Gaol Road, Stafford
A postcard view looking north along Gaol Road from Gaol Square, Stafford. Centre left just behind the lamp post is Boon's tobacconists, centre right shows the Gaol walls and gatehouse and on the extreme ...
Gaol Road, Stafford
Looking north along Gaol Road from Gaol Square. The Gaol walls and gatehouse can be sen to the right. On the left is Boon's tobacconists
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Postmarked ...
Gnosall 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, ...
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, ...
High Street and Lock-up, Gnosall
A postcard view of a winter scene in Gnosall, with the village lock-up on the left on Station Road. The lock-up was built in 1830. Lock-ups, often found in rural communities, were a convenient place ...
High Street, Gnosall
This postcard view looks south along the High Street towards Station Road in Gnosall.
On the left is A.E. Randle’s grocers and provisions shop which in later years changed ownership and the ground ...
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.
The back right corner of the building ...
Interior view of Stafford Gaol
The vertical pipework used to supply town gas to lamps on the landings. It has long since been replaced by electric lighting situated at walking level.
Interior View of the Crescent Block, Stafford Gaol
Corridor in the Crescent Block, built 1830. This block was designed to hold male prisoners sentenced to periods of solitary confinement. The open design of the centre area allowed better supervision ...
Interior View of the Women's Prison, Stafford Gaol
The corridor of the women's prison, built in 1852. Three floors high, with rows of cells on either side, the central opening was designed to allow close supervision. This area is now (2026) D wing and ...
Ironing Room, Stafford Gaol
Female prisoners ironing in the laundry. The laundry provided clean linen for the gaol.
Laundry Drying Room, Stafford Gaol
Prison linen drying by the range in the laundry.
Laundry Room, Stafford Gaol
The laundry was located at the rear of the women's gaol, and gave employment to the female prisoners.
The laundry provided clean linen for the gaol.
Laundry Washing Cubicles, Stafford Gaol
The prison laundry provided employment for female inmates and clean linen for the gaol.
These washing cubicles kept the prisoners apart during their work.
Lewis Cooke and family, Stafford Gaol
Lewis Cooke, his wife Mary and their three children pictured at Stafford gaol. Lewis Cooke was a warder at Stafford Gaol between 1881 and 1891.
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 ...