The Leopard
The Leopard Inn, on Market Place, has become internationally well-known following its appearance on Most Haunted in 2007.
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 1930s and 1950s has brought it centre-stage again.
The Leopard Inn dates from the early 1700s. 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.
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 1930s and 1950s has brought it centre-stage again.
The Leopard Inn dates from the early 1700s. 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.
These are the top two floors (left) which were, at some point in the 1950s, blocked off to save on heating, lighting and so on. Over time, they were actually forgotten about...
Then, one day, someone realised that the inside was a good deal smaller than the outside and broke through a false wall, to reveal the hidden floors, looking just as they had the day they were closed off. I am told that the present owners have left these rooms as they were. I hope to be allowed to view these, at some point.
Then, one day, someone realised that the inside was a good deal smaller than the outside and broke through a false wall, to reveal the hidden floors, looking just as they had the day they were closed off. I am told that the present owners have left these rooms as they were. I hope to be allowed to view these, at some point.