Victoria Park House in Stafford (Image: Google Images)
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Fears have been raised that adding two storeys to a massive building at the gateway to a town will make an existing eyesore even worse .
Victoria Park House, which overlooks the park next to Stafford railway station, currently provides office space.
History really does surround you. You just have to slow down a tad and open your eyes.
It will help if you turn off the TV and go touring. I often write you can drive by a place 1,000 times and miss its significance. Last week, while aimlessly touring I revisited a place Robert Clark and I put in our second book, âSouth Carolina, A Timeless Journey, the Saluda Theater.â
The old art deco theaterâs beautiful, if a bit worn. It opened July 4, 1936 with Shirley Templeâs Susanna of the Mounties. Lash Larue, a whip-wielding cowboy performed there. The theater provided a set for the film, âAnd Justice For All,â starring Sidney Poitier and Burt Lancaster.