[1] Josiah Wedgwood was tenant of the Brick House Works, situated immediately north of the later Queen Street, from 1762 to 1770.

[1][4] The former Wedgwood Institute, on the north side of Queen Street, is a Grade II* listed building.

It was built in 1869, with funds raised by public subscription to make education available to working people, and to be the principal arts school in the Potteries.

In recent years it became derelict and was placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, assessed to be in poor condition and slowly decaying.

The Society described the building: "The market tells the story of Burslem’s rise and subsequent decline, with its ghost signs and fading advertisements from the Victorian era...."[13] It was given listed status, Grade II, in December 2022.

36–40), on a curve into St John's Square, is a group of shops with three storeys, built in 1868, of brick with stone details.

[15][16] It was reported in February 2025 that public realms in three town centres in the City of Stoke-on-Trent—Burslem, Tunstall and Stoke-upon-Trent—will be improved, using government funding.