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…
Peel Mill stands almost inconsequentially next to the river in Winshill, at the bottom of Mill Hill Lane. It is easy to pass it by…
Mention the name Robert Peel and the first historic figure that probably comes to mind is man most famous for the formation of the Police Force. This…
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…