Bostock's shoe factory fire, Stafford

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Date:9th of June 1901

Description:Workmen clearing rubble in the burnt-out remains of Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, Foregate Street, Stafford.

Edwin Bostock's shoe factory was originally in Foregate Street, Stafford, but was destroyed by fire in 1901. This resulted in a new factory being built on Sandon Road, which opened in 1903. Bostock's became Lotus Ltd. in 1919. The Sandon Road factory was demolished in 1998.


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1900s
Bostock's shoe factory after the fire, Stafford
Bostock's shoe factory after the fire, Stafford

Burnt out interior of Edwin Bostock's shoe factory, Foregate Street, Stafford after ...

1930s
Calendar, J. Ward's shoe shop, Stafford
Calendar, J. Ward's shoe shop, Stafford

J Ward's shoe outfitters shop was at 10 Foregate Street, Stafford. The illustration ...

1970s
Staffordshire General Infirmary, Stafford
Staffordshire General Infirmary, Stafford

An aerial view of the Staffordshire General Infirmary taken from the north-east. The ...

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Donor ref:P2014.001.0001 (37/27126)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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