Bishton Hall

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Date:1905 - 1907 (c.)

Description:Bishton Hall was built by John Sparrow, a banker, in the 1770s. When he died his daughter, Charlotte, added the two bowed blocks on either side of the main entrance.

The hall became the home of a Roman Catholic preparatory school, St. Bede's, founded by Cecil Stafford Northcote in 1946. The school closed in 2018.

Postcard published by William Shaw of Burslem. Postmarked 19 January 1907.

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Source: Mr Jake Whitehouse

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