Station Road, Stone

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Date:July 1906

Description:Carts and wagons line the approach road to Stone Station, waiting to take visitors to Staffordshire Agricultural Society's annual County Show, which was being held on a field off Lichfield Road, beyond the cricket ground. The County Show was first held at Stone in 1844 and was thereafter held at a different venue each year. This County Show was held in Stone on 18th and 19th July 1906. In the distance can be seen Stone Station.

Since 1958 the County Show has been held at the purpose-built County Show Ground at Hopton, on the outskirts of Stafford

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Image courtesy of: The Roy Lewis Postcard Collection

Donor ref:Roy Lewis-077 (240/47216)

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