Stapenhill House was owned by the Spender family until 1820, when the owner, John Spender died, and it is thought that the house then was…
Brizlincote Hall, completed in 1712 on the site of an original stone medieval manor house is one of Burton’s most interesting houses that manages to…
Caldwell Hall Select page to view: General History
Early History The earliest recorded history of the Caldwell Hall site dates back to 942 AD as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. At this time, it is…
Early History In the early 12th century, land at Brizlincote belonging to Burton Abbey was occupied by a man named Mabon and later by his son John. In…
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When Michael Thomas Bass II, grandson of William Bass, the founder of Bass Brewery, became head of the combined Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Brewery, he…
‘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…
Civic Arms and Regalia Select page to view: Civic Arms – General Borough Council of Burton upon Trent Local Civic Stonemasonary Crested Ware East Staffordshire…
In the 12th Century, defensive body armour used by knights had reached the level where the complete body was fully encase in armour, complete with…