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Stafford / Regno Unito

Stafford è una cittadina di 63.681 , situata nella regione dello Staffordshire in Inghilterra. Il nome Stafford in italiano significa "pianeggiante", data la sua collocazione su una pianura; la città sorge su un fiume, il Trent, strategicamente importante per la regione. Nel 913 la cittadina fu fortificata e diventò capitale della regione Mercia; un castello fu edificato nel 1070 dai Normanni, quattro anni dopo dell'invasione di Guglielmo I di Normandia .

Shire Hall, Stafford

Stafford / Regno Unito

The Shire Hall is a public building in Stafford, England, completed in 1798 to a design by John Harvey. Formerly a courthouse, it housed an art gallery which closed to the public in July 2017. The court rooms and cells are preserved. The building, its interiors, and the associated street furniture were grade II* listed on 17 December 1971, when it was described as "One of the finest public buildings in Stafford".

Shugborough Hall

Stafford / Regno Unito

Shugborough Hall è una storica residenza in stile georgiano e neoclassico situata nei pressi del villaggio inglese di Great Haywood, nell'area nota come Cannock Chase : costruita a partire dal 1693 sulle rovine di un palazzo vescovile ed ampliata tra il XVIII e il XIX secolo, fu la dimora della famiglia Anson, conti di Lichfield, famiglia che annoverava tra i suoi componenti anche il celebre fotografo Patrick Anson, V conte di Lichfield .La tenuta, ora di proprietà del National Trust, è famosa anche per la cosiddetta "iscrizione di Shugborough.

County Buildings, Stafford

Stafford / Regno Unito

County Buildings is a municipal facility at Martin Street in Stafford, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Ingestre Hall

Stafford / Regno Unito

Ingestre Hall is a Grade II* 17th-century Jacobean mansion situated at Ingestre, near Stafford, Staffordshire, England. Formerly the seat of the Earls Talbot and then the Earls of Shrewsbury, the hall is now owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and is in use as a Residential Arts and Conference Centre.

Staffordshire County Museum

Stafford / Regno Unito

Staffordshire County Museum is housed in the Servants' Quarters of Shugborough Hall, Milford, near Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The museum features a restored Victorian kitchen, laundry and brewhouse as well as permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.In November 2016, the management of the Shugborough Estate was returned to the National Trust and the museum at Shugborough was closed to the public. In March 2017, the estate was reopened by the National Trust including some of the displays which were part of the County Museum in the servants' quarters and farm. Staffordshire County Council intends in the future to move the County Museum Service to the planned new Staffordshire History Centre on the site of the Staffordshire Record Office.