Market Square from the South, Stafford,

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Date:1841

Description:Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law stating that all buying and selling had to take place in a market town.

On the right can be seen the Shire Hall, built in 1798.

The inn sign on the left belongs to the Star Inn, one of four of Stafford's coaching inns. The building was demolished in 1851 to make way for the Guildhall.

There is some confusion over the date of this print, as the clock in the pediment of the Shire Hall was placed there after the Star Inn had been demolished.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

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 ...

1850s
View of Stafford from the Coton Hill Asylum,
View of Stafford from the Coton Hill Asylum,

View of Stafford from Coton Hill. St. Chad's (far left) and St. Mary's Churches ...

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

Miniature studio portrait of Susy Macnaghten. She is wearing a ruched velvet ...

1900s
Market Square, Stafford,
Market Square, Stafford,

On the right can be seen the Jubilee Fountain, erected on the Market Square in 1887 ...

1920s
Pageant Queen and Flower Girl, Stafford,
Pageant Queen and Flower Girl, Stafford,

The annual Stafford Pageant included a procession through the town, and ended with ...

1940s
Military Parade, Stafford,
Military Parade, Stafford,

Second World War military parade headed by the North Staffordshire Regiment Band ...

1960s
Market Square, Stafford,
Market Square, Stafford,

View of Market Square looking towards Bank Passage. Mummery's jewellers shop is ...

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 ...