Ornamentation and faces
at Percy Street, Hanley
 

Location: Building façade 15-23 Percy Street
Unveiling: c. late 19th century
 

 
building corner of Percy Street and Stafford Lane
 

below a corner window bay is a terracotta moulding of a continuous strand
of rope which forms a pattern of Stafford Knots in shields

 

Description: This building has several different decorative terracotta panels. On the first storey façade between shop frontages there are two panels depicting Green-Man type faces, and two depicting snow drop-type flowers around a shield. On the upper façade are several identical panels with a garland and the lettering 'O G & Co.'. The building occupies a corner site, and below a corner window bay is a terracotta moulding of a continuous strand of rope which forms a pattern of Stafford Knots.

On the upper façade are several identical panels with a garland and the lettering 'O G & Co.'

 

     
On the first storey façade between shop frontages
there are two panels depicting Green-Man type faces,

 
two panels depicting snow drop-type flowers around a shield
 

flower & scroll decoration on top of a
cast iron column between two shops

 

Materials:

Part of work	Material	Dimensions
Reliefs with faces	Terracotta?, painted grey	25cm high x 25cm wide x 3cm deep approx
Reliefs with plants	Terracotta?, painted grey	25cm high x 60cm wide x 3cm deep approx
Reliefs with garland and company logo	Terracotta, red	60cm high x 90cm wide x 3cm approx