The Potteries would not normally be viewed by scholars and experts as a ‘great’ Victorian city to rank alongside the likes of Manchester and London, but the Potteries boomed during the reign of Queen Victoria, with the city’s potters capitalising on the improved communications brought about by the construction of the canal network and on-going expansion of the railways, and although the Potteries was not as wealthy as some of its more illustrious industrial counterparts, many magnificent and interesting buildings were built during the Victorian-era, and though we have lost a lot, many still remain. Indeed, Modern Stoke is primarily a product of the Victorians.

The Victorians have left their imprint through much of the Potteries: all of the Six Towns have fine examples of Victorian architecture and influence.

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Tunstall is home to A. R. Wood’s magnificent Queen Victoria Jubilee Buildings, the home of Tunstall Free Library, and the adjoining Public Baths (the future of which is currently in the balance). 

Built in red brick, with terracotta and stone dressings, the buildings are a great example of nineteenth century municipal facilities, the provision of which saw a great boom during the Victorian-era.

Queen Victoria Jubilee Buildings - Tunstall

The Tunstall Arms above the main Entrance

"Built in red brick, with terracotta and stone dressings, the buildings are a great example of nineteenth century municipal facilities"

hanging wrought iron sign by William Durose

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Tunstall Public Baths