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Old Town Hall (Burslem Recreation Centre)

A Grade II* Listed Building in Stoke-on-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0457 / 53°2'44"N

Longitude: -2.1979 / 2°11'52"W

OS Eastings: 386832

OS Northings: 349844

OS Grid: SJ868498

Mapcode National: GBR MF2.SQ

Mapcode Global: WHBCM.6PNY

Plus Code: 9C5V2RW2+7V

Entry Name: Old Town Hall (Burslem Recreation Centre)

Listing Date: 2 October 1951

Last Amended: 15 March 1993

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195811

English Heritage Legacy ID: 384448

ID on this website: 101195811

Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6

County: City of Stoke-on-Trent

Electoral Ward/Division: Burslem Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Stoke-on-Trent

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Burslem St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

Tagged with: City hall Classical architecture Seat of local government

Description


STOKE ON TRENT

SJ8649NE MARKET PLACE, Burslem 613-1/10/14 Old Town Hall (Burslem Recreation 02/10/51 Centre) (Formerly Listed as: MARKET PLACE, Burslem Former Town Hall)

GV II*

Formerly known as: Public Library. Former town hall. 1854. By GT Robinson of Leamington. Ashlar. 2-storeyed, the main hall of 7 bays with western tower over open entrance or passage way. Baroque in inspiration. Battered ground floor of channelled ashlar with heavy moulded plinth carrying paired Corinthian pilasters to first floor which support cornice beneath parapet with pronounced overhang and frieze. Ground floor windows set in coved recesses with keystones, tall round-arched windows above. West tower has open ground floor with coved arches on 3 sides and paired Corinthian columns at outer angles. Volutes to clock tower terminate in caryatids carrying the blocking course beneath octagonal turret with ogival roof and angel finial. Eastern end divided into 3 bays with pilasters to first storey. Central doorway to ground floor with coved architrave to panelled door. Upper sash windows have shell motifs as hood. INTERIOR: double staircase with heavily scrolled iron balusters, and heavy classical architraves to doorways. Main chamber at first floor level, with Corinthian pilasters articulating the walls, coved ceiling with elaborate wrought-iron ties.

Listing NGR: SJ8683249844

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