Date:1879 - 1881 (c.)
Description:View of the Ancient High House on Greengate Street, built by Richard Dorrington in 1595. King Charles I stayed here in September 1642, whilst on a recruiting drive during the Civil War. His nephew, Prince Rupert, was said to have taken shots at the weather-cock on St. Mary's tower from the garden of the house. In 1826 the building was bought by John Marson, who converted the lower floor into shops. His son, William Albert, eventually took over his father's grocery business. In 1885 he added new shop fronts, establishing himself as a high class family grocer and Italian warehouseman. The building is now owned by the Borough Council and opened to the public as a heritage and exhibition centre in 1987.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
The High House was built on Greengate Street by Richard Dorrington in 1595. The ...
Watercolour painting by Great Haywood born sculptor and artist Samuel Peploe Wood ...
Situated in Greengate, the Swan Hotel was originally built as two private town houses ...
Marson's staff and Christmas window display. Marson's high class grocer's shop ...
Woodall's shop was at 55 Greengate Street. It closed in the 1970s.
Sydney Hall was manager of the Swan Hotel on Greengate Street from 1944 to 1955.
St. Mary's Passages leads from Greengate into St. Mary's churchyard. On the right ...
Share:
Ordering:Click the button to add the item to your basket. Follow the link for further information on ordering.
Donor ref:P87.056.0001 (18/1746)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.