Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law stating that all buying and selling had to take place in a market town.
On the left can be seen the Shire Hall, built ...
Market Square, Stafford,
The building with the balcony is the Guildhall, designed by Charles Trubshaw and built in 1853. It housed the Borough Council, the courts and on the ground floor was a police station. The entrance to ...
Market Square, Stafford,
Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market opened behind the new Guildhall, but some stalls continued to trade from the Market Square.
In 1927 the Borough Council ...
Market Square, Stafford,
The Market Square was laid out with flower beds, trees and seating in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1992, as part of the pedestrianisation of the town centre, the bus shelter ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Postcard view taken from the bottom of Church Hill. The shop in the right foreground was George Blagg and Son, Ironmongers since the 1870s, which finally closed its doors in 2003. It had a yard and warehouse ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Looking south-east along Market street, Hednesford. This Valentine's Series postcard photograph has been coloured by the 'Crystoleum' process with an added picture frame effect. Note the wrought iron ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A postcard view of Market Street, Hednesford with the Co-operative store on the immediate left with an upright electrical washing machine on display in the window. Next door is Andrew's shop which usually ...
Market Street, Hednesford
View of the top of Market Street, looking down the hill. Shoppers are standing outside the butcher's shop, and on the near left, the iron monger's canopy with drainpipe and wrought iron decoration can ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A busy street scene looking towards the Railway Station on the bridge from near the front of the Anglesey Hotel. Ellison's chemists shop on the right. A decorative plaque can be seen over the large door ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Market Street viewed from the junction of Church Hill with the A460 crossing the photograph in the foreground. Market Street, the town's main street, stretches ahead. Crossing the road to the right ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Viewed from the bottom of Church Hill, looking up Hednesford's main street, Market Street. The Uxbridge Hotel is on the left corner. Posters on the wall advertise Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. whose ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Looking towards the railway bridge with Anglesey Street to the left and Victoria Street to the right. Note the L.R.W.R. motor-bus, one of three purchased in 1913 but requisitioned for Army use during ...
Market Street, Hednesford
View of Market Street from the bottom of Green Heath Road, Hednesford. On the right hand side are the Anglesey Hotel (large white building) and Station entrance. The Hotel is no longer in use as a hotel, ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A colour-tinted postcard view looking north-west along Market Street, Hednesford. The barber's pole on the left edge of the card belonged to the premises of Mr J. Bird who was there for over 30 years. ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A colour-tinted view looking north-west along Market Street, Hednesford.
Postcard Published by Evans, "Advertiser" Office, Hednesford
Market Street, Hednesford
A busy scene on Market Street, Hednesford. The building with the diamond-shaped windows on the left hand edge is the Electric Palace. Built as a roller-skating rink in 1910, its maple wood floor was ...
Market Street, Hednesford
Looking from the Church Hill end of Market Street, Hednesford. On the right is George Dando's fruit and grocery shop with Frisby's Shoe shop next door. On the left is Ball & Rigby's men’s outfitters premises ...
Market Street, Hednesford
A view looking down Market Street towards the junction with Rugeley Road and Uxbridge Street then on up Church Hill. On the left is the Co-operative Society store, then E. Webb's watchmaker shop and G. ...