Hanley Coat of Arms
at Albion Street, Hanley
 

Location: On the façade of the former town hall, Hanley
Architect: Robert Scrivener & Son
Unveiling: 1869
Listing: grade II
 

Detail of crest above the town hall door.
1869

John Ridgway's crest of a kneeling dromedary 
was used in the Seal of the Borough of Hanley, 
and now forms part of the 
Coat of Arms of The City of Stoke-on- Trent.

 

 

Description: The Hanley County Borough coat of arms has a shield divided into three sections. Representing the pottery industry: the upper left section has three jugs on a background of stripes and the upper right is a cross and four bottle kilns. The lower central section bears four stars. The crest is a kneeling camel which is from the Crest of the Ridgway Family. Around the shield a rope forms several Stafford Knots.

 

 

Detail of town hall entrance

 

Hanley town hall - built as the Queens Hotel in 1869 

more on the Town Halls of Stoke-on-Trent

 

Materials:

Part of work	Material	Dimensions
Coat of Arms	Sandstone	60cm high x 50cm wide x 5cm deep approx

photos: Oct 1999