Trentham Village Stag - Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK.
N 52° 57.931 W 002° 10.895
30U E 554967 N 5868747
The stag statue is located on a plinth at the entrance to the Toby Carvery on Longton Road in Trentham.
Waymark Code: WMXXB0
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/12/2018
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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. (
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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: (
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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'