1850s
Market Square, Stafford,
Market Square, Stafford,

Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law ...

1880s
Market Square, Stafford
Market Square, Stafford

View from the Market Square across towards Martin Street. In 1743 George Boulton, ...

1900s
Horse-drawn Police Van, Stafford
Horse-drawn Police Van, Stafford

Prison warders from Stafford Gaol outside the Shire Hall, Market Street, awaiting ...

1910s
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford
New Zealand Rifle Brigade Parade, Stafford

At the end of the First World War, when the New Zealand Rifle Brigade left the military ...

1930s
Eastgate Street, Stafford
Eastgate Street, Stafford

View of the junction of Market and Salter Streets, taken from Eastgate Street. The ...

1950s
Market Square, Stafford,
Market Square, Stafford,

The Market Square was laid out with flower beds, trees and seating in 1953 to celebrate ...

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:P94.002.0002 (18/1765)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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