Arthur's Garden, Chamberlain Street, Shelton

Arthur's Garden, Chamberlain Street, Shelton

tiles on the garden seat produced by local artist Philip Hardaker

6.7.1931 Arthur Garside 17.2.2008 Friend of All
6.7.1931
Arthur Garside
17.2.2008
Friend of All

A people's champion has been remembered with the opening of community garden in his memory.

Friends and family of Arthur Garside say he would have been delighted with a new garden that has been dedicated to his memory.

On July 4, 2009, people gathered to celebrate completion of the £125,000 regeneration project in Chamberlain Street, Shelton.

Named in memory of Arthur, a former Chamberlain Street resident and member of the Upper Shelton Residents’ Association, the garden was created using funding from RENEW North Staffordshire, in partnership with Sanctuary Group, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and local residents.

A former clearance area, the site was transformed into a space for people to enjoy after residents were asked to pick their favourite garden design from three concept ideas by lead architects, Hulme Upright Manning.

A view of the garden

A view of the garden and the houses on Chamberlain Avenue

The Caldon Canal runs at the bottom of the garden

"The Python of Peace"

Local artist Philip Hardacre designed and built a mosaic tile bench for the garden, and children from St Mark’s Primary School joined with residents to design and paint tiles for the seat.

Philip Hardaker was born in Harrogate, North Yorshire in 1954. At the North Staffordshire Polytechnic he gained a first class honours degree in Fine Art Sculpture. He moved to London in 1977 when he attended the Royal College of Art and gained an M. A in Fine Art Ceramics in 1980.

Since 1985 he has lived in a seventeenth century packhorse inn on the outskirts of Stoke on Trent, working as a sculptor mainly in the public sector and undertaking many educational projects and private commissions.

Edmund Seveikutis, Blacksmith & Artist, is mentioned in the ceramic tiles on the seat in Arthur's Park - Edmund has previously worked with Philip on other projects around the city.

Other work byPhilip Hardaker.......

Seat at St. Peter's - Stoke Minster (Philip Hardaker & Helen Sayer)

Gateway at Berryhill Fields (Philip Hardaker & Edmund Seveikutis)

Edmund Seveikutis and Philip Hardaker work together on a project for Birmingham City Council

contents: 2010 photos