Crosse & Blackwell was a fast growing food Company around this time with take overs and mergers including Keillers marmalade and Thomas & Edward Pinks…
Below is a short history of what most Burtonians simply know as Branston Depot. With thanks to John Sarson. During World War One, as a…
During World War One, HM Government commissioned a Factory, designed by the Enfield Armanent Company, to be built on open fields along Burton Road in…
The Sinai Park site, due to its elevated strategic position, has a history dating back to Roman times and before. The hilltop site enjoyed commanding…
Claymills Pumping Station is an excellent example of Victorian engineering and has buildings dating back to 1885. It was important in the development of Burton…
William Bass started brewing in High Street in 1777 at the property now known as Bass Town House (since that was the role it eventually…
William Bass ran a successful carrier business with his brother John from Hinckley, Leicestershire. In around 1756 after his marriage, he settled in Burton-on-Trent, attracted…
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…
Belvedere Workhouse Site In 1880, construction began of a new larger workhouse to accommodate 550 inmates at a site to the north-west of the town…
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…