Built 150 years ago in Stoke-on-Trent to house the city's school of art, it features plaques of 'great men' on its front, as well as reliefs of the astrological houses/months and of various creative labours..
Topping the doorway is a statue of Josiah Wedgwood himself.
However, its magnificence is not enough, as no one has quite known recently what to do with the building, which has been empty for five years.
However, the latest news is that the Princes Trust has stepped in with a promise to bring it back to its deserved state. See: Institute to be restored
I'm pleased.
This post was featured on the City Daily Portal July 2013 theme
That is wonderful news. I have visited there many moons ago. I'm pleased too!!!!
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