Burton Local History

What year was Marmite first established in Burton?

• 1802
• 1852
• 1902

What year did the Ferry Bridge replace the ferry boat in Burton?

• 1789
• 1829
• 1889

What year did the Burton Mail first appear?

• 1878
• 1898
• 1918

When was the walkway from Stapenhill to Bond End built?

• 5 years before the Ferry Bridge
• 1 year after the Ferry Bridge
• 5 years after the Ferry Bridge

When was Stapenhill House donated as Stapenhill Gardens?

• 1893
• 1913
• 1933

What does Burton`s official Latin motto translate to?

• Rivers Promote Trade
• Honour Sustaines the Arts
• Beer Sustains Armies

What was Station Street called before there was a station?

• Station Street
• Cat Street
• Dog Street

What was the fate of Burtonian Edward Wightman in 1612?

• Last person burned at the stake
• Hung at the gallows
• First person sentenced to jail

How many brewery railway crossings were there in Burton?

• 12
• 22
• 32

When did the Ferry Bridge become toll free?

• When it opened in 1889
• The year after it opened in 1890
• 9 years after it opened, in 1898