Ash Hall, Ash Bank, Werrington

Ash Hall, Ash Bank, Werrington - home of Job Meigh

Job Meigh II owned the Broad Street Pottery Works with Richard Hicks from 1806 to 1835. It was a large works at one time having 600 employees.
He lived at Bank House, Albion Street, Shelton (the site of the subsequent Hanley Town Hall). which was a 5 minute walk to the his pottery manufactory in Broad Street.
In 1837 he purchased the Ash Estate and build Ash Hall.

John Ward, in his book (c.1840) "The Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, gives a contemporary account of the building"

"JOB MEIGH, Esq., owner of the Ash estate, has erected, whilst we have been compiling this Work, a mansion called Ash Hall, on an elevated site, overlooking Bucknall and Hanley, with which, for the beauty of the architecture, and its perfect adaptation to every purpose of domestic comfort, very few modern houses will bear comparison.

The exterior is of hard stone, (gotten on the estate,) of an Ash colour, giving the building an air of antiquity which harmonizes with the stile (sic.) of the architecture, being that of the manor house or Tudor era, with oriel windows, surmounted with pediments or pointed gables.

An elegant portico, composed of three Gothic arches, turreted and embattled, adorns the front. The adjoining lawn is tastefully laid out and planted; and altogether, we must characterize Ash Hall as one of the most beautiful seats we have had occasion to notice."

date on the rainwater drain pipes - 1837 -
the date the estate was purchased and building began

above the entrance are these arms
- the motto 'Benigno Numine' translates as 'by the favour of heaven'
- this was the motto of William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham,
who gave his name and motto to the city of Pittsburgh in the USA

"The exterior is of hard stone, (gotten on the estate,) of an Ash colour, giving the building an air of antiquity which harmonizes with the style of the architecture, being that of the manor house or Tudor era, with oriel windows, surmounted with pediments or pointed gables."

"a mansion called Ash Hall, on an elevated site, overlooking Bucknall and Hanley"

sometime after 1925 Ash Hall and surrounding land were sold to James Grant, a builder,
who converted it into a hotel and laid out a 9 hole golf course in the Park.

Related links...

Job Meigh & the Ash Hall Estate - A photo walk around Ash Hall, Werrington Stoke-on-Trent.

Dates in the history of Ash Hall

The Broad Street Works