Burton upon Trent Municipal Borough was formed in 1878 and was comprised of Burton, Burton Extra (Bond End), Horninglow, Stapenhill and Winshill though each retained…
The Civic Arms of Burton County Borough have been incorporated into many official buildings. All of the examples featured here exist today and are still…
Much ‘crested ware’ hit the town, in varying degrees of quality, to celebrate the Town’s new status. For a while at least, almost every Burtonian…
As part of the Local Government Act, 1972, it was decided that the County Borough of Burton upon Trent should be merged with Uttoxeter Urban District…
Local Government Select page to view: General History Mayors 1878..1927
In the Middle Ages Burton was governed through a manor court which had jurisdiction over the abbey’s tenants in Burton itself and in the outlying…
1878-79 W.H.Worthington In 1878, Burton was granted the status of County Borough and W.H.Worthington, one of the most prominent brewers in the town, was appointed…
Burton Grammar School’s history can be traced back to Burton Abbey in 1520. In 1834, it moved into premises in Friar’s Walk which can still…
In this time of much educational change, in 1884, the boys from Allsopp’s Foundation Charity School were amalgamated into the new Bond Street Grammar School,…
It is not certain when it first came into being but there was a ‘school house’ on the site of the Friars Walk school in…