Things to See and Do in Stoke
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The Pace of Recovery
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Mini-roundabout, Festival Way, Marina Drive, Etruria Area, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5BQTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: Francis Gomila. A stainless steel swan sits on a tall plinth that slopes at an angle of about 40 degrees.
The Mayfly Throne
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Burslem Park, Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1EATelephone:
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Public Art
Burslem
Sculptor: Andy Edwards, Phil Hardaker. A steel sculpture inspired by the lifecycle of the Mayfly located in the beautiful surroundings of Burslem park.
The Needle
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City Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2HATelephone:
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Public Art
Fenton
The Needle was designed as an echo of the spire on the old Town Hall
St. Peter's Community Mosaic
Address:
Stoke Minster, Glebe Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1LPTelephone:
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Public Art
Stoke
Sculptor: community project. In May 2000, artists were commissioned to develop the images of the church and the local environment created by children from two local primary schools, turning them into a piece of public art.
Man of Steel
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Broad Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4HGTelephone:
01782 2376000Email:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: Colin Melbourne. This sculpture of a steelworker illustrates the struggle of the Shelton Bar steelworkers to retain their livelihood and preserve the future of their works.
The Staffordshire Saxon
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Inside Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DWTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: Andy Edwards. Located inside the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery his piece was inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard, a treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold.
Angel of Victory
Address:
Burslem Town Hall, Market Place, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3AGTelephone:
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Public Art
Burslem
Sculptor: G T Robinson. This life size gilded copper angel holding a laurel wreath stands on top of the old town hall in Burslem.
Josiah Wedgwood (Stoke)
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Opposite Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station, Station Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2AATelephone:
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Public Art
Stoke
Sculptor: Edward Davis. One of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous son’s Josiah Wedgwood (1730 – 1975) belonged to the fourth generation of a family of potters.
Love Ties
Address:
Hanley Park, College Road, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4DXTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: Emily Campbell. Love Ties was created after the artist worked with local people in a series of workshops to uncover their love letters.
Mother and Child
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Bethesda Gardens, Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, near, ST1 3DWTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: Anthony Beetlestone.
Traditional Industries
Address:
Woodbank Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, near, ST6 3QBTelephone:
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Public Art
Burslem
Sculptor: John McKenna. A triptych celebrating the three traditional industries of Burslem; brick manufacture, mining and pottery.
Zoomorphic Mount
Address:
Phoenix Retail Park, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2JBTelephone:
01782 236000Type
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Public Art
Longton
Made by: Artworks: Phil Brown (Project Manager), Jak Forester and Dan Cutter
This mount is inspired by a gold artefact from The Staffordshire Hoard and depicts two views of a fish eagle holding a salmon.Unearthed
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Lidice Way, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3ADTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptors: Dashyline. The Czech village of Lidice was destroyed by the Nazi’s in 1942 in retaliation for the assassination of Nazi Lieutenant General and Deputy Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich.
Lance-Sergeant John Baskeyfield VC
Address:
Greyhound Way/Pavilion Drive Roundabout, Festival Retail Park, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5NZTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Born in Burslem in 1922, Lance-Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield VC was recipient of the Victoria Cross.
R. J. Mitchell
Address:
Broad Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4HGTelephone:
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Public Art
City Centre
Sculptor: UnKnown. Reginald Mitchell was born near Stoke-on-Trent and was an aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer who was most famous for the legendary Spitfire fighter plane.
War Memorial (Burslem)
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Swan Square, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2AETelephone:
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Public Art
Burslem
Sculptor: C Wallett
Ribbons of Light
Address:
A500, Glebe Street Bridge, Queensway, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HGTelephone:
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Public Art
Stoke
This stainless steel relief extends along the northern and southern sides of the A500 under Glebe Street Bridge.
St Mark's Church
Address:
Broad Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4LTType
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Church
Stoke on Trent
St Marks church was built in 1833 at a cost of £10,000. Designed by J. Oates, it is the largest church in the city, at 46 x 23m with a 36.5m tower. The funding for the church came from the Church Commissioners, looking to create new centres for the…
Winton Square
Address:
Station Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2AAType
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Memorial
Stoke on Trent
Described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘the finest piece of Victorian axial planning in the county’, this area has changed very little since its completion in the 19th century. The land on which the square stands was known as Winton’s Wood and…
Beresford Street
Address:
Beresford Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2BJType
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Theatre
Stoke on Trent
Stoke Repertory Theatre
In 1920 a group of young men and women from North Staffordshire launched the Stoke-on-Trent Dramatic Society with a production of Caste at the Empire Theatre, Longton. By 1923 they had changed the name of their group to…