Acknowledgements to the following:

AbeBooks
for an excellent service in sourcing out-of-print books

Arthur Roe, local history enthusiast
for assistance with a number of oddments

Christine Thompson, Headmistress of Abbot Beyne school
for making archive material available and donating a copy of ‘Deus Nobiscum’ book

Colin Owen, retired author
for general help and assistance, and for sending me a signed copy of his book

David Swinscoe, historian
for information on removal of  image of St Modwen

Dr Paul Hegarty of Molson Coors
for help with Bass content.

Dr Robin Trotter, local historian
for his assistance with Saint Modwen’s church history

eBay
for proving to be an amazing resource of books, postcards, documents, photos…

Father Paul Farthing, Vicar
for his assistance with Saint Paul’s church and surrounding history

Gaye King, local historian
for Byrkley Park history

Geoffrey Thursfield, local historian
for a number of assistances and images

John Nutt
for help with Bladon Castle history

Ken Bell, retired corporation employee
for help with Burton Corporation transport

Les Simpson, local history enthusiast
for assistance with schools history

Marilyn and Ian Gilliver of Saint Peter’s Church
for their help and for even letting me wind the tower clock up!

P.M. White and J.W. Storer, author and tramway enthusiast
for help with Burton & Ashby Tramway history

Pam Charlton of Legal & Democratic Services
for help with Civic History and Town Hall

Richard Stone, local author
for a number of assistances and photographs

Robin Clay, Thornewill / Clay descendant
for various help and many images

Robert Cox, local author and fireman
for his assistance with Burton Fire Brigade history

Simon Kent, Deputy Justices Clerk
for help with Magistrates Court history

Stuart Haywood, local history enthusiast
for various assistances and his enthusiasm

… but disappointment from:

Freda Shepherd and Jenny Griffin of Burton High School Old Girls Association
for being outstandingly unhelpful

Burton Library
for denying web-usage of a large archive of donated local photographs

Burton Mail
for declining to assist

Burton Police Force
for declining to assist

Marstons Brewery
for declining to assist

The Magic Attic
for denying web-usage of a large archive of donated local photographs

Three Queens Hotel
for declining to assist