photos: Steve Birks - Oct 1999
View from Albion Street - looking
into Bethesda Street
© Mr Brian Peach - April 2001
Public House including former premises of Staffs
Potteries Water Board. Mid 19th Century, brick with stuccoed
dressings, slate roof.
Eastern section of 2 storeys and 5 bays with
central doorway in pedimented case with Corinthian fluted
shafts.
Small paned window beyond replace original
mullioned and transomed lights which survive elsewhere. Lower
windows have pedimented heads, upper windows have round-arched
heads with slight entablature over, and foliate spandrels.
Oversailing eaves carried on consoles.
To the right, (No. 1 Bethesda St.), an adjoining
building now in the same occupation is in Italianate style
with ornamental brick and tile work to triple round-arched
windows on each floor.
Tiled eaves band. Upper storey recessed between
pilasters. 4 bays to Bethesda Street with stone architrave to
doorway to the right.
