Description:This bird's-eye view was taken looking south from the top of the Wedgwood building, Tipping Street, Stafford.
Top left shows a glimpse of the former Sun Smithfield cattle market which was replaced by a Tesco Supermarket and car park. In later years Tesco moved to a larger site on Newport Road. The site was then redeveloped on both sides of the River Sow with a multi-story car park, shops and restaurants which opened in 2016 as the Riverside Shopping Centre.
On the left of the picture there are two car parks connected by a Bailey bridge. It was reported in the Rugeley Times Newspaper (1 October 1966) that the Royal Engineers of the 125 Engineer Regiment (T.A.) based at Stafford and Cannock, had been given the task under the leadership of Rugeley Grammar School old boy Lt. Col. G H Owen, of erecting a Bailey bridge over the River Sow to link two car parks near the town centre. The bridge work was due to start at 10.30am on Sunday 2nd October 1966.
On the right is a rear view of the former Royal Brine Baths buildings which were later demolished to make way for the construction of the new Stafford Borough Council Offices. Just below the Royal Brine Baths is South Walls. In the foreground the car parks and several of the buildings would later be demolished to make way for the Staffordshire County Councils new offices, Staffordshire Place.