Buildings of Stoke-on-Trent
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Second Town
Hall
Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
| At a glance | |
| Building |
Tunstall - Second Town Hall |
| Location: |
High Street, east end of Tower Square |
| Built: |
1883 |
| Architect: | A. R. Wood |
| Architectural style: | Renaissance-style facade of nine bays. The first floor, of brick with stone dressing, features an intricate dentil frieze, with richly patterned, moulded tiles below. The first floor is finished with ashlar stone. |
| Demolished: | existing |
| Listing: | Grade II listed on 18 May 1989 | see listing details |
| Site today: |
Following a major restoration project the former town hall reopened in September 2022. It operates as a community hub and is the home of Tunstall Library. |
postcard of Tunstall's second town hall
The centre attic displays a Star
of David.
Behind the town hall is a covered market.
Unlike the other
Potteries town halls there are shop frontages incorporated in the ground
floor.
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Clock Tower and Market Place, Tunstall -
c.1908
at
the bottom of Tower Square stands the second town hall
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