Date:1887
Description:The Elizabethan House was built on Gaolgate Street in the late Tudor period. At the time of the fire it was occupied by Mr. Cound, a draper. The building was destroyed by fire in the early hours of 1st October 1887. The alarm was raised by a shoemaker, but it was too late to save the buildings. The shoemaker received 5s as a reward. Mummery's jewellery shop (on the corner of Market Square) , Mr dawson's hairdressers, Miss Johnson's book shop and Boots the Chemist were also destroyed.
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The Elizabethan House was built on Gaolgate Street in the late Tudor period. At the time of the fire ...
A fire broke out in the Elizabethan House in the early hours of October 1887. The alarm was raised ...
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Donor ref:P98.002.0011 (18/2176)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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