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Gaol Road, Stafford

Looking north along Gaol Road from Gaol Square. The Gaol walls and gatehouse can be sen to the right. On the left is Boon's tobacconists Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Postmarked ...

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 ...

The Hednesford Murder

A postcard with four views of places associated with the murder of Mrs Gaskin in Hednesford in 1919. The murder of Mrs Gaskin is not Hednesford's only murder but it is still probably the most infamous. Henry ...

The Lock up, Gnosall

Gnosall village lock-up, Station Road, built in 1830. Lock-ups, often found in rural communities, were a convenient place to detain vagrants and local drunks. Only three lock-ups survive in the county, ...

The Lock up, Gnosall

Gnosall village lock-up, Station Road, built in 1830. Lock-ups, often found in rural communities, were a convenient place to detain vagrants and local drunks. Only three lock-ups survive in the county, ...

The Lock-up, Alton

The village lock-up in Alton was built in 1819 and renovated in 1977. This postcard view was franked at 11.00 AM on 19 February, 1910 in Stafford and posted to an address in Birmingham.

The Stocks, Penkridge

In the foreground can be seen the village stocks which stand in front of the Old Gaol. Built in the early 19th century, the Old Gaol was the village lock-up and stands on Bellbrook. The building was ...

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