Trentham Village Stag - Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Toby Carvery Trentham Village (formerly Trentham Hotel) was originally called the Roebuck Hotel after the Duke of Sutherland donated a statue of a roebuck to the hotel in 1865. The statue was located in front of the building and can be seen on photographs dated 1900 - 1940 at the following links. (visit link) (visit link) (visit link)

The present stag statue was designed by Harold Clayton. After the collapse of his firm Cooper Clayton known for its character and Toby jugs, he did a lot of freelance modelling, including for local pub signs. Source: (visit link)

The stag was remade in 1950 by Trionite Ltd and resited to its present location on a plinth near the exit of the car park.
Today it looks a bit worse for wear with one antler missing.
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A plaque on the brick plinth beneath the statue is inscribed as follows;
'TRENTHAM VILLAGE
STAG
1865 Given by DUKE OF SUTHERLAND II
1950 Remade by TRIONITE LTD
2000 Resited by TOBY
History details by P.Johnson'

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Trentham Village Stag Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Harold Clayton / Trionite Ltd Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1950 Materials used: Not listed Location: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   03/27/2019 dtrebilc visited it