Date:1970
Description:On the left is Chetwynd House, built around 1712-1715 by William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (1683?-1770), Member of Parliament for Stafford 1715-1722 and 1734-1770. Chetwynd House was Stafford's General Post Office since 1914 until it closed in 2007. The Post House bar and restaurant opened in 2011. The interior still maintains some of its original features. On the opposite of Mill Street is Dobson's tobaconnists, with Sneekers Shoe Saloon selling Clark's shoes on its right. Built in 1746 by William Chetwynd (whose family seat was Brocton Hall, now a golf club), the house was sold in the 1780s to William Horton, a shoe manufacturer. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (playwright, and M.P. for Stafford, 1780 - 1807) was a friend of Horton's and often stayed here.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Note the cattle tethered by the Swan Hotel, whose sign can be seen clearly in the ...
These buildings on Greengate Street were replaced by the Royal Brine Baths in 1892. The ...
The Gothic building on the left was the District Bank, completed in 1907. Inside ...
The fire station was built in 1885 at the junction of Greengate Street and Bridge ...
The Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company opened a branch in Stafford ...
Ron Winkle with one of his restored cars. Mr Winkle ran a car restoration business ...
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Donor ref:P2000.022.0014 (18/3052)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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