(known until 1880 by the courtesy title of Lord Paget de Beaudesert and from 1880 until 1898 as Earl of Uxbridge) (16 June 1875 –…
In brief, Stanley William Clarke was businessman and racecourse owner. Born in Burton upon Trent from a fairly humble background, he rose to become chairman and…
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…
In 1869, the original Burton Hospital was opened in Duke Street. The Infirmary had just twenty-two beds, together with accommodation for nurses, domestics and the…
Thomas Thornewill (senior) was baptised in Burton Parish Church on 4th October 1719, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Thornewill. The Thornewill firm dates back…
The last years of the nineteenth century were to see radical changes in every aspect of the Infirmary’s development. That these changes all occurred about…
Most will remember the New Street entrance to the General Hospital. A better version of this photo, colour or B&W, would be much appreciated.