Listed Buildings
in Stoke-on-Trent and area
Town Hall (Queen's
Theatre), Burslem
Area
Burslem |
Street
Wedgwood Place |
Heritage No.
26a |
Grade
II |
Date Listed
19 April 1972 |
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Building:
Town Hall (Queen's Theatre) |
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Location:
STOKE ON TRENT SJ8649NE |
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Description:
1911 ARCHITECT RUSSELL & COOPER.ASHLAR,3
BAYS, TWIN COLUMNS |
Queen's Theatre -
Burslem's 3rd Town Hall
photo: Mr Brian Peach -
Oct 2000
Town Hall and theatre. 1911 by Russell and
Cooper.
Ashlar faced, brick to rear. entrance block with
full height portico divided by 3 pairs of Corinthian columns
carrying the entablature, cornice and pierced balustrade.
Doorway in each of the three bays, with moulded architraves.
This central section is flanked by 2 advanced wings with
recessed stone panels in moulded architraves and semi-circular
window.
Curved parapet to lower flanking bay with oculi.
Above the cornice, a massive attic storey with shell motif in
relief in the projecting outer sections. Adjoining to the south,
a 2-storeyed range of 10 bays with narrow 15-pane sash windows
in stone architrave and doorway with moulded architrave and
fanlight in coved arch. Ironwork balcony above the doorway
carried on stone brackets to full height window in stressed
architrave.
Moulded parapet eaves cornice.
photo: Steve Birks - Feb 2001
Postcard of
Queen's Hall, (c1913)
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