Stafford, Greengate Street c.1960
Photo ref:
S411086
Photo ref:
S411086
More about this scene
The printing and bookbinding business occupies the upper floors above W H Smith's and Greenwoods, a ladies' outfitters. Further down the street we can see the distinctive sign of the Bear Inn. This stands on the site of the White Bear, which was a busy coaching inn in the early 19th century with coaches travelling to London, Birmingham and Liverpool.
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A Selection of Memories from Stafford
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Stafford
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I am learning more about my family history, and have discovered my Grandad trained to be a nurse at the General Infirmary, Foregate Street, Stafford. He became a registered nurse in 1950, before moving down to work in London. Does anyone have memories of training there? I would love to learn what it was like. He worked as a volunteer helping with the ambulances during WW2 beforehand. I would be very interested if anyone has memories of this as well.
It’s a rather sad fact that you only come to appreciate a town several years after you have left it. At the age of 19 I was sent to live and work in Stafford between 1964 and 1979, before the Main Street was fully pedestrianised and it’s much maligned traffic relief ‘ring road’ scheme was devised and tortuously introduced. It was a time when Stafford still strove to be a ...see more
My father recalled when this castle was occupied in the 1930's. How did it ever fall into such neglect so quickly that it was virtually razed to the ground? Who let part of our heritage disappears so readily?
Hi,
I was born 43 Tixall road and my Grandmother was at No. 45 we would walk into town via the River Sow
to the baths with towel under our arms. Or into town to Woodalls for material or wool and on market day there would be flags for your donations and into the old market with the smells of fruit and veg .
Around the back was the gas works with the constant smell of the gas and a visit to the park to feed the ducks ...see more
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