Burton Upon Trent, The Town Hall c.1965
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Photo of Burton Upon Trent, The Town Hall c.1965

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The Town Hall was given to Burton by Michael Bass, who also financed the building of St Paul's and St Margaret's churches. Brewing on a commercial scale was introduced by Benjamin Wilson in the mid 18th century. William Bass opened his brewery in the High Street in 1777. By 1796 there were nine breweries in the town.

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A Selection of Memories from Burton upon Trent

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Burton upon Trent

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I remeber on a Saturday evening we would walk from grange street to stapenhill to visit my grandma, and we would stop at the Elms for cherry pop and a packet of crisps in the garden...........Oh Happy Days
My childhood was lived in Burton and Stapenhill - 1952 to 1965 I remember fondly the swan and gardens, running up and down the beautiful rock garden steps. There was a huge willow tree between the swan and the river that hung down to the ground seemed like such a magical place to stand in with the sun filtering through the leaves into the darkened interior. On Sunday morning the church bell would be ringing out ...see more
I remember my mom working at Abbey Drapery. I used to love to go in and watch the vacuum payment system. The money was put in a round tube and whoosh off it would go only to return minutes later with the change.
I remember the Pub in High Street just before Bargates on the River side. There was a Barrel Organ in the Alley which had a monkey chained to the organ but I can't remember the name of the Pub. Perhaps someone can remember better than me as I was only 8 years old at the time.