St. Martin's Place, Stafford

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Date:1962

Description:Looking from Martin Street along St. Martin's Place towards the Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford.

The left foreground has a part view of the Grade II Listed (1740) No. 4 and 5, Martin Street. At the time of this photograph No. 5 was offices for Stafford Area Health Committee, this later became Walton's Restaurant and Kitchen Corner, currently (2025) known as the Dog House public house.

The adjacent buildings are the rear view of shops including W.H. Smith’s on Greengate Street. Further along there is The Chains Vaults public house which became Joxer Brady's and currently known as the Market Vaults. On right there is a partial view of the Shire Hall, The Judge’s Chambers and the County Buildings.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1880s
Child's boots
Child's boots

Pair of leather child's button boots, worn by a Stafford child in the late 19th ...

1900s
Needlework sampler
Needlework sampler

Chinese style embroidered piece of silk with gold, blue green and metalic flowers ...

1930s
Fire Engine, Stafford
Fire Engine, Stafford

Stafford Fire Brigade with their Leyland fire engine. The engine is being driven ...

1950s
Brookfields of Stafford paper bag
Brookfields of Stafford paper bag

A paper bag from Brookfields tailors shop, Greengate Street. In 1743 George Boulton, ...

1980s
Greengate Street, Stafford
Greengate Street, Stafford

This view shows a busy scene with shoppers in Greengate Street, Stafford. Later ...

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Creators: Dr J.E.C. Peters - Creator

Donor ref:P66.003.1332 (37/51791)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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