Former Archaeologist at Stafford Borough Council, David Wilkinson, explores the history and development of mediaeval market towns throughout our county; the royal charters bestowed upon them and the markets and trades that developed there.

Photo: The Ancient High House in Stafford, constructed in 1595 by the Dorrington family from local oak. It is the largest timber-framed house in England and is pictured here as it looked in 2008.