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Penkhull Square

 

Josiah Spode II was responsible the building of Penkhull Square (c.1802/3) on the south side of the village of Penkhull - this was a provision of housing for some of the key workers. 

 

More on Penkhull Square
1872 Plan of Penkhull Square
 1832 map showing the location of Penkhull Square 
1841 census of Penkhull Square 

 

The square contained 20 houses built in about 1802-3.
The square contained 20 houses built in about 1802-3. 
The main entrance was through an archway on the east side by Trent Valley Road.

 

 

Each dwelling contained a living-room and a small scullery
Each dwelling contained a living-room and a small scullery 
with two corresponding bedrooms above, 
one of them apparently too small for a full-sized bed. 
The houses were demolished in the 1960s

1872 Plan of Penkhull Square


Considering the small size of the houses it is surprising that at the time of the 1881 census two of the houses each had a family of 10 people. 

 

1881 census:

Census Place: Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

Details of head of households:- 

House Number Name

Marr | Age | Sex

 Birthplace Occupation people in house
- Geo. PARKES  M 31 M  Stoke, Stafford Potters Presser 2
- John WRIGHT  M 49 M  Stoke, Stafford Potters Presser 10
4 Thos. WHITTAKER  M 36 M Stoke, Stafford Potters Flatpresser 4
5 Mary HEATH  W 61 F Stoke, Stafford Seamstress 4
6 UNINHABITED       -
7 Aaron TUNSTALL M 24 M Stoke, Stafford Potters Laborer 6
8 Joseph TURNER  M 54 M  Audlem, Cheshire Gen Laborer 7
9 John HEATH M 28 M M'chester, Lancashire Iron Worker 4
10 UNINHABITED       -
11 Herbert PARKES  M 39 M  Stoke, Stafford Potters Slipmaker 10
12 Lucy CHATTERLEY  W 70 F Stone, Stafford Potters Ware Cleaner 4
13 Fred ADAMS M 34 M Stanley, Stafford S W'houseman 8


Dwelling: 16 Penkhull Sq

Name

Marr | Age | Sex

   Birthplace Occupation
Geo. SHAW W 45 M Head Shropshire Genl Laborer
Wm. SHAW  11 M Son Stoke, Stafford Scholar
Jane SHAW 9 F  Daur Stoke, Stafford Scholar
Frances SHAW  7 F  Daur Stoke, Stafford Scholar
Albert SHAW  3 M  Son Stoke, Stafford  


Dwelling: 17 Penkhull Sq

Name

Marr | Age | Sex

   Birthplace Occupation
Saml. DAVIS M 41 M  Head Stanchurch, Stafford Gen Laborer
Frances DAVIS  M 36 F Wife Uttoxeter, Stafford  
Frances DAVIS  U 17 F Daur Handford, Stafford Potters Transferrer
Elizabeth DAVIS  U 10 F Daur Handford, Stafford Scholar
Wm. DAVIS  U 8 M  Son Trent Vale, Stafford Scholar
John DAVIS  6 M  Son Stoke, Stafford Scholar
Geo DAVIS  5 M  Son Stoke, Stafford Scholar
Thos DAVIS  3 M  Son Stoke, Stafford  
Ann R. DAVIS  1 F  Daur Stoke, Stafford  


18 November 2004