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 ...

1890s
Children Celebrating Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Stafford,
Children Celebrating Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Stafford,

1910s
Royal Mail Van, Stafford,
Royal Mail Van, Stafford,

Royal Mail van believed to be the first motor driven mail van in Stafford. The ...

1930s
'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' Pageant Float, Stafford,
'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' Pageant Float, Stafford,

Pageant float 'The Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe' was entered by the Accounts Department ...

1950s
Avon Players Production of 'Rookery Nook', Stafford,
Avon Players Production of 'Rookery Nook', Stafford,

This production took place at the Borough Hall, 11-14 February 1952. From left ...

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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