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Burton maps

Historic maps of Burton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Burton maps

Burton map

Historic map of Burton

Dorset map

Illustrated Victorian map of Dorset

Burton map

Historic Map of any Burton postcode

Burton maps
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Burton photos

We have no photos of Burton, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Christchurch, Sopley, Mudeford, Southbourne, Holdenhurst Village, Hinton Admiral, Bransgore, Hinton, Hurn, Hengistbury Head, Highcliffe, Walkford, Boscombe, Bournemouth

Burton books

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Weymouth Photographic Memories
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Poole and Sandbanks Photographic Memories
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Dorset Photographic Memories
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Burton books
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Memories of Burton

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Dorset memories

Turntable

I remember as a small lad being taken by Dad to the back of the (I think) Dolphin pub to watch the trolly buses being put onto to the turntable. First one of the men would get a long pole and disconnect the overhead poles, then the two would turn the trolly bus round using two push bars at 180, then... [more]

Shared on 26 August 2009 by Marten Humphries.

High Street

I was born and lived in Christchurch for 10 years (1952-1962) but still count  it as my home. Iremember walking down the High Street with Mum and my sister, when she stopped to talk to someone I looked around and saw them knocking down some building at the top of the street ready for the by-pass.

Shared on 26 August 2009 by Marten Humphries.

Christchurch Trolleybus Turntable

Where's the turntable?

Shared on 09 January 2009 by Geoff Dickinson.

Rail Station name plate machine

Recall using a machine on the platform at Christchurch Railway Station. It punched letters onto a aluminium nameplate strip of metal for 6d. I still have one of them.
Film of the Trolley Bus circular turning table can be seen on the youtube site, plus black & white footage of trolley buses' final parade journey round Bournemouth.

Shared on 21 February 2009 by Edward Hanbury.

The trolley bus turntable at Christchurch


I moved to Boscombe near Christchurch in 1954 when my father's job with Williams Deacons Bank took him to their newly opened Bournemouth Branch. I was amazed! I was just eight years old and all I had ever really known in the way of public transport were the London Transport red or green buses, plus some red trams and trolleybuses.... [more]

Shared on 13 October 2008 by John Howard Norfolk.

Part of my childhood

I spent many enjoyable school holidays in this town.  My Uncle had a store called Staggs the Drapery and clothing store.  Back then we used to spend many an hour wondering over to the Quay & the Priory.  We also used to take the ferry over the Avon into Southbourne where my Aunt lived. Then we would walk to Hengisbury Head.... [more]

Shared on 29 September 2006 by Raymond Garfield.

The Cliff steps, Southbourne

Year 1955 because it's central to the time we lived just a few doors down in a new bungalow (Khandala), from the Thorpe's café (it was west towards the roundabout, north side of the road) and one of my cherished memories as a child, is of walking down to the dliff steps (steep then) and standing halfway down in very thick... [more]

Shared on 04 May 2007 by Liz Forrest O Driscoll.

The red squirrels in Fisherman's Walk

As a young schoolboy in Southbourne from 1954 to 1956 I loved to walk to and fro in Fisherman's Walk. There were red squirrels which were fairly tame and would take food from my hand if there were not too many people about. This was only a mile from my home in Petersfield Road and even nearer to Southbourne Junior School.... [more]

Shared on 07 December 2006 by John Howard Norfolk.

Extracts From Burton & Dorset books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Burton, inspired by Frith photos.

Weymouth Photographic Memories

Weymouth expanded considerably during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the town attempted to cater for the huge increase in tourists. Several of these photographs show rebuilding work being carried out on sea front properties.

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Weymouth Photographic Memories

The early use of bathing machines made Weymouth a popular resort for sea bathing. As time went by, these machines were replaced by single-sex saloons that ran on rails down to the water, each with a number of cubicles. Affluent visitors were still able to hire single-cubicle changing facilities for themselves.

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Weymouth Photographic Memories

A band serenades the promenaders on a hot Edwardian day. Parasols, perambulator covers and hats deflect the sun's rays. This was the last period when Weymouth sea front could be enjoyed without the regular sound of passing motor cars - and the resultant exhaust fumes.

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