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Second Town Hall,
Tunstall
At the east end of Tower Square is the town hall, replacing the original town hall which was in the centre of Tower Square (then Market Square) - the original town hall was demolished in 1892.
Entry in N. Pevsner's 'The Buildings of England':
"TOWN HALL, Tower Square. 1883-5 by A. R. Wood. Nine bays, brick in a sort of Italian, ill-defined. In Tower Square is the CLOCK TOWER of 1893
postcard of Tunstall town hall
The replacement town hall, designed by A. R. Wood, has a Renaissance-style facade of nine bays. The first floor, of brick with stone dressing, features an intricate dentil frieze, with richly patterned, moulded tiles below. The first floor is finished with ashlar stone.
The centre attic displays a Star of David. Behind the town hall is a covered market. Unlike the other Potteries town halls there are shop frontages incorporated in the ground floor.
Tunstall's second Town Hall - completed in 1885
photo: 2000
28/01/2002