Wedgwood Memorial College was a residential college which was owned & operated by Stoke-on-Trent Council until its closure in 2012. After originally operating from nearby Barlaston Hall It moved to its current site and comprised chiefly of 2 manor houses, one a Victorian villa called ‘The Limes’ and the other a large 1920s property called ‘Estoril House’. There is also a sort of gatehouse / lodge with a nice old bit and a cupola which I didn’t get to see and a small bungalow which contained absolutely nothing.
The college offered short courses in literature, language, political science, art and architectural history. The Esperanto Association of Britain is also based at the college, at the still live Esperanto House.
The Limes
All the rooms are named after pottery manufacturers
Can you tell I really liked the room names?
Estoril House
This place has a bit of a dark history really, with a pretty nasty murder taking place inside in 1952. This article by the Stoke Sentinel is well worth a read.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/grisly-murder-pottery-magnates-wife-5475007
Meissen are a German manufacturer of ceramics
Nice Minton floor & glazed tiles
There were some nice Art Nouveau tiles in this bathroom but I apparently didn't take a picture of them
That was about it, hopefully both of these places can survive the future residential development of the site and be sympathetically restorted.
The college offered short courses in literature, language, political science, art and architectural history. The Esperanto Association of Britain is also based at the college, at the still live Esperanto House.
The Limes
All the rooms are named after pottery manufacturers
Can you tell I really liked the room names?
Estoril House
This place has a bit of a dark history really, with a pretty nasty murder taking place inside in 1952. This article by the Stoke Sentinel is well worth a read.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/grisly-murder-pottery-magnates-wife-5475007
Meissen are a German manufacturer of ceramics
Nice Minton floor & glazed tiles
There were some nice Art Nouveau tiles in this bathroom but I apparently didn't take a picture of them
That was about it, hopefully both of these places can survive the future residential development of the site and be sympathetically restorted.