The Leopard Hotel, Burslem
I recently had the fantastic opportunity to photograph a fantastic piece of history right in the middle of Stoke on Trent.
Sometimes known as the 'Savoy of the Midlands' the Leopard Inn in Burslem certainly holds a lot of hidden secrets. The Leopard Inn is one of Stoke-on-Trent's hidden gems. A listed building in Burslem, it is steeped in history and the discovery of tunnels and 58 bedrooms that have been left exactly as they were when they were sealed between the 1930's and 1950's has brought it centre-stage again.
The Leopard Inn dates from the early 1700's. Initially a coaching house and Inn, there has been a working pub on this site for 300 years or more. In 1878 a three storey extension including 57 rooms were built. The ambition was to create in Burslem 'The Savoy of the North'. The rooms to the front of the Leopard are today in use as a pub and restaurant, and to the rear the hotel lies abandoned and purportedly haunted.
The Leopard Inn, on Market Place, has become internationally well-known following its appearance on Most Haunted in 2007.
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Valid until: Friday, May 31 2013
Please follow the link to view all of the photographs from the day...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/sets/72157632625200552/
Comments
by davegardner
Wednesday, January 30 2013, 9:44AM
“thank you for all your historical information, jenna.
i've spent many happy hours in the leopard hotel during the sixties and beyond.
it even intrigued me as a child when of course children were not allowed in public bars.
and oh! the taste of joules' bitter. mmmmm.
happy days eh?”