Queen's Hotel, Albion Street, Hanley

Queen's Hotel, Albion Street, Hanley

Designed as the Queen's Hotel by Robert Scrivener and opened in 1869.
Converted to Hanley town hall in 1884-1888.

The Queen's Hotel commercial life was short-lived. In 1888 it was occupied by the newly-formed and progressive-thinking County Borough of Hanley, who took complete possession and changed its name to Town Hall. From hotel to Town Hall must surely be a unique transition.

Queen's Hotel, Albion Street, Hanley
advert: Keates's Gazetteer and Directory of The potteries and Newcastle 1879

QUEEN'S HOTEL. HANLEY. STAFFORDSHIRE.

KATE ELLIOTT, MANAGERESS.

HIS HOTEL has been thoroughly renovated regardless of expense, and the accommodation it now affords to COMMERCIAL GENTLEMEN and FAMILIES will be found to be of such a character as few Establishments in the Kingdom can boast. Its advantages, moreover, are combined with a most REASONABLE TARIFF.

A suite of Stock Rooms has been added. These are heated by Hot Water, and fitted especially for shewing Goods to the greatest advantage.

The Hotel is within three minutes walk of Hanley Railway
Station, from whence 56 Trains run daily to all parts of the
Potteries, of which Hanley is the Central and most important
Town.

ALL TRAINS MET. AN ORDINARY DAILY AT 1-15.

from: 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 'Business Reference Guide to
The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

Hanley Borough Court

BOROUGH COURT

PETTY SESSIONS are also held daily at the Town Hall by the Borough Justices. All summonses will be made returnable on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays only, unless other- wise ordered. All summonses for Non-payment of Rates will be made returnable on Thursdays only.

The Sessions on 26th September will be a Special Sessions for Revising Jury Lists.

Special Sessions for hearing Appeals against Poor Rates are held quarterly, in January, March, June, and September.

Sessions for appointing Overseers held in March.

Sessions for the Transfer of Licenses, under the Intoxicating Liquors Acts, and for the granting and transferring of Licenses for

Public Dancing, Singing, Music, or other Public Entertainments of a like kind, are held in January.

Clerk to the Justices.—G. E. Phillimore; appointed 5th November, 1906.

contents: 2011 adverts

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