Stafford Coat of Arms
at Winton Square, Stoke
 

Location:  On the façade of the North Stafford Hotel, Winton Square, Stoke
Date of design: 1847-49 Opened 1849
Commissioned by: North Staffordshire Railway Company 
Architect: Henry Arthur Hunt 
 

The North Stafford Hotel an impressive grade II* listed building

in front of the hotel is a statue of Josiah Wedgwood

 

Description: This impressive grade II* listed building has a relief coat of arms contained within a roundel on the second storey facade, the shield is charged with a castle, a lion and two Stafford Knots, the surround is ornate. Background: The Elizabethian / Jacobean style North Stafford Hotel and Stoke Station opposite, are described by Pevsner as 'the finest piece of Victorian axial planning in the county'.

relief coat of arms contained within a roundel on the second storey facade,
the shield is charged with a castle, a lion and two Stafford Knots, the surround is ornate.

 

Photos: June 2001

   

Materials:

Part of work	Material	Dimensions
Coat of arms	Sandstone	Roundel 65cm diameter