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Barracks and Public Gymnasium, Newcastle Street, Dalehall, Burslem

  • Built in 1902 as a barracks for the 1st Volunteer Battalion - The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment.

  • Also doubled as a public gymnasium.

  • In 1907 there was a public meeting held here - 3,000 ratepayers attended - the Duke of Sutherland offered to give Trentham Hall and Trentham Park to the Potteries if the federation of the six towns happened - federation did take place in 1911 but the council officials decided not to take up the Duke's offer. 

  • The building is still (2011) used as a Gymnastics Centre.

 

 

Burslem Barracks and Public Gymnasium - opened in 1902
Burslem Barracks and Public Gymnasium - opened in 1902
- now the City Gymnastics Centre - 

photos: Aug 2008

 

 

 

MILITARY ORGANISATIONS.

1st VOLUNTEER BATTALION NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (C COMPANY).
Barracks, Newcastle-street. 

Colonel Commanding, Colonel W. W. Dobson. 
Captain of C. Company, 
Captain J. Russell. Sergeant- Instructor, J. Curry.

from: 
1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

"Stoke-on-Trent Gymnastics Centre is North Staffordshire’s premier gymnastics venue catering for everyone from Pre School upwards. Home to the successful Stoke Gymnastics Club, the centre caters solely for gymnastics and boasts a range of fixed equipment.

Children showing enhanced ability and potential are guided into one of the two squads. Gymnasts are trained with the goal of competing at regional, national and even international levels. Normally children enter squads through recreational classes, but in special circumstances, we allow existing gymnasts from other clubs to enter squads directly."

from: 
Stoke-on-Trent City Council web site - 2011 

 

date stone 1902
date stone 1902 

 

entrance with the date stone and crests
entrance with the date stone and crests 

 

the Prince of Wales feathers - the badge of the Prince of Wales - three feathers emerging from a coronet
to the left of the entrance
the Prince of Wales feathers - the badge of the Prince of Wales - three feathers emerging from a coronet
ICH DIEN - "I Serve"
The Stafford Knot

In the roundel is a coal miners pick axe 

The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment was formed in July 1881- 

- the 1st Volunteer Battalion and the 2nd Staffordshire (Staffordshire Rangers) Rifle Volunteer Corps, based in Stoke-on-Trent were two of the battalions that formed part of the original regiment.


 


to the right of the entrance
three lions passant - from the Royal Arms of England
lion rampant - from the Royal Standard of Scotland
harp - from the Arms of Ireland 

In the roundel is a potters vase 

 

 

the City Gymnastics Centre, Newcastle Street, Burslem
the City Gymnastics Centre, Newcastle Street, Burslem
Bing Maps - 2011

 

 


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related pages 

Dalehall in detail - Dalehall - a district of Burslem, arranged either side of Newcastle Street. Nowadays Dalehall, although preceding it in antiquity has been subsumed into the general area known as Middleport. The Burslem family were living at Burslem by the end of the 13th century. By the end of the 16th century their Burslem house was Dale Hall.

external links.. 

The North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) - Wikipedia entry

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