Date:1920 - 1935 (c.)
Description:In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892, designed by George Wormald. Its royal title was granted after a visit by the Duchess of Teck in 1895. A swimming pool, Turkish baths and several therapeutic pools were provided. Entrance cost sixpence. The open-sided tower was used by the fire brigade to dry their hoses and store their ladder; rowing boats and canoes could be hired from 'Old Joe' the boat man, whose boatyard was located at the side of the baths. The baths were demolished in 1977 when the building was found to be unsafe. Civic offices now stand on this site.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Hand-coloured printed map of Staffordshire, divided into hundreds, showing towns, ...
A hand coloured engraved map of Staffordshire surveyed by Thomas Badeslade and published ...
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist, was born in Dublin. He was Member ...
A copper one penny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in ...
Copper alloy key with coloured enamelled head in black storage box lined with blue ...
Mr Creighton built boats at Green Bridge Boat House on the River Sow, under the ...
Thomas Edwin Haywood (1886-1958) was a member of the Stafford Fire Brigade, as was ...
Bridge Street, Stafford decorated for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953. ...
This photograph of a Midland Red Bus destined for Doxey was taken in 1983 by Stafford ...
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Image courtesy of: Mr John Davies
Donor ref:P2017.008.0240 (37/38780)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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