The Leet Hall was a medieval building in the market place of Burton-on-Trent, built between 1473 and 1493 by Abbot Thomas Feld primarily as a…
In Brief The Old Town Hall built in 1772, situated in the market place, was finally demolished in 1883. Burton Borough Council, formed in 1878,…
A replacement Town Hall was built in 1771-2 on the same market place site as the original medieval Leet Hall. It was paid for by…
The town hall was deemed unsuitable as offices for the town commissioners established in 1779. Nonetheless, after a number of meetings at the close by…
The commissioners appointed under the 1853 Act at first met in the county court house at the corner of Station Street and Guild Street, moving…
The Burton Municipal Borough Council was formed in 1878 and initially used the old Town Hall which stood in the Market Place. This building was…
Passing through the doors into the depths of Burton Town Hall really is like taking a step back in time to the elegance of the…
An extract from a map of Burton in 1865 below shows what was to become what we now know as the ‘Town Hall’ area. As…