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,
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 ...

1860s
Harry Bostock, Stafford,
Harry Bostock, Stafford,

1880s
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Stafford,
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Stafford,

The Market Square decorated with flags. Victoria's Golden Jubilee was marked ...

1900s
Studio Portrait of a Boy and Girl, Stafford,
Studio Portrait of a Boy and Girl, Stafford,

Studio portrait of Ernest Haywood and his sister.

1920s
Christening a New Fire Engine, Stafford
Christening a New Fire Engine, Stafford

Mayor William Thomas Richardson and Mayoress Emily Richardson of Stafford christening ...

1940s
Old Bank Building, Stafford
Old Bank Building, Stafford

One of the first banks to open outside London was Stevenson, Salt and Co. in 1737. ...

1960s
Aerial View of Stafford from the South-east,
Aerial View of Stafford from the South-east,

View looking north-west from over South Walls and Eastgate Street. The River ...

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Donor ref:P97.004.0132 (18/1865)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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