in Stoke-on-Trent
in Stoke-on-Trent
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"Having secured a site (in 1858), the Council offered premiums for the two best designs for chapels, and for laying out the grounds. No less than sixty-five architects, residing in various parts of the country competed, and several designs for the arrangement of the grounds were also sent in. The designs of these gentlemen were publicly exhibited at the Town Hall, and ultimately that of Messrs. Ward and Son, architects of Hanley, for the chapels and lodges and that of Messrs. Bellamy and Hardy, of Lincoln, for laying out the grounds was accepted. For the construction of the chapels and lodges a contract was entered into with Mr. J. Clewes, of Hanley, at a cost of £2,598.... the chapels are constructed of Werrington stone, with dressings of Hollington stone. The roofs, which are of a high pitch, are internally of open stained woodwork and externally are covered with coloured tiles, surmounted by ornamental iron ridges."
The Staffordshire Advertiser Newspaper, 5 May 1860
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Drawing showing the front
elevation
Extract from the 1878 OS map
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