Governor of Stafford Gaol
Major William Fulford R.A. was appointed governor of Stafford Gaol on 15 October 1849. He served at the prison until his death in 1886, making him the longest serving governor.
The governor at this ...
Governor's House and Gardens, Stafford Gaol
Major William Fulford and his family in the gardens of their living quarters.
Major Fulford was governor of Stafford Gaol from 1849 until his death in 1886.
Insolvent Debtors' Yard, Stafford Gaol,
Imprisonment for debt was abolished in 1870.
Debtors were allowed privileges such as being allowed to read or talk and were segregated from the other prisoners.
Keeper's Court, Stafford Gaol,
Keepers court was situated in the centre of the prison buildings.
Men's Hospital, Stafford Gaol
The prison infirmary was originally located in rooms above the governor's house, but was later moved to a new building in the prison grounds to help prevent the spreading of infectious diseases.
A ...
Morning Prayers, Women's Prison, Stafford Gaol
Morning prayers were taken in the corridor of the women's prison; services were performed in the chapel. When the chapel was rebuilt in 1852 a gallery was installed at the southern end for the female ...
New Prison Block, Stafford Gaol
The new male prison block was built in the 1846 to help ease the overcrowded conditions. Each cell, fitted with gas lighting and a water supply, was designed for one prisoner to live and work in.
The ...
Old Leek Town Hall and Lock Up, Market Place, Leek
View of the Old Town Hall, which was built in 1806. It was bought by a Mr Flower in 1872, who used some of the masonry on his home, Portland House in Rosebank Street. The stone pillars were placed on ...
Old Water Conduit, Stafford,
An old water conduit unearthed during roadworks on Lichfield Road.
The lock-up can be seen on the left, used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants.
The public house is the White Lion.
Both ...
Prison Warden and Family, Stafford Gaol
Head turnkey, Mr J. Chidley, and his family outside their home in the North Tower, Stafford Prison. The railings on the left separates the garden from the exercise yard.
The towers were built in ...
Prisoners Returning from Labour, Stafford Gaol
Labour in Victorian prisons could consist of stone-breaking, pin-heading, oakum picking (untwisting lengths of old tarred rope) and working on the treadwheels.
Here prisoners are returning from labour ...
Reception Ward, Stafford Gaol
The reception ward was located in the gate-house (now demolished). This was where new prisoners arrived and were examined. The reception ward contained a warm and cold bath and an oven to fumigate clothing.
Here ...
Roof view from Stafford Gaol Tower
Family living in one of Stafford Gaol's three towers. The towers were built in the mid-nineteenth century as accommodation for prison warders and their families. During the housing shortage of the 1920s ...
Stable block, Stafford Prison
The ground floor of the administration block, built in 1794, was being renovated after being used for storage for many years.
Photograph taken by David Laker who recalls:
The admin block was originally ...
Stafford - County Gaol: water colour painting
County Gaol, Stafford.' Showing the top of a large building behind a high wall. There are fields surrounding the compound, and a house in the foreground to the left of the Gaol. Anonymous, [S. Shaw.]
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Stafford - Round Tower of the Gaol: sepia drawing
'Tower at the North West angle of the Gaol at Stafford.' Showing a round, crenellated tower of a crusading type. [It is one of four added at about this date.] There are three-storey houses on the ...
Stafford - The Old House of Correction: water colour painting
'The Old House of Correction, Stafford,' [rebuilt in 1832]. Showing an irregular three storey building, with a bell on the roof. Anonymous.
Stafford Gaol
A view of the towers which stood on the corner of Crooked Bridge Road and Gaol Road. They were demolished in 1953 when they were found to be unsafe.
The towers were built in the mid-nineteenth century ...