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Burton on Trent Local History » Domesday Book

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. A survey later nicknamed and now commonly known as ‘The Domesday Book’ was compiled on the order of King William in 1086. William’s principal aim in making the survey was to provide a complete audit of England for the purposes of tax assessment. It was also used as a land registry to record new rightful ownership which could be used to settle disputes of ownership that had arisen in the twenty years sin...The lat...

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Burton on Trent Local History » 1002 Burton Abbey

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. The above picture shows the best known reproduced image of Burton Abbey at its most impressive. It is my colourization of a 1661 engraving by W. Hollar that appears in numerous sources and can be found on a plaque of the outside wall of the Coopers Shopping Centre close to the ‘Market Entrance’. Select page to view:. Website by Kevin Gallagher.

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Burton on Trent Local History » Bladon Castle

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. 8216;Bladon Castle’, just outside of Newton Solney, is not really a castle at all but an extravagant joke by a well-known local landowner that went very wrong! Hoskins had risen through the ranks from being a successful solicitor with a number of lucrative business interests to become the High Baliff of Burton upon Trent. He was also a director of the Burton Boat Company which leased shipping rights on the Ri...

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Burton on Trent Local History » Branston Depot

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. During World War One, HM Government commissioned a Factory, designed by the Enfield Armanent Company, to be built on open fields along Burton Road in Branston as the National Machine Gun Factory. The Factory was started to be built by local builder Thomas Lowe and Sons in 1915 but not fully finished before the First World War ended in 1918. Not a single machine gun was actually produced there. Select page to view:.

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Burton on Trent Local History » Ferry Bridge

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. The Ferry Bridge was gifted to the town by Michael Arthur Bass (at the time, Baron, later to become Lord) to replace a simple ferry boat that operated at around the same site. Built by local engineering company, Thornewill and Warham, it was opened in 1889, the same year as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but was met with much greater initial enthusiasm! Select page to view:. Website by Kevin Gallagher.

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Burton on Trent Local History » Peel Mill

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. Peel Mill stands almost inconsequentially next to the river in Winshill, at the bottom of Mill Hill Lane. It is easy to pass it by without much notice but it has a fascinating story to tell. So what about the most famous Robert Peel who was Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and (twice) Prime Minister best known as the founder of the Police Force? In fact yes, he was the mill owner’s Grandson!

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Burton on Trent Local History » General Post Office

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. Burton General Post Office. The first recorded Burton postmark was in 1722 although the nearest sorting office was in Lichfield. Burton would not get its own until Post Office for well over another hundred years! The building thankfully still survives but has struggled to find modern usage. Select page to view:. Website by Kevin Gallagher.

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Burton on Trent Local History » Market Hall

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. The Market Hall is the most evident clue that Burton is officially a market down, requiring that at some time, it was granted a charter to operate as such by the crown. Select page to view:. Website by Kevin Gallagher.

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Burton on Trent Local History » 1643 Civil War

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. Burton in the English Civil War. Lord Paget, Burton’s most senior figure, was clearly undecided on where his loyalties should lie. Initially, in 1642, he declared support for Parliament but in June of the same year, he switched allegiance to the King. In September 1644, he reverted back to supporting parliament, clearly trying to hedge his bets in his own interest. After the battle, Burton became an important Rou...

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Burton on Trent Local History » Website Usage

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Saint Modwen’s Church. Saint Peter’s Church. Civic Arms and Regalia. 1857 White’s Directory. This website has grown to a considerable size with over 100 pages. Having so many articles requires that they are well organised, allowing simple navigation and information of interest to be found easily. The following facilities may be used depending on personal preference. At the bottom of each page Previous Page. Controls are provided to allow other pages for that month to be displayed. The search facility all...