Demolition of Buildings, Market Street, Stafford,

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Date:1963

Description:The buildings on Market Street looked Georgian from their facades, but when they were demolished they were found to be mainly of timber frame construction. They were dated from the fifteenth or sixteenth century.


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1680s
Old Town Hall, Stafford,
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1790s
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1840s
Market Square from the South, Stafford,
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1850s
Market Square, Stafford,
Market Square, Stafford,

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1880s
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,

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1890s
Children Celebrating Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Stafford,
Children Celebrating Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Stafford,

1910s
Telegram Delivery Woman, Stafford
Telegram Delivery Woman, Stafford

First World War GPO telegram delivery woman in working uniform with her bicycle. During ...

1930s
'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' Pageant Float, Stafford,
'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' Pageant Float, Stafford,

Pageant float 'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' was entered by the Accounts Department ...

1950s
King George VI Memorial Parade, Stafford
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1960s
Avon Players, 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets', Stafford,
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Production of George Bernard Shaw's 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets', produced by ...

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Donor ref:P97.004.0132 (18/1865)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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