Stafford from the east
Watercolour painting by John Louis Petit (1801-1868). A view of the town centre from the River Sow meadows, showing the rear of Sir Martin Noell's almshouses and St Mary's Church beyond.
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Stafford from the River
This postcard was published by W.H. Smith & Son, Stafford. It was posted on 17 October 1911 from Stafford to an address in Herefordshire.
In the centre is the River Sow, on the left is a canal which ...
Stafford Gaol
A postcard view showing two of the towers at Stafford Gaol, on the corner of Gaol Road and Crooked Bridge Road. Three towers were added in the mid-nineteenth century to provide accommodation for the warders ...
Stafford Gas Works
Stafford Gas works situated on Chell Road, beside the River Sow.
The town's first gas works were built by William Edwards and Co. on this site in 1829. By 1949, when the works were taken over by the ...
Stafford Hospital Protest March
Members of the public on a march protesting against the proposed cuts and the downgrading of services at Stafford Hospital. This photograph was taken on Weston Road in Littleworth, an area of Stafford ...
Stafford Lock-up
The eighteenth century Forebridge Lock-up in Stafford was used to temporarily detain local drunks and vagrants. It was demolished and re-erected near to its original site in 1976, to make way for the ...
Stafford Pageant and RAF Stafford
The RAF Stafford Pageant Float with a Gazelle HT3 helicopter is pictured in the Market Square, Stafford, celebrating the 50th anniversary for the RAF at Stafford. The building in the background is the ...
Stafford Pageant Procession,
Pageant procession seen on Foregate Street, opposite the end of Glover Street.
The procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries ...
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 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 Railway Station and Hotel,
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Stafford Railway Station and Station Hotel
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Stafford Railway Station and Victoria Road,
The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years lines had opened from Stafford to Wellington and, via Lichfield to Rugby. The suburb of Castletown, en route to Doxey, ...
Stafford Road, Stone
This postcard view shows Elm Terrace, mostly covered with ivy or Virginia creeper, at Walton, Stone. Built in the second half of the 19th century, the terrace still stands (2022), with some alterations, ...
Stafford Street, Eccleshall,
The King's Arms on Stafford Street was originally named The Unicorn. Its neo-Elizabethan timber framed facade covers the original Elizabethan structure.
The King's Arms, like the Royal Oak on High ...
Stafford Street, Eccleshall,
The building on the left, with the porch, is the King's Arms, originally named The Unicorn.
The King's Arms, like the Royal Oak on High Street, was a coaching inn on the London to Chester road. With ...
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stafford Street is now known as The Strand.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them ...
Stafford Town and Castle
A hand coloured engraving showing the rear view of Stafford Castle, the town away in the distance and St. Mary's as a land mark. Figures are talking and riding in the foreground. Engraved by Arthur ...