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Victoria Buildings, Penkhull

Stoke workhouse was at Penkhull until in 1832/3 a new workhouse was erected at The Spittals, in London Road. 
The Penkhull workhouse was converted into a row of three storey houses and the row of terrace house were known as "Victoria Buildings" They were demolished 25th January 1967.

"A workhouse for Stoke-upon-Trent parish had been built by 1735 at the southern end of Penkhull village at the junction of Penkhull Green and the road from Trentham (now Trent Valley Road) ; in 1776 it had a capacity of 80. The inmates were being employed in the potworks of the area by the beginning of the 19th century. In 1832-3 the vestry erected a new workhouse at the Spittals on London Road just south of the Newcastle-under-Lyme boundary. The old workshop was at first occasionally used as a marble factory but the parish decided in 1834 to sell it. By 1902 it had been converted into cottages.."

a walk around Penkhull

Newcastle Lane (once called "Newcastle Street" runs to the right.
The road running directly away from the camera has been named....
"Church Street", "West Street", and now "Manor Court Road"
To the left is St. Thomas's Church and the houses at the end of Manor Court Road
are "Victoria Buildings"

Victoria Buildings
The three storey houses were once the workhouse
- demolished 25th January 1967 - 

1924 OS Map

The old workhouse (Victoria Buildings) outlined in red

1901 census:

Census Place: Stoke Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

Dwelling: 1 Victoria Buildings

Dwelling: 2 Victoria Buildings

Dwelling: 3 Victoria Buildings

Details of head of households:- 

19 November 2004