Listed Buildings
in Stoke-on-Trent and area
Shop premises, St.
John's Square, Burslem
Area
Burslem |
Street
St. John's Square |
Heritage No.
22a |
Grade
II |
Date Listed
19 April 1972 |
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Building:
Shop premises - numbers 15,15a
St. John's Square |
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Location:
STOKE ON TRENT
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Description:
EARLY C19 PAINTED BRICK, SLATE ROOF, ("JOHN
BAINES SHOP" -BENNETT) |
In
Arnold Bennett's
novel "Old Wives Tale" the shop on the left was home of the Baines
Family with the sisters Constance and Sophia.
NOTE: In
Bennett's novels St. John's Sq. became St. Lukes Sq.
The street just
visible on the extreme left is William Clowes Street. This street
used to be Church Street and ran right down to Enoch Street which
ran along the perimeter of St. John's Church.
Baines shop at the
bottom of St. John's Square
(the listed building is on the left)
photo: Steve Birks - Jan 2000
1909 picture of St. John's
Square taken from Fountain Place
Baines shop premises are to the left side near the bottom
Shop premises. Converted into two properties.
Early 19th Century. Painted brick with slate
roofs, hipped around corner. 2-storeyed, 2 bays to St John's
Square, returning onto Church Street. 20th Century shop fronts,
4-pane sash windows above, with flat arched stuccoed heads. Part
of moulded eaves cornice survives.
Used by Arnold Bennett as "John Baines Shop" in
"The Old Wives' Tale".
on St. John's Square
'Baines' shop in
2008
  
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