Stafford and the River Sow

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Date:1500 - 1600 (c.)

Description:Watercolour shows Stafford and the River Sow during the late medieval period.

The text reads 'Stafford is a proper little town walled about standing in the midst of the shire, upon the River Sow where falling into the Trent 3 miles east from there. The castle standing almost a mile from the town.’


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1780s
George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth
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1900s
Chauffeur and passengers, Stafford
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1930s
Dig for Victory Campaign Poster
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Donor ref:SB-228-229 (201/33467)

Source: Staffordshire County Record Office

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