Horse-drawn Police Van, Stafford

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Date:1900 - 1910 (c.)

Description:Prison warders from Stafford Gaol outside the Shire Hall, Market Street, awaiting prisoners convicted at the assizes.

Note the Royal Cipher of Edward VII on the side of the police van.


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1680s
Old Town Hall, Stafford,
Old Town Hall, Stafford,

There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place ...

1790s
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,

Design for a new Shire Hall on Market Square. In 1790 a decision was made to ...

1850s
Assize Hall, Stafford,
Assize Hall, Stafford,

There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place ...

1880s
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,
Portrait of a Victorian Lady, Stafford,

Miniature studio portrait of Susy Macnaghten. She is wearing a ruched velvet ...

1900s
Rowland's Horse-drawn Delivery Cart, Stafford,
Rowland's Horse-drawn Delivery Cart, Stafford,

Rowland's were a well-known family firm in Stafford, owning a bakery and grocer's ...

1920s
Pageant Float, Queen Elizabeth I, Stafford,
Pageant Float, Queen Elizabeth I, Stafford,

Pageant float depicting Queen Elizabeth I receiving Lord Darnley. The annual ...

1940s
Old Bank Building, Stafford
Old Bank Building, Stafford

One of the first banks to open outside London was Stevenson, Salt and Co. in 1737. ...

1960s
Avon Players, 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets', Stafford,
Avon Players, 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets', Stafford,

Production of George Bernard Shaw's 'The Dark Lady of the Sonnets', produced by ...

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Donor ref:P82.048.0009 (18/647)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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