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Running at right angles to each other, Eastham Rake and Bridle Road link at the junction with Stanley Lane and the A41 - New Chester Road.

Note the New Inn on the left of the picture, and how large the name-board of the publican was. The village policeman in his cape stands in the middle of the road.

New acetylene lights were shining out on Leicester Road. Lights were also blazing at the Theatre Royal in Market Street and at the Empire cinema in the Cattle Market.

The year 2000 saw the gallery closed while work began on expanding it to take in new buildings, including the Athenaeum Club next door on Princess Street.

From the same vantage point as 32663 we now look northwards.

In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

The layout of the streets is still there but many of the older buildings have been swept aside by progress.

The market moved from the High Street to a new site behind the north side of the High Street in 1926.

AND SO, with the new millennium, to modern times. It cannot be claimed that Stafford celebrated the event with much originality or enthusiasm.

In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

The tower dates from the 15th century and the nave from the 16th century; the church remained unaltered until 1881, when it was decided to lengthen it and build a new chancel.

Woolhall Street, beyond Everard's, marks the site of the medieval market Toll House and the later Wool Hall, which was demolished to create the street.

They formed a hotel company which, for £900, bought from Peter Bruff the street block to the east of the pier.

The Westgate Centre, the Eastgate Shopping Centre, and the high street shops in East Walk, Southernhay, and the Town Square give a comprehensive shopping experience, and of course there is the

The London Joint City and Midland Bank (established 1836), now the HSBC bank, occupies the site of No 1 the Market Place - the original site dates from 1260.

The roundabout has now been joined by several traffic-calming devices to cope with traffic volume, and at the beginning of the new millennium a set of pedestrian-operated traffic lights was

New Road, another Victorian street, runs off to the right; at its junction with Westgate we see Wetherall's furniture store, still serving the needs of the town today.

In 1815 Sir George Jerningham began paying it the sum of £60 a year, and, together with his brother Edward, built a new church on the site. It opened on 5 June 1817.

We are looking north-westwards up Bell Street from the Assembly Rooms. Middle Row juts out (bottom left), and the raised pavement leads to Bell Cliff (bottom left).

Situated in the High Street, this late medieval courtyard inn dates from 1474, and before its restoration in the 18th century was jettied along its entire frontage.

Near to this point was the former Guild Hall, or 'gildhus' and there are also many references to the market activities in this area until 1827 when the new building was constructed in Market Street

Coronation Day in 1953 was celebrated with street parties, sports events and luncheons for the elderly.

The Dock Link Road is planned to go from Spalding Road to Skirbeck Road via the dock, with a bridge over the Haven at the south end of High Street.

The members of the Board took steps to get the entire town properly drained, and to restrict animals wandering the High Street too freely on market-day.