Date:1900 - 1910 (c.)
Description:View from Gaol Square, looking down Gaolgate Street to the Market Square. The drinking fountain on the left was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, in memory of her husband. Sidney was born in a house on Gaol Square (seen on the left and in 2004 occupied by Cafe Nero) in 1805. He was educated at Stafford Grammar School and went on to become Lord Mayor of London, 1853 - 1854. The fountain had basins for both horses and dogs. It was crowned by a figure of Samson, but was later replaced by a third lamp (seen here), which in turn was replaced by a four-dial clock (presented by George Bruckshaw to celebrate his fifty years residence in Stafford in 1916). The fountain was destroyed in 1928 when a motor van ran into it; the clock was later restored and mounted on a new post near to its original site. The inn sign on the left belongs to the Wheatsheaf; next door is Amies' boot and shoe shop. On the right is C.H. Green's outfitters.
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View of Gaol Square. In the distance can be seen Foregate Street, on the left, ...
View of the front of the new electricity showroom and offices on Foregate Street. ...
The Sidney fountain was erected on Gaol Square in 1889 by the widow of Thomas Sidney, ...
This garage was owned by Charles Clarke. The garage later moved to Queensville. Alle ...
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Image courtesy of: Brampton Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Donor ref:Borough Museum No., Ref/Sta/5/P15/228, img: 2807 (18/3181)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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