A photograph taken in 1900 shows a plain east window behind the alter. When an elderly Miss Eleanor Meynell attended the church, she is reputed…
Perhaps the most treasurered monument within the church is the engraved alabaster slab from the tomb recorded as that of Rev. William Dethick of Newhall and…
The old circular stone font, which dates back to at least medieval times, was still in the old church in the early eighteen hundreds but…
Saint Peter’s Clock was not fitted when the church was built in 1881. It was fitted seventeen years later in 1898. The clock was to…
The top of Saint Peter’s tower offers some spectacular views of Burton. Some clearer photos by Ian Gilliver (responsible for among other things, making sure…
You may not be familiar with Stapenhill House but you will most likely be familiar with what used to be its private garden. The house,…
Stapenhill House was owned by the Spender family until 1820, when the owner, John Spender died, and it is thought that the house then was…
Brizlincote Hall, completed in 1712 on the site of an original stone medieval manor house is one of Burton’s most interesting houses that manages to…
Early History The earliest recorded history of the Caldwell Hall site dates back to 942 AD as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. At this time, it is…
Early History In the early 12th century, land at Brizlincote belonging to Burton Abbey was occupied by a man named Mabon and later by his son John. In…