Favourite or best looking buildings in Stafford.

[Gramaisc]

People are just using the term Old Library for the Carnegie Building, as it was previously the Town Library.

Rowley Street was actually the North Branch Library* - the old Library by the cinema was the "Town Library", then moved to the Shire Hall and on to Scaffoldshire Place - there was also the County Library up in Friars Terrace, now housing.

There are still branch libraries in Baswich and Holmcroft - possibly others, too?

I believe that "The Old Library" on Rowley Street was actually named that by the current occupiers.

 

[Withnail]

This place, as unprepossessing as it now is, used to have a very colourful interior.

I don't think i've yet received any kind of satisfactory response as to the current whereabouts of the Wragge Collection. Perhaps it is housed in the White Lion?

 

[homes and lines]

Here's another of my favourites.
It's being converted to apartments, I'd like to live here.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.8...YNI4NERp2yChGM35Lw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
The link worked?

 

[Glam]

Here's another of my favourites.
It's being converted to apartments, I'd like to live here.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.8...YNI4NERp2yChGM35Lw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
The link worked?

I went there for an interview way back in 1980, when it was run by the CO-OP. I was on a yops scheme. 50p an hour, and only half day Wednesday and Sunday off.

 

[Floss]

I went there for an interview way back in 1980, when it was run by the CO-OP. I was on a yops scheme. 50p an hour, and only half day Wednesday and Sunday off.

You just bought back another memory I was at castle works on a YOP scheme, couldn't believe it when I went passed Sunday on a walk down the old railway line to see that it has all disappeared.

 

[proactive]

I was on a yobs scheme.

I bet you were!

 

[Glam]

It was that or approved school...........

 

[homes and lines]

The house on the corner of Jerningham and Doxey.

 

[HopesDad]

As expected, everyone's favorite buildings are from 'old' Stafford. Would anyone like to nominate any of the 'new' (20th or 21st century) buildings?

 

[Gramaisc]

As expected, everyone's favorite buildings are from 'old' Stafford. Would anyone like to nominate any of the 'new' (20th or 21st century) buildings?

This was quite good when it was first built - around thirty years ago, I suppose.

It got a bit shabby over the years, the cupola seems to have gone and what was originally rather nice wood has been painted over. Modern, without being silly or faux-retro.

 

[ChrisLewis]

Shaw's House -

- is often overlooked a bit when this sort of thing crops up, so one can't help thinking this would not be the case if its true gloriousness wasn't covered up -

- in whatever render it is currently clothed.

Have you not thought about revealing its true facade, @ChrisLewis ? Or would that just be ridonculously expensive?

an interesting idea!

 

[homes and lines]

As expected, everyone's favorite buildings are from 'old' Stafford. Would anyone like to nominate any of the 'new' (20th or 21st century) buildings?

I like the new Stafford Council Building.

 

[John Marwood]

The house on the corner of Jerningham and Doxey.
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Interesting walk

 

[Malcolm]

For me, the original houses in Brunswick Terrace are truly handsome-looking houses, and I would love to own one! I'd be interested in learning more about their history if anyone knows. If you own one of them, I envy you!

 

[John Marwood]

For me, the original houses in Brunswick Terrace are truly handsome-looking houses, and I would love to own one! I'd be interested in learning more about their history if anyone knows. If you own one of them, I envy you!
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What put me off buying one was the restrictions on double/triple glazing, apart from the obvious that it's not Doxey Heights

 

[John Marwood]

I quite like the hidden Quaker House opposite the SGI

 

[Gramaisc]

For me, the original houses in Brunswick Terrace are truly handsome-looking houses, and I would love to own one! I'd be interested in learning more about their history if anyone knows. If you own one of them, I envy you!
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The run of houses on Newport Road, opposite the Brunswick Terrace junction, are often overlooked, as we drive past intent on the potential hazards on the road between the sorting office and the King's Horse.

 

[markpa12003]

Modern architecture can be beautiful sadly you need a willing investor to pay for it and an insistent council to ensure that's it's delivered.
Most of the new buildings allowed in Stafford are at best unimaginative and at worst detract from the area.

I don't mind the riverside development, however it's a shame that more wasn't done to take advantage of the river setting as evident by the fenced off steps by the council offices. An area ideal for sitting and watching the world go by has been fenced off.

I really don't like the Kingswead development. It looks poor now. It will look even worst in a few years time when it's aged.

I hate all the modern crap that has been allowed in the high street.

Love market square (apart from the crap santander building and boots extension). I love the ancient house, however I hate the fact that someone allowed an awful cheap sign to be erected on the phone shop and someone obviously high on drugs approved the McDonald's building. I suspect they were also the same person that approved the crap next door to St Chad's.

 

[Gramaisc]

Modern architecture can be beautiful sadly you need a willing investor to pay for it and an insistent council to ensure that's it's delivered.
Most of the new buildings allowed in Stafford are at best unimaginative and at worst detract from the area.

I don't mind the riverside development, however it's a shame that more wasn't done to take advantage of the river setting as evident by the fenced off steps by the council offices. An area ideal for sitting and watching the world go by has been fenced off.

I really don't like the Kingswead development. It looks poor now. It will look even worst in a few years time when it's aged.

I hate all the modern crap that has been allowed in the high street.

Love market square (apart from the crap santander building and boots extension). I love the ancient house, however I hate the fact that someone allowed an awful cheap sign to be erected on the phone shop and someone obviously high on drugs approved the McDonald's building. I suspect they were also the same person that approved the crap next door to St Chad's.

Modern buildings do seem to age so fast that they soon look shabby, often next to elderly buildings that don't.

The river downstream of the park is treated as little more than an inconveniently placed ditch.

What is now McDonalds and the pebbledashed wall adjacent to St Chad's are crimes.

 

[Gramaisc]

I love the ancient house, however I hate the fact that someone allowed an awful cheap sign to be erected on the phone shop and someone obviously high on drugs approved the McDonald's building. I suspect they were also the same person that approved the crap next door to St Chad's.

We must always remember that the High House survived much against the wishes of officialdom.