No. 2, Crabbery Street, Stafford

Description:This view looks east from Chapel Street along Crabbery Street. The large three-storey building in the centre is No. 2 Crabbery Street which had a 19th century front and a 17th century rear.

In this scene the building is being demolished, and two men can be seen on the left of the roof as they remove tiles, also the chimneys and window frames have already been removed. On the extreme right is a glimpse of the front of No. 2 with the columned porch, further along is the Co-op shop, next door is the Phillip Shaw and Son’s drapers and tailors shop and in the distance a part view of Burtons menswear shop.

At the time of this picture all of the buildings from the Chapel Street junction up to and including part of the Co-op entrance were due to be demolished to make way for a large new extension to the Co-op store which fronted nearby on Gaolgate Street, however, the Co-op Pharmacy and the Hardware department survived for several more years before they too were replaced by a new section for the Co-op. In 2013 the Stafford Co-op store closed and stood empty for several years. In 2025 the entire Co-op store in Crabbery Street and Princess Street Precinct was demolished to make way for a major redevelopment of the area.