The Shire Hall is a public building in Stafford, England, completed in 1798 to a design by John Harvey.

[1] A shire hall, home to the county court and other civic functions, stood on the north side of what is now Market Square in the 1280s.

[1] In the 1580s, the decision was made to rebuild the shire hall, on a new site,[1] but this was not completed until 1607, probably due to difficulties raising the money needed.

[1] The latter has many original fittings, but the former was enlarged by the county surveyor, Charles Trubshaw, and refitted by local joiner Thomas Bull, in 1854.

[1] The basement included a guard room (holding cell) for prisoners, and the Mayor of Stafford's office.

[1] Among those tried at the Shire Hall were the forger William Booth, who was convicted before Simon Le Blanc and hanged outside Stafford Gaol in 1812.

[6] In 1923, George Stagg was convicted of the murder by shooting of Aston Villa footballer Tommy Ball.

[1] Staffordshire County Council decided to renovate and adapt it, completing the work in 1993 with some funding by English Heritage.