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Burton General Hopital

Most will remember the New Street entrance to the General Hospital. A better version of this photo, colour or B&W, would be much appreciated.

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One of the delights of this website is rescuing items of historic interest in the nick of time and digitally restoring them so that they…

Significant Dates

Burton History (from 1760) 1770 – Grand Trunk Canal reached Burton 1777 – William Bass bought brewery (High Street) 1778 – Robert Peel opened his…

Belvedere Workhouse

Several old buildings can still be found dotted around the present day Queen’s Hospital campass. Built in the early 1880s, they are in fact surviving remnants of the Belvedere Workhouse…