Burton baths were built and donated to the town by Richard and Robert Ratcliff, the sons of the brewer Samuel Ratcliff. They were handed over…
Several requests for a Burton public swimming baths had been made with the only available swimming in the river Trent. These were most strongly voiced…
The Waterloo Tower, standing in what is known as Waterloo Clump, is without doubt Burton’s most prominent landmark and can be seen from many miles…
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…
Mention the name Robert Peel and the first historic figure that probably comes to mind is man most famous for the formation of the Police Force. This…
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EARLY HISTORY OF DRAKELOW Drakelow is first recorded as Dracan Hlawe in a grant of land made by King Edward in 942 A.D. The place-name…
Transcription of above page: HISTORICAL NOTE. Drakelowe, the ancient seat of the still more ancient family of Gresley, is situated one mile from Burton-on-Trent, on…
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…
IN THE BEGINNING There is evidence to suggest that the early settlement across the river to the East of Burton that was to become Stapenhill…