Citylife in Rugeley and Cannock Chase September 2020

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1 2 A Window on the Past From the Market Place to Crossley Stone Bow Street, running from Market Square to Sheep Fair, was probably so named as it is the shape of a drawn bowstring. The shape became less obvious when the road was bisected by the construction of the Elmore Lane extension prior to the pedestrianisation of the town centre in the 1980s. At one time the Tithe Barn stood where Bow Street bears left. 1. Where Market Square becomes Bow Street c. 1985. 2. Although this postcard is entitled "Bow Street" it actually shows Market Square c. 1937, when Paris House (extreme left) was Cox and Gosling's drapery. Next door is Devall's house furnishing shop, which supplied almost anything for the home from pianos to deck chairs. Opposite, behind the blinds, is Wighams Stores. 3. A close-up of Wigham's Stores c. 1924. This grocer and provision merchant moved to Market Square from Horse Fair. Later the premises were occupied by Marriots grocery and more recently by Wolseley Carpets. 4. No 7 Market Place has been, at various dates from the late 19th century, a milliners, a rick-cloth maker and seedsman, and the British and Colonial Meat Co. This photo shows a float in a Hospital Saturday Carnival Parade c. 1930, when no 7 was Brassington's butchers shop. Later the Co-op ran their fish and greengrocery departments from the premises and by the mid- 1980s it was the Co-op Travel Bureau. 5. When the Star Inn was demolished its licence was transferred to The Comet on Springfield Estate. 6. Looking along Bow Street towards Crossley Stone in the mid-1980s from near Taylors Lane. The sign on the yellowish building on the right reads "Squires". This was formerly The White Horse Inn and afterwards became Olly's Bar. 7. The Crossley Stone end of Bow Street in the early 20th century. The houses on the left have been demolished. On the right is the part of Crossley Stone House that became the Comrades' Club. 8. The Royal British Legion Club and headquarters of the Rugeley Branch at the Sheep Fair end of Bow Street, built on the site of the pound for stray animals. The Landor (local history) Society is a focus for those who wish to learn more about the history of Rugeley and its surrounding parishes. It was founded in 1953 and was named in honour of Walter Noble Landor, local and county historian, who became the Society’s first President. More information is available at www.landor-localhistorysociety-rugeley.btck.co.uk 30
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