Floods, Tenterbanks, Stafford,

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Date:February 1946

Description:View of Tenterbanks School and the Technical College, looking from South Street across the Victoria Park and River Sow.

A long period of rainy weather resulted in the River Sow rising to its highest level ever recorded, flooding the railway station and stopping all traffic. At the junction of Newport Road and Bridge Street the water was two feet deep. Cottage dwellers had to be rescued by boat and one house was washed away.


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1830s
River Sow and Stafford Town from the West,
River Sow and Stafford Town from the West,

View of Stafford from the west. In the centre can be seen the Broad Eye windmill, ...

1940s
Sir Robert Peel Public House, Stafford
Sir Robert Peel Public House, Stafford

The Sir Robert Peel was on the corner of Peel Street (on the right) and South Street. The ...

1970s
View of the Castle from Stafford,
View of the Castle from Stafford,

View of Stafford Castle, taken from the end of Chell Road. The white building ...

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Image courtesy of: Tavernor, Ian

Donor ref:I. Tavernor No., PT00109, img: 2100 (18/2500)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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