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Fountain Square
Fountain Square was
home to a bronze statue of a Greek maiden which was presented to
Hanley in 1859 by Mayor William Brownfield. In 1920 the statue was
moved to the nearby Northwood Park, it was returned to the square in
the mid-1970's
Fountain Square is an
area which is in the centre of a number of open spaces - Market
Square (to the left), Tontine Square (to the right), Crown Bank and
Miles Bank.
Fountain Square was
used to sell trees and plants.
Fountain Square, Hanley
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The imposing
building behind the fountain was Hanley's second Town Hall - built in 1845
(on the site of an old Butter Market) at a cost of £5,500 - in 1886
it
became Lloyds bank. The town hall also housed the police station.
This building was demolished during the mid-1930's, when the
present Lloyds Bank was built in its place.
To the left of
the town hall is BEE & Co advertising carpets and linoleums.
The town hall,
built in classical style, was attacked during the Chartist
Riots in 1842 as the Riot Act was read from the steps to the
protesters who were gathering in the square outside. |
Piccadilly from
Fountain Square
This view looks
down from Fountain Square towards the top of Piccadilly.
Between Fountain
Square and Piccadilly
is an area called "Crown Bank"
Batchelor's
building with its placards of ladies fashions and the
after season sale posters has now been demolished.
On the left, the tall building now houses the Midland Bank.
Rebuilding of Moxon's Island:
Demolishing the shops
in block
below Fountain Square (top of Piccadilly).
View of same
demolition of the block (known as Moxon's Island) the other side which was
on Miles Bank - this picture taken from the top of Piccadilly - looking up
into Fountain Square.
Looking from Fountain Square, through Crown
Bank onto Piccadilly
view of Moxon's Island after the rebuilding of the shops on the right
c. late 1960's
- photos Ken Cubley -
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