Potteries Branch Heritage pubs on the National Inventory list

Coachmakers Arms, Hanley

65 Lichfield Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3EA

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance An early Victorian mid-terrace pub, which retains its layout of a central drinking passage with two rooms on either side. The passage has a brown Minton tiled dado, a red and black tiled floor and a hatch to the side of the servery. The tiny snug bar (front left) retains old benches but the original counter is somewhat marred by the over-large modern top and unsightly padded panels. The lounge (front right) has fixed bench seating and a cast-iron fireplace. At the rear right the small ‘Piano Room’ is quite plain except for a highly attractive, possibly Edwardian, fire surround with pretty Art Nouveau touches: the red and black flooring is the same as in the corridor. Rear left is the most altered room which has been extended back into former private quarters, perhaps in the 1960s or 1970s.

Duke William, Burslem

2 St. John's Square, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3AJ

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance A prominent and largely intact pub from the 1930s. From the inner lobby, with its terrazzo floors, one door leads to an off-sales created by full-height glazed partition walls and a removed panel gives access to the public bar (the original door to this now being locked out of use). Another set of doors brings you to the lobby bar, also with a terrazzo floor and whose servery is surrounded by glazed screen-work up to the ceiling, with just the lower raising panels missing. Two rooms lead off the corridor - there has been some opening out here. The front room has fielded panelling with bell-pushes all round, mostly original fixed seating and original window glass. More panelling in the rear room but only on one wall and the fireplace has gone. Through the double doors at the end of the L-shaped corridor is another inner lobby. Going back to the public bar, this has mostly intact fittings - the bar counter, island gantry-style bar-back, fixed seating and glazed stone and wood fireplace. The Duke William Suite on the first floor is also worth a look (used as a restaurant).

Vine, Pittshill (Closed)

13 Naylor Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Pittshill, ST6 6LS

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance An archetypal small, unspoilt back-street Victorian local with three little rooms. In northern towns and cities, hundreds if not thousands of such working-class pubs once existed but only a handful are still with us. A passageway runs from the front door with, on its left, a partly-glazed partition and two small rooms - a lounge at the front and a games room at the back, both with original fixed seating and 1950s tiled fireplaces. Opposite the games room is a hatch with a sliding window. The public bar on the right has an etched window inscribed 'Vaults' and original bar-back shelves, counter and fixed seating. The bar top and tiled fireplace are, however, later arrivals.

Butchers Arms, Audley

Church Street, Audley, ST7 8DE

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest Rebuilt in 1933, this attractive brick-and-half-timbered pub has suffered few alterations. The entrance leads to a spacious corridor with panelling and quarry-tiled flooring, the latter continuing into the small public bar on the right. This has an impressive ceiling, divided into three deep compartments and with rich cornices bearing grapes and Tudor roses. The counter is original, albeit with a new top. It has recently (2021) been redecorated with a grey/blue colour scheme and green re-upholstery on the bench seating. Further back, the larger lounge also has a triple-compartmented ceiling and a similar frieze. Also on show are a Tudor-style fireplace (with heraldic crest above), good dado panelling and a counter ornamented with fleur-de-lys (but again a new top). Again, there has been recent re-decoration and the wood-slatting on the back wall will not please everyone. Rear left is the smoke room, still with original fireplace, fixed seating and bell-pushes; here the rather simpler ceiling has a border with oak leaves. In the large upstairs function room, only the fireplace is from 1933. The pub was built with an early form of electric-powered air conditioning and the vents can still be seen in the public rooms. The only major loss is the off-sales on the right side.

Greyhound, Penkhull

5-6 Manor Court Street, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5DW

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest In 1936 Parkers brewery of Burslem reconstructed this late 16th-century timber-framed building (formerly a courthouse) and its three-roomed interior hasn't changed much since. The lounge bar on the right has a fireplace from the original building plus a Tudor-arch fireplace from the 1936 work - the counter also seems to be from that time though the bar-back is modern. A doorway on the right brings you to a superb snug with completely panelled walls from the first building. A red tiled floor and the fireplace and fixed seating (with barley-twist arms and legs) are from the 1936 scheme. At the back, a small area with period fireplace has a door to a passage leading to the public bar on the left. This has a dado of 1936 fielded panelling which extends to the counter front, both recently painted a cream colour, and the baffle by the front entrance and ceiling roses are also worthy of note (which is not the case with the fireplace and modern bar-back).

Unicorn, Hanley

40 Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1EG

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest Many pubs were refitted in the 1960s but nearly all have had subsequent makeovers as tastes changed. This one-room town centre local is an exception. The mock-Tudor fake beams and half-timbering on the walls are redolent of the time, as are the copper-topped bar counter, red upholstered fixed seating and copper-top tables. Before the 1960s there would have been two rooms here, hence the now out-of-use centrally-placed front door. The pub operates as the bar for the Regent theatre opposite - look for the order forms for interval drinks.

Golden Cup, Hanley

65 Old Town Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 2JS

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest A lovely little pub, built in 1912 and carefully restored. You are greeted by a superb green-tiled frontage celebrating Bass, then you find more tiles in both the entrance lobbies. The bar counter with fluted pilasters is superior Edwardian work, as is the delicate mirrored bar-back whose superstructure is supported on elaborately turned posts surmounted by miniature acroteria. The snug, rear left, is a conversion from residential accommodation. Through an arch, the rear right-hand room has old fixed upholstered seating with bell pushes. Some of the original glass has been re-located.

Jolly Potter, Hartshill

296 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7NH

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest Built in 1827, this has the once common Potteries layout of four small rooms and a central passageway. The miniscule 'Victoria Ground Bar' (named after Stoke City's old ground) is the star attraction with its black and white tiled floor, old bar counter and bar-back shelves, half-height panelling and benches of uncertain vintage (early post-war?). The colourful quarry-tiled passage has a hatch to the bar (but modern counter). The front right snug has lost its door and fireplace and also its wall to the passageway - this was later reinstated, albeit with the upper part replaced by windows. The corner cupboard is the only old item. Rear right is the 'Teachers Lounge' with Victorian bench seating but no fireplace whilst the lounge rear left has some old panelling and less old seating.

Staff of Life, Stoke

13 Hill Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1NL

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest Three roomed pub with a central tiled passageway. The bar counter is in the left hand room with hatch service to the aforementioned passageway. The tiled floors in the passage and the two (now conjoined) snugs to the right are excellent, with that in the rear-right hand snug being exceptional. There is some original fixed seating in these rooms as well.

Travellers Rest, Bucknall

248 Werrington Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknall, ST2 9AW

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest A 1930s build with four little-altered rooms. The lobby has a tiled dado on one side and the off-sales is still extant, albeit with a window replacing the hatch. The public bar has its original fixed seating and counter but the bar-back is partly modernised. The narrow, so-called 'Chapel of Rest' .

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Potteries Branch Heritage pubs on the National Inventory list (summary list)

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Coach Makers Arms, Hanley 65 Lichfield Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley, ST1 3EA

Duke William, Burslem 2 St. John's Square, Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem, ST6 3AJ

Vine, Pittshill (Closed) 13 Naylor Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Pittshill, ST6 6LS -o0o-

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Butchers Arms, Audley Church Street, Audley, ST7 8DE

Greyhound, Penkhull 5-6 Manor Court Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Penkhull, ST4 5DW

Unicorn, Hanley 40 Piccadilly, Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley, ST1 1EG -o0o-

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Golden Cup, Hanley 65 Old Town Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley, ST1 2JS

Jolly Potter, Hartshill 296 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Hartshill ST4 7NH

Staff of Life, Stoke 13 Hill Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke, ST4 1NL

Travellers Rest, Bucknall 248 Werrington Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Bucknall, ST2 9AW

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