Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...

 is a city in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, England. Known as The Potteries and is the home of the pottery industry

Pottery

Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...

 in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1910 from six towns, the city has almost 200 listed buildings within the city. Many of these are connected with the pottery industry and the people involved with it.

The term "listed building", in the United Kingdom, refers to a building or structure designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

The Planning Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system in England and Wales....

. They are categorised in three grades: Grade I consists of buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest, Grade II* includes significant buildings of more than local interest and Grade II consists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport is a United Kingdom cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The role was created in 1992 by John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage...

 on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.

Key

Grade	Criteria
I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important
II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Listed buildings and structures

Name and location	Photograph	Grade	Date	Notes
Mausoleum for the Marquis of Stafford 52°58′0"N 2°11′53"W				The mausoleum Mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...  for the Marquis of Stafford was designed by Charles Heathcote Tatham Charles Heathcote Tatham Charles Heathcote Tatham , was an English architect of the early nineteenth century.-Early life:... . Built of ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  in a neo-Egyptian style it is the only Grade I listed building in the city.
Farmhouse, Garden Street, Penkhull 53°0′1"N 2°11′52"W				Late 18th century T-plan farmhouse with 19th century additions and modifications. Probably built around 1780 when Josiah Spode II leased the farm.
The Vine Public House, Naylor Street, Pitshill 53°4′3"N 2°11′57"W				Rare surviving example of 19th century back street public house Public house A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...  that retains original layout and fittings.
Hanley St Lukes Church of England Primary School 53°1′30"N 2°10′5"W				Late Victorian school building in Vernacular Revival Vernacular architecture Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...  style. Incorporates a large number of contemporary tiles from the nearby Mintons pottery.
Chest tombs of Whalley and Broade family, Stoke Minster 53°0′14"N 2°10′54"W				Located in the churchyard of St. Peter ad Vincula Stoke Minster Stoke Minster is the town centre and civic church in Stoke-upon-Trent in England.-Background:Legally known as the church of St. Peter ad Vincula, it was informally renamed Stoke Minster in 2005 in recognition of the important role it plays in the Civic life of Stoke on Trent and north... , Stoke a pair of Chest tombs from late 18th and mid 19th centuries commemorates members of the Whalley and Braode families.
Fragment of Anglo-Saxon Cross, Stoke Minster 53°0′13"N 2°10′55"W				Located in the churchyard of St. Peter ad Vincula Stoke Minster Stoke Minster is the town centre and civic church in Stoke-upon-Trent in England.-Background:Legally known as the church of St. Peter ad Vincula, it was informally renamed Stoke Minster in 2005 in recognition of the important role it plays in the Civic life of Stoke on Trent and north... , Stoke, a fragment of an early 10th century Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...  cross that was re-erected in the mid 19th century on a tooled base surrounded by railings by local architect and amateur archaeologist Charles Lynam.
Remains of earlier church in St Peter's churchyard 53°0′12"N 2°10′53"W				13th century arch from a previous church building on the site of St. Peter ad Vincula Stoke Minster Stoke Minster is the town centre and civic church in Stoke-upon-Trent in England.-Background:Legally known as the church of St. Peter ad Vincula, it was informally renamed Stoke Minster in 2005 in recognition of the important role it plays in the Civic life of Stoke on Trent and north... , Stoke. The stones were reassembled by local architect and amateur archaeologist Charles Lynam in the 1880s.
North Staffordshire School for the Deaf, Hartshill 53°0′16"N 2°11′49"W				Early 19th century ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  and brick house built for the potter Josiah Spode Josiah Spode Josiah Spode was an English potter and the founder of the English Spode pottery works which became very famous for the quality of its wares. He is often credited with the establishment of blue underglaze transfer printing in Staffordshire in 1781–84, and with the definition and introduction in c... . Now the North Staffordshire School for the Deaf.
Elm House, Handley Street, Tunstall 53°5′14"N 2°11′56"W				Late 17th Century farmhouse, now a house. Extended in mid 18th century
Pottery works formerly occupied by Dudson's Ltd, Hannover Street, Hanley 53°1′45"N 2°10′47"W				Pottery works comprising a number of buildings surrounding a central courtyard and kiln Bottle oven A bottle oven is a type of kiln. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass.... . Originally built in the 1820s substantial modifications were made in 1872.
283 Hartshill Road, Hartshill 53°1′45"N 2°10′47"W				Early 19th century one and a half storied cottage in the Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...  style.
Holy Trinity Church, Hartshill 53°0′35"N 2°12′7"W				Designed by George Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...  and William Bonython Moffatt William Bonython Moffatt William Bonython Moffatt was an architect, who for many years was a partner with Sir George Gilbert Scott at Spring Gardens, London.Moffatt was the son of a small builder and pupil of James Edmeston... , Holy Trinity is the parish church and was constructed in 1842 in the Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...  style. The church was endowed by Herbert Minton, son of the founder of Thomas Minton & Sons.
Ford Hayes farmhouse 53°0′46"N 2°6′49"W				A farmhouse dating from the late 18th century. It was the birthplace and childhood home of Hugh Bourne Hugh Bourne Hugh Bourne was the joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism and, in the mid nineteenth century, an influential Protestant Christian movement in its own right.- Early life :... , the founder of Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:... .
Christ Chursh, Tunstall 53°3′45"N 2°12′40"W				A Commissioners' church Commissioners' church A Commissioners' church is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act of 1818 and 1824. They have been given a number of titles, including Commissioners' churches, Waterloo churches and Million Act churches...  built in the early 1830s. It was designed by Francis Bedford Francis Bedford Francis Bedford was an English photographer.-Life:Francis Bedford was the son of the successful church architect Francis Octavius Bedford. He began his career as an architectural draughtsman and lithographer, before taking up photography in the early 1850s...  and is of stone construction with a slate roof.
Boundary Works, King Street, Longton 52°59′28"N 2°8′19"W				Early 19th century pottery works formerly occupied by Leo Samuels Ltd. Of brick construction with a tiled roof
Bottle ovens and chimney at Albion Works, King Street, Longton 52°59′26"N 2°8′18"W				Two brick built Bottle oven Bottle oven A bottle oven is a type of kiln. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass.... s with attendant chimney stack
Sutherland Institute & Library, Lightwood Road, Longton 52°59′1"N 2°7′58"W				Designed by local architects Wood & Hutchings and built of brick picked out with terracotta, the three storey building was constructed on land donated by the 4th Duke of Sutherland Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland , styled Lord Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower until 1858, Earl Gower between 1858 and 1861 and Marquess of Stafford between 1861 and 1892, was a British peer and politician.-Background:Sutherland was the son of George...  and named in his honour. A decorative Bass-relief Frieze Frieze thumb|267px|Frieze of the [[Tower of the Winds]], AthensIn architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon...  in terracotta depicting the pottery, mining and metal working industries was added in 1908.
Former School of Art, London Road, Stoke 53°0′8"N 2°11′13"W				Mid 19th century art school designed by Edward Pugin E. W. Pugin Edward Welby Pugin was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton. His father, A. W. N. Pugin, was a famous architect and designer of Neo-Gothic architecture, and after his death in 1852 Edward took up his successful practice...  and his partner James Murray. Built of brick interspersed with stone bands and dressings and with a slate roof. Now used as offices.
45, 47 & 49 Longton Road, Trentham 52°57′55"N 2°11′32"W				Terrace of 3 cottages in the Arts and Crafts Arts and Crafts movement Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...  style built for the Sutherland estate. Brick with timber framing and plain tiled roof.
51 & 53 Longton Road, Trentham 52°57′56"N 2°11′33"W				A pair of timber framed cottages with brick infill in a herringbone pattern Herringbone pattern The herringbone pattern is an arrangement of rectangles used for floor tilings and road pavement.The blocks can be rectangles or parallelograms... . Built on the plinth of an earlier 18th century structure and incorporating some brickwork from the earlier period in a bay on the left hand side.
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Penkhull 53°0′1"N 2°11′47"W				Designed by George Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses... , the parish church of Penkhull is a spire Spire A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass.... d building of squared sandstone Sandstone Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,... . In the late 19th century aisles were added.
36 Market Place, Burslem 53°2′44"N 2°11′56"W				Late 18th century 3 storeyed shop of Stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed brick.
Old Town Hall, Burslem 53°2′45"N 2°11′52"W				The second Town Hall built in Burslem, this two storeyed ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  building was desigend in the Baroque Revivial style by G. T. Robinson. After it ceased to be the Town Hall, it was used variously as a library, recreation centre and most recently the home of Ceramica Ceramica Ceramica was a museum in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, which explored the history of the area's pottery industry. It was located in the former Burslem Town Hall.... , a pottery museum.
Former school house at Stoke Union Workhouse, Newcastle Road, Hartshill 53°0′16"N 2°12′55"W				Now situated within the grounds of the City General Hospital University Hospital of North Staffordshire The University Hospital of North Staffordshire is a major teaching & research hospital in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, England, near the border with Newcastle-under-Lyme... , the 2 storeyed, 15 bay workhouse Workhouse In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...  schoolhouse is of Flemish Bond brickwork picked out with Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick is a strong type of construction brick, originally made in Staffordshire, England.The brick is made from the local red clay, Etruria marl, which when fired at a high temperature in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere takes on a deep blue colour and attains a very hard,...  headers.
Warehouse in Price and Kensington Works, Newcastle Street, Longport 53°2′39"N 2°12′50"W				Early 19th century warehouse inside the pottery works of Price and Kensington. Of brick construction with hipped tile roof.
Sutherland Works, Normacot Road, Longton 52°59′5"N 2°7′49"W				19th century pottery works, including 2 bottle oven Bottle oven A bottle oven is a type of kiln. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass.... s. Main building is 2 storey Storey A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people... ed with 13 bays Bay (architecture) A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...  of brick with Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick is a strong type of construction brick, originally made in Staffordshire, England.The brick is made from the local red clay, Etruria marl, which when fired at a high temperature in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere takes on a deep blue colour and attains a very hard,...  dressings. The overns are circular and are contained with the rear ranges of the works.
Etruria Hall Etruria Hall Etruria Hall in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England was the home of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. It was built between 1768–1771 by Joseph Pickford.Etruria Hall was the site of the innovative research into photography by Thomas Wedgwood in the 1790s... , Etruria 53°1′34"N 2°11′43"W				Designed for Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family...  by Joseph Pickford Joseph Pickford Joseph Pickford was an English architect, one of the leading provincial architects in the reign of George III.-Biography:Pickford was born in Warwickshire in 1734 but he moved as child to London when his father died. Pickford's initial training was undertaken under the stonemason and sculptor... , Etruria Hall is a 3 storey Storey A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people... ed, 5 bayed Bay (architecture) A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...  hall brick structure with a 2 storeyed wing on each side. Extensively rebuilt in the 19th century the hall later became offices for Shelton Iron & Steel Company Shelton Bar Shelton Bar was a major steelworks in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, England. In its heyday, Shelton Bar employed 10,000 in the steelworks, had five coal mines, a complete railway system, and a by-products processing factory.-The main site:...  and now forms part of a hotel on the site of the 1986 National garden Festival Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival The Stoke-on-Trent National Garden Festival was the second of Britain's National Garden Festivals. It was held in the city from 1 May to 26 October 1986, and was opened by the Queen. Preparation of the site involved the reclamation of land formerly occupied by the Shelton Bar steelworks , about... .
Etruscan Bone Mill, Etruria 53°1′7"N 2°11′31"W				Mid 19th century bone mill built of brick with a slate roof. Now forms part of the Etruria Industrial Museum Etruria Industrial Museum The Etruria Industrial Museum is located in Etruria, Staffordshire in England. Located along the Caldon Canal, the museum is a Grade II* listed building which includes a working steam engine called "Princess". The museum buildings were originally a bone and flint mill built in 1857 to grind... .
War Memorial, Albert Square, Fenton 52°59′53"N 2°9′51"W				Ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  cenotaph Cenotaph A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...  erected to commemorate the fallen of the First World War. On one side of the monument is a bas-relief figure of a soldier with reversed arms.
War Memorial, Albion Square, Hanley 53°1′26"N 2°10′32"W				Ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  pedestal Pedestal Pedestal is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase....  surmounted by larger than life sized bronze statue of Victory Victory Victory is successful conclusion of a fight or competition..Victory may refer to:**strategic victory**tactical victory** Pyrrhic victory, a victory at heavy cost to the victorious party**Victory columns**Victory Monuments**Victory personified... .
Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley 53°1′24"N 2°10′37"W				Two storey Storey A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people... ed chapel of brick with tucco]ed façade and slate roof. Built in 1819 with substantial additions in 1859 and 1887
Barn and stables at Bemersley Farm 53°5′17"N 2°10′26"W				A U shaped set of farm buildings built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries of sandstone and brick with ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  dressings and a tiled roof. Used by Hugh Bourne Hugh Bourne Hugh Bourne was the joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism and, in the mid nineteenth century, an influential Protestant Christian movement in its own right.- Early life :...  as premised to print early books connected with Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:...
Abbey Farmhouse, Birches Head Road 53°2′25"N 2°8′49"W				Of brick with some stonework reputedly stone from Hulton Abbey, most of the farmhouse dates from the early 19th century but there is evidence of earlier buildings on the site.
1 Brook Street, Stoke 53°0′17"N 2°10′52"W				Originally a house but now offices, 1 Brook Street was built of brick and stone in Tudor Gothic style in the mid to late 19th century.
Tunstall Market, Butterfield Place, Tunstall 53°3′30"N 2°12′34"W				Built in 1856 to the design of G. T. Robinson, the market is in the Neoclassical Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...  style of brick interspersed with Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick Staffordshire blue brick is a strong type of construction brick, originally made in Staffordshire, England.The brick is made from the local red clay, Etruria marl, which when fired at a high temperature in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere takes on a deep blue colour and attains a very hard,...  bands and stone dressing. The entrance is of ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges... .
The Red House, Chadwick Street, Longton 52°59′13"N 2°7′55"W				A brick structure, built as a house then subsequently used as a store for items from the decorating kiln at Gladstone pottery Gladstone Pottery Museum The Gladstone Pottery Museum is a working museum of a medium sized pottery, typical of those once common in the North Staffordshire area of England from the time of the industrial revolution in the 18th century to the mid 20th century....  works.
Enson Potter Works, Chelson Street, Longton 52°59′5"N 2°7′43"W				Late 19th century pottery works with 4 bottle kilns Bottle oven A bottle oven is a type of kiln. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass....  inside the range of buildings.
St Bartholomew's Church, Blurton 52°58′27"N 2°9′7"W				Incorporating early 16th century remains, most of St Bartholomew's dates from 1626. Built of sandstone there are later additions of a chancel in 1750, a bellcote designed by George Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...  in 1846 and a north aisle by Charles Lynham in 1867.
Black Boy Inn, Cobridge 53°2′0"N 2°11′12"W				A former inn, now a house dating from the mid 18th century. Of brick with lined stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...  overlay
266 & 270 Endon Road, Norton 53°4′6"N 2°8′48"W				The former parish workhouse Workhouse In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...  was converted into two cottages in 1839. A two storey building of coursed rubble.
St Saviour's Church, Smallthorne 53°3′3"N 2°10′29"W				A mid 19th century parish church built of random rubble with ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges... facings