Mercer's Saddlers Shop, Stafford,

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Date:1970

Description:Mercer's shop on the corner of Bridge Street and Mill Bank, established in 1910.

In 1928 the council purchased Mercer's, along with various other buildings between the shop and the Coach and Horses public house, in order to widen Mill Bank (only part of Mercer's shop was demolished). During the demolition the lower courses of the old town walls were revealed; they are now under the road surface of the present Mill Bank.

The business closed and the shop was demolished in about 1960, when the road was widened for the second time.

To the right is Chetwynd House, which was Stafford's General Post Office between 1914 and 2007. The initials of William Chetwynd (1683?-1770), who had the house built in 1712-1715, can still be seen in the wrought-iron gateway.

On the left is the Bath Hotel, more recently Seamus O' Donnell's Irish Bar and The Tavern.


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1870s
Bridge Street, Stafford
Bridge Street, Stafford

View from Green Bridge towards Chetwynd House. Mr Jenkinson, a baker and confectioner, ...

1900s
Royal Brine Baths, Stafford
Royal Brine Baths, Stafford

In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search ...

1920s
Greengate Street and Mill Bank Corner, Stafford,
Greengate Street and Mill Bank Corner, Stafford,

View showing Henry Mercer's saddlers shop and the Baths Hotel on Greengate Street. In ...

1940s
Stafford Fire Brigade and Engine
Stafford Fire Brigade and Engine

Stafford fire engine and firemen. This fire engine is a Leyland FT4A Pump Escape, ...

1970s
Corner of Mill Street and Greengate Street, Stafford,
Corner of Mill Street and Greengate Street, Stafford,

On the left is Chetwynd House, built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount ...

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Donor ref:P2000.022.0015 (18/3047)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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