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The Villas

Buildings and structures in Stoke-on-TrentGrade II listed houses in StaffordshireItalianate architecture in England
1 and 2, The Villas, London Rd, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 5AQ
1 and 2, The Villas, London Rd, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 5AQ

The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent, is an estate of 24 Victorian houses in Stoke-upon-Trent, England. Originally a distinct settlement set in green fields, it now merges with the late 19th- and early 20th-century suburban sprawl along London Road below Penkhull village on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent and within the ward of Stoke and Trent Vale. Most dating from 1851 to 1855, The Villas was designed by local architect Charles Lynam, who became a prominent architect in Staffordshire, building the Minton Hollins tileworks, for example. In designing The Villas, he chose an Italianate style similar to other Staffordshire buildings, such as Trentham Hall and Alton Towers railway station. In June 1850, a number of prominent inhabitants of Stoke formed "The Stokeville Building Society". The purpose of the building society was to provide the means and the financial capability for its members to erect, and ultimately own, houses on copyhold land outside the town of Stoke-upon-Trent. The land, 'Big Meadow and Barker's Meadow', containing seven acres, two rods and 18 perches, belonged to the Reverend Thomas Minton, brother of Herbert Minton, and son of the founder of Thomas Minton and Sons (later Mintons Ltd), pottery manufacturer of Stoke, and was finally purchased for £1,582 on 3 May 1859.

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The Villas
The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent Penkhull

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ST4 5AQ Stoke-on-Trent, Penkhull
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1 and 2, The Villas, London Rd, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 5AQ
1 and 2, The Villas, London Rd, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST4 5AQ
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