Gaolgate Street, Stafford
View looking towards Gaol Square.
The tower of Christ Church can be seen in the middle distance with, to the left, Hill's the shoemaker's.
The Sidney fountain can be seen in Gaol Square. The sign ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
This building, which now houses Cafe Nero (in 2015), was the birthplace of Thomas Sidney in 1805. Thomas became Lord Mayor of London in 1853 - 1854. At the time of this photograph the building was occupied ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford
The Home and Colonial Store sold tea and other provisions. Next door is Hazelwood's drapers shop. The gabled timber framed building is the King Edward VII public house.
These shops were demolished ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View of Gaolgate Street, looking towards Gaol Square. Christ Church can just be seen in the distance.
On the right is the Maid's Head public house, with the Empire Hotel to its right, on the corner ...
Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View of Gaolgate Street from Gaol Square, with Woolworths and the entrance to the Sheridan Centre to the right.
Gaolgate Street, Stafford,
View down Gaolgate Street looking towards Gaol Square.
Amies' boot and shoe shop is in the centre of the photograph. To the left of Amies' is the Wheatsheaf Inn.
Gaolgate Street, Stafford, (1)
The modern building on the far right is Woolworth's, who still trade from the premises. The white building, occupied by Hardy and Co., was Brookfield's furniture removals in the early twentieth century.
On ...
Garage, Newport Road, Stafford,
The Junction Service Station on Newport Road, with King Edward VI Grammar School in the background to the left.
From about 1939 it belonged to Mr E.H. Bunn. He was an agent for British made motorcycles, ...
Gate conveyors, Cannock Chase Colliery
Gate conveyors in series carrying coal through Park Seam. Wooden pit props can be seen on the left.
Gate-house, Stafford Gaol,
The gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the gate-house was used as the place of execution until 1817, when new gallows were built on ...
GEC, Lichfield Road, Stafford
Pictured is the construction of a new Diesel Generator House for the GEC Works on Lichfield Road, Stafford. On completion three diesel generators would be housed in this building. The combined ratings ...
General Store, Tenterbanks, Stafford,
Prior to becoming a general store, this building was the Horse and Jockey public house.
Gnosall Village and Lock-up,
Gnosall village lock-up, Station Road, built in 1830. Lock-ups, often found in rural communities, were a convenient place to detain vagrants and local drunks.
Only three lock-ups survive in the county, ...
Gorse, or Ulex europaeus
Gorse (also known as whin or furze), is easily spotted across North Staffordshire's rough pastures and heaths.
At up to 2 metres high and with a vivid yellow bloom between March and June, you may well ...
Grange Road, Biddulph
Grange Road was built in the early 1870s, when the route north from Biddulph to Congleton was diverted from the south and east of St. Lawrence's church, to the west and north. The entrance to Biddulph ...
Granville Square, Stone,
Granville Square was originally named Pump Square, but when the pump was removed the square was renamed after Earl Granville of Stonepark. Trees were planted to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII ...
Granville Square, Stone,
View from Granville Square down High Street.
Granville Square was known as Pump Square until 1903. To celebrate the coronation of Edward VII the town pump, seen in front of the street lamp, was replaced ...
Granville Terrace, Stone,
Granville Terrace was named after Earl Granville, Lord of the Manor of Stone.
On the left, at the junction with Longton Road, is part of the Congregational Church, built in 1871 to a design by George ...