Shire Hall, Stafford
There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place for the County Court and later for other civic meetings. The present building, designed by John Harvey and erected ...
Shire Hall, Stafford,
There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place for the County Court and later for other civic meetings.
The present building, designed by John Harvey and erected ...
Stable block, Stafford Prison
The ground floor of the administration block, built in 1794, was being renovated after being used for storage for many years.
Photograph taken by David Laker who recalls:
The admin block was originally ...
Stafford - [The White Lion Inn]: sepia drawing
'Old House on the South side of the road at the entrance of Stafford from Lichfield.' South east view of Elizabethan houses, one of which is The White Lion Inn and Lock-up. Artist: J. Buckler.
Stafford - County Gaol: water colour painting
County Gaol, Stafford.' Showing the top of a large building behind a high wall. There are fields surrounding the compound, and a house in the foreground to the left of the Gaol. Anonymous, [S. Shaw.]
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Stafford - Plan of Basement Story of Shire Hall: engraving
'Plan of the Basement Story (sic) of Staffordshire Hall. John Harvey, Archt.' Showing the proposed purpose of each room including the Mayor's Office, the Prisoners' Room and the Witnesses' Room.'London, ...
Stafford - Plan of Principal Storey of Shire Hall: engraving
'Principal Story (sic) of Staffordshire Hall. John Harvey, Archt.' Showing a key chart listing the proposed purpose of each room.Scale 1 inch to 10 feet. 'London, Nov. 10th 1802. Engraved & Published ...
Stafford - Round Tower of the Gaol: sepia drawing
'Tower at the North West angle of the Gaol at Stafford.' Showing a round, crenellated tower of a crusading type. [It is one of four added at about this date.] There are three-storey houses on the ...
Stafford - Shire Hall: aquatint engraving
'West Elevation of the Hall at Stafford, containing the Public Courts of Justice for the County of Staffordshire. John Harvey, Archt., 1794.' There is a pediment supported on four Attic columns above ...
Stafford - Shire Hall: architect's ink drawing (tinted)
Showing a building with a pediment supported on four Attic columns above a lower storey of solid stonework. There are nine windows at the level of the columns, and three doors below the columns. The windows ...
Stafford - Shire Hall: sepia drawing
'The Town Hall at Stafford.' South west view showing the building with a pediment supported on four Attic columns above a lower storey of solid stonework. There are nine windows at the level of the columns, ...
Stafford - Shire Hall: water colour painting
'Stafford, Town-Hall, as in 1798.' North west view of the Hall with a pediment supported on four Attic columns above a lower storey of solid stonework. There are nine windows at the level of the columns, ...
Stafford - The Old House of Correction: water colour painting
'The Old House of Correction, Stafford,' [rebuilt in 1832]. Showing an irregular three storey building, with a bell on the roof. Anonymous.
Stafford Gaol
A view of the towers which stood on the corner of Crooked Bridge Road and Gaol Road. They were demolished in 1953 when they were found to be unsafe.
The towers were built in the mid-nineteenth century ...
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 ...