Date:1903
Description:Izaak Walton's birthplace, Eastgate Street, painted after the building was demolished. The building was being used as a coach house and stables in the late nineteenth century, but it was demolished in 1888 and the site is now occupied by the police station. Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete Angler' was published 1653 and is still in print. Walton was born in Stafford and was baptised at St. Mary's Church, although he spent much of his early life in London. He returned to Staffordshire in his later years and the cottage in Shallowford, Half Head Farm, where he spent his retirement, has now been restored and opened as a museum.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
View of Stafford from the east. The churches of St. Chad's (left) and St. Mary's ...
The building under construction is the Borough Hall, completed in 1877. Here work ...
A general market, crockery market and horse and cattle fairs were held in Pitcher ...
Christmas concert performed at the Borough Hall, Eastgate Street. Corporation ...
The Castle Inn on Eastgate Street, demolished in the 1960s. The site was redeveloped ...
The white building on the corner of Pitcher Bank is the Shrewsbury Arms.
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Creators: G. Lawton (artist) - Creator
Donor ref:P86.024.0417 (18/2807)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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