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General => General discussion => Topic started by: TheRaven on 08 April 2013, 10:14
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Fenton Town Hall was built in 1888, at the centre of a new development. There has been a court in Fenton since 1839, although the current building began as Fenton Town Hall in 1886.
This court has now been closed and the fate of the building is undecided. It means Stoke-on-Trent – the 13th biggest city in England – will no longer have its own magistrates court, for the first time since 1839. The Fenton building will now be sold of as part of the Government's plans to close 93 magistrates courts in cuts aimed at saving the taxpayer £41 million.
The local community has started a campaign to save the building, as it is not listed and therefore could be demolished.
If you would like to get involved, see what is happening, and be kept informed of any updates, please visit and join us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsoffentontownhall/
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8631118172_2d9c068248_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631118172/)
Fenton Magistrates Court/Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631118172/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8630007669_c3f52274f0_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8630007669/)
Fenton Magistrates Court/Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8630007669/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8264/8631112612_6ce986d69d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631112612/)
Fenton Magistrates Court/Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631112612/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8631111116_4dca15220c_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631111116/)
Fenton Magistrates Court/Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8631111116/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
The full set... http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/sets/72157633194540596/with/8631111116/
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Was that an official tour?
It looks like one of those great British buildings that was designed to look imposing and impressive on the outside, then in the 1960/70s someone decided to lose all the great internal design features and cover the ceilings with suspended tiles.
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Haha, no I asked the security guard and he let me in to take some shots, really nice guy, showed him my ID and he let me in!
It's a stunning place! Just hope they can save it!
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Haha, no I asked the security guard and he let me in to take some shots, really nice guy, showed him my ID and he let me in!
It's a stunning place! Just hope they can save it!
That's really cool, was it a Flickr ID? In the corridor shot you can see the nice ceilings.
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No, I had my driving licence on me luckily, I think he just wanted to know who I was incase I did anything dodgy!