Stafford Gaol
A colour-tinted view of the Gate house toe] Stafford Gaol, looking north along Gaol Road. The gate-house stood on Gaol Road and contained the reception ward and a room for the warders. The roof of the ...
Stafford Gaol Burial Ground
The prison burial ground, located next to the chapel. In 1834 executed prisoners were ordered to be buried within the prison grounds.
William Palmer's grave is under the window on the right. Palmer, ...
Stafford Gaol Tower
One of the three towers at Stafford Gaol. The towers were added in the mid- nineteenth century to provide accommodation for the warders and their families. The prison did not house offenders between ...
Stafford Lock-up,
The lock-up on Lichfield Road dates from the early eighteenth century. It was built from stone taken from the medieval St. John's Hospital and Chapel which once stood on this site.
Lock-ups were used ...
Stafford Prison 'A' Wing
Photograph of David Laker (right) and Officer P.E.I. John Pattinson (now deceased) taken on the 'Threes' in 'A' Wing looking towards 'C' Wing.
This photograph was taken by the then Foreman of Works, ...
Stafford Prison and Gaol Road
The outer wall and twin towers of Stafford Gaol, which were demolished in 1952 in order to widen Gaol Road.
The advertisements in the background are for Tinkler's grocers and Oveltine.
Stafford Prison Chapel
The original chapel was built in 1852, during a period of alteration and expansion within the prison structure. This chapel was situated behind the women's gaol; a gallery at the southern end was designed ...
Stafford Prison Gate-house
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 ...
Stafford Prison Gate-house and Gaol Road,
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 ...
Stafford views
A colour-tinted postcard with six views of Stafford: the Castle, the Picture House, Victoria Park, Rowley Park, Newport Road, the Gaol.
Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem.
Stone-breaking Yard, Stafford Gaol
Prisoners were put to work on treadwheels, pin-heading or stone-breaking. This was a form of punishment and also enabled the prisoner to earn his keep.
Here prisoners with wheel barrows are collecting ...
The Lock up, Gnosall
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, ...
The Lock up, Gnosall
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, ...
The Lock-up, Alton
To the left can be seen the village lock-up, built in 1819 and renovated in 1977.
The Lock-up, Alton
The village lock-up was built in 1819 and renovated in 1977.
The Lock-up, Alton
The village lock-up in Alton was built in 1819 and renovated in 1977.
This postcard view was franked at 11.00 AM on 19 February, 1910 in Stafford and posted to an address in Birmingham.
The Old Gaol, Penkridge
Built in the early 19th century, the Old Gaol was the village lock-up and stands on Bellbrook. The building was carefully restored by Penkridge Civic Society in the late 1990s and opened as Penkridge ...
The Old Town Hall, Leek
The building used to stand at the junction of Sheepmarket and Stanley Street (formerly Custard Street), on the site of the old Market Cross. It was built in about 1806 and used for a variety of purposes. ...