Former School of Art is a Grade II listed building in the Stoke-on-Trent local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1991. Former school, offices. 4 related planning applications.
Former School of Art
- WRENN ID
- still-panel-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central MP: Gareth Snell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1991
- Type
- Former school, offices
- Address
- Former School of Art, London Road, City of Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 7PZ
- OS grid reference
- SJ 875 450
- Coordinates
- 53.00235, -2.18694
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former School of Art, now used as offices, was built around 1853 by Murray and Pugin for Mintons. It is constructed of brick with stone bands and dressings, topped with a Welsh slate roof. The building is two stories high and has seven bays, with the central bay being more prominent. The entrance, located in the central bay, features an architrave with polygonal shafts and a stilted arch, which includes relief panels in the spandrels. On either side of the entrance, there are four-pane sash windows with stilted arched stone heads and keystones that act as console brackets for a projecting balconette adorned with wrought-iron railings. The upper windows are mullioned and transomed, showcasing quatrefoil tracery within gothic arched heads. The facade is decorated with tiled bands that depict stylised birds and foliage, along with a continuous foliated string course and hood moulds above the upper windows. Moulded stone console brackets and foliate panels form the eaves cornice. The upper storey, which was originally a studio, remains intact. This building was constructed as a memorial for Herbert Minton.
Local climate
Former School of Art receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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