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The site selected by the Lord Chancellor's Department, on the east side of Victoria Square, had been occupied by an old cattle market. [2] [3] The new building was intended to complement the style of the former County Education Offices, now part of Stafford College, on the opposite side of Victoria Square. [4]
The ST postcode area, also known as the Stoke-on-Trent postcode area, [2] is a group of 21 postcode districts in England, within six post towns.These cover much of north and central Staffordshire (including Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone and Uttoxeter), plus very small parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire.
In the 19th century the Shire Hall in Market Square became well established as the venue for judicial meetings and civic functions in the county. [2] Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, there was a need to find offices and a meeting place for Staffordshire County Council. [3]
Victoria Park, Stafford. Victoria Park, opened in 1908, is a 13-acre (53 ha) Edwardian riverside park with a play park, bowling green, bird cages and greenhouses. It has a children's play area, a sand-and-water-jet area replacing an open-air paddling pool, and a bmx/skateboard area. Stafford also has a 9-hole golf course near the town centre.
Saker Properties of Manahawkin LLC purchased the 320,000-square-foot shopping center from Manahawkin 2015 LLC for $36.5 million, according to a deed dated Dec. 15, 2023.
The current building is the third of similar function on the site. [1] The county court met in Stafford as early as 1176. [1] A shire hall, home to the county court and other civic functions, stood on the north side of what is now Market Square in the 1280s. [1]
The college campus is on Earl Street in Stafford Town Centre. Qualifications taught include a wide range of A-levels, with additional choice offered through the Stafford Collegiate, which is a collaboration between Stafford College and other local education providers. The College also offers vocational subjects, often in industry-standard ...
The hospital, which was designed by Joseph Potter using an early corridor layout, opened as the Stafford General Asylum in October 1818. [2] New buildings to the rear of the main structure were completed in 1850. [2] A new female block was added in 1879 and a similar male block was added in 1884. [2]