Stoke-on-Trent
Doors, gates and windows


 

 

Longton Police Station, Sutherland Road
 


The original  door at Longton Police Station
The original  door at Longton Police Station

Built in 1905 as brewery offices, it was later used as Longton Police Station before being demolished in 1992. A new purpose built police station was built on the same site.
 


the new police station incorporates the door and the date stone from the original station

photo: Feb 2009


the date stone incorporates a Stafford knot - one of the few examples which is correctly executed
- going from the top left, the first strand of rope should cross OVER the other rope
and not UNDER as shown on the majority of Stafford knots.