Market Square, Stafford
A 360 degree view of the Market Square, Stafford, painted by Rob Pointon (1982-). Oil on board, twelve panels, designed to be viewed from the centre. This painting was commissioned from the artist for ...
Market Square, Stafford
Black and white glass positive, lantern slide. Brougham cabs and horses on Market Square, Stafford, with the Shire Hall in the background. To the right is the Jubilee Fountain, erected in 1887. The ...
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.
On the right is the Shire ...
Market Square, Stafford
A colour-tinted postcard view of Market Square taken from the end of Gaolgate Street. The Shire Hall, built in 1795-1798 by John Harvey dominates the square. On the immediate left can be seen the spectacles ...
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,
To the left is the Jubilee Fountain, erected in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. It was demolished in 1934.
Memorial to Thomas Noon Talfourd, Shire Hall, Stafford
Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854), was a writer, judge, and politician. He was called to the bar in 1821 and was Member of Parliament for Reading as a Radical from 1835 to 1841 and 1847 to 1848.
He ...
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 ...
Model of the New Wedgwood Factory at Barlaston,
Model of the new Wedgwood factory and estate at Barlaston.
Josiah Wedgwood (1730 - 1795) began his apprenticeship as a potter in 1744. He started his own pottery business at Ivy House in Burslem 1759. ...
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 Police Station, Leek
The old Police Station on Leonard Street, Leek.
This former County Police Station is a Grade II listed building dating from 1891-2, it was designed by local architects: the father and son practice ...
Old Police Station, Leek
The old Police Station on Leonard Street, Leek.
This former County Police Station is a Grade II listed building dating from 1891-2, it was designed by local architects: the father and son practice ...
Old Police Station, Longton
The old Longton Police Station on Sutherland Road. this photograph is taken looking towards the junction with Anchor Road and Market Street. The Heathcote Hotel is the building with the round tower 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 ...
Oulton, near Stone
Looking north-east through the village. The Police House (with the village policeman), the Wheatsheaf and the Brushmaker's Arms can all be seen on the right hand side.
This postcard view was published ...
Ox Roast, Market Square, Stafford
A view taken from a first floor window of two oxen being roasted on Market Square, Stafford with crowds watching and the Shire Hall behind. The event was probably Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations ...