The Andresey Bridge was built in 1884 by Thornewill & Warham Engineering Limited, the same company that was to build the Ferry Bridge five years…
The Trent Bridge is one of Burton’s most destinguishing features. It has a history almost as old as Burton itself. The current Trent Bridge was…
The origin of the old bridge on the north side of Burton is not known, but it is certain that for a long time it…
The 10th March, 1322 was not a great for Burton; it came under heavy attack and much of it was destroyed. Even so, it is…
In 1643, during the English Civil War, Burton Bridge was the scene of what is probably the most famous local battle; ‘The Battle of the…
The Nineteenth Century The first picture has made its way into many publications and, though a pictorial representation from 1800, it has proved to be…
A new bridge was apparently under consideration in 1840, and in 1853 plans for one were submitted by the county surveyor, James Trubshaw, who described…
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…
BRIDGE FINALLY AGREED Reported on an 1886 meeting: “Alderman Evershed and Councillor Chamberlain convened a meeting at Stapenhill to consider improvements to Stapenhill Ferry. The…