Talk:Burton upon Trent

Lichfield Cricket Club reference
Is it just me, or does the reference to Lichfield Cricket Club forming part of the Burton and District Cricket league seem a little bit odd? If the notable club were actually in Burton I could undrestand it, but as Lichfied is a city and a significant entity in its own right, perhaps this reference should be removed? 212.137.45.109 00:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Postal Codes
Burton is covered partly by DE15 also - my parents old postcode @ 49 Tower Road was DE15 0NH. :) SubWolf 19:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

West Midlands
"However there is much confusion as to whether Burton is based in the West Midlands or the East Midlands, due to it being very close to the borders", states the article. Is there any confusion? All maps clearly show the whole of Staffordshire as being within the administrative West Midlands Region. Just being close to the border doesn't alter the fact of the matter. DWaterson 15:37, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree, there is no 'confusion', it is for administrative purposes in the West Midlands. There is the argument however that it has closer ties with Derbyshire than Staffordshire, still this does not amount to a 'confusion' but a complication. --Njjackson89 (talk) 09:30, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Burton radio club
Perhaps the below text should form its own article with a short note in this article linking to a page about the radio club? I believe that there is far too much text below for an article relating to Burton:

Burton upon Trent is also home to one of the oldest radio clubs in the UK. The Burton upon Trent Amateur Radio club (http://www.burtonarc.co.uk) have been in the town since just after WW1. Although there were enthusiasts of wireless telegraphy in Burton well before the war. One of the founder members of the club was Mr FVA Smith, call sign XSR, (X =  experimental station).  Mr Smith was licensed on 3rd July 1914  One month later he received a message from the Marconi spark transmitter at Poldhu, being sent to London, on the eve of the outbreak of World War One. The message, which has survived and is in the present club archives, was announcing the mobilisation of Russian French and Belgium troops. After the war, an official club was formed on  4th  November 1919.  It was known as “The Burton upon Trent  Wireless Club”. The inaugural meeting was held at the Burton Daily Mail offices in High Street. The Burton Wireless Club flourished throughout the twenties and into the thirties. In October 1932, the Club was affiliated to the RSGB. The Club was disbanded prior to WW11. After WW11, in 1946, the Burton & District Radio Society was formed and meetings were held at the Education offices in Guild street. Many of the members had previously been members of the former Burton Wireless Club, including a Mr Cyril Hartshorne, who was present at that very first meeting in 1919. He became President of the new club, remaining so until 1988. The Burton Radio Society moved to the Stapenhill Institute around 1958 and remained there until it was disbanded in 2003. On the disbanding of the Radio Society, many artefacts were found amongst the dust in the old club room and were rescued for the future. Some date back to the early 20th Century, including a Perikon Detector dated 1911, which was supplied by “Gammages of London” and an assortment  of very early valves. One interesting item is a Fultograph, dated 1928, this was a device used for receiving pictures which were transmitted by wireless from various stations including the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This device was driven by a clockwork motor which was synchronised by pulses from the transmitter. It seems it was an early version of the fax machine.... The revival of the club was proposed by Mr David Heathcote, G0AOD, in June 2006. A meeting took place at the Plough Inn, Horninglow,  where it was agreed to form a new club and Mr Heathcote was elected Chairman. The Club is now known as “The Burton on Trent Amateur Radio Club”

Aidan Croft 18:49, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Brewing
perhaps the addition of the Black Hole Brewery (http://www.blackholebrewery.co.uk/) would be appropriate —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.241.89 (talk) 00:17, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

"Chav culture"
I'm removing this:

"Burton upon Trent is synonymous with the British 'Chav' culture. Jeremy Clarkson who went to the nearby Repton school, once described Burton upon trent as the worst town in the country."

Obviously unsourced and POV. Lfh (talk) 19:56, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

"Sport and Notable Residents"
Not wishing to dispute Steve Gardner's relative achievements at all, and with all due respect to him personally, the hagiography that has been written here might be better published on another page or on his own personal website as it is out of proportion with the overall article. As a lifelong Burtonian I can honestly say that he is relatively unknown in the town and worth a line at most. I'm minded to thin this out.

"In addition, Burton is the home of The Powerhouse Gym, International All Round Weightlifting Club (CONNECTION?), formed in 1985 and run by Coach and former World All Round Weightlifting Champion (WHEN?) and Strongman (WHAT DOES THIS MEAN - SHOW BUSINESS, CIRCUS?) S??), Steve Gardner. The club boasts several British Champions (WHEN, HOW MANY AND WHO ARE THEY?) at Junior, Senior and Masters age categories, male and female. Winner of the European Heavyweight title for Drug Free Powerlifting in 1990, Steve (PERSONAL STYLE INAPPROPRIATE) was first coached as a weightlifter in 1980 by local Champion and world record holder John William Thomas Humble (DESERVES HIS OWN CITATION AND IN HIS OWN RIGHT SURELY?), and as a Highland Games Athlete and Strongman competitor by Geoff Capes - former World's Strongest man.(WHY IS THIS RELEVANT?)

Give Mr Gardner his own page!

Captain McVitie (talk) 18:54, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

These are the Wikiproject Geography guidelines for writing about a settlement
WikiProject_UK_geography/How_to_write_about_settlements It would be helpful if this article was adjusted to bear this in mind. It needs to start with a history section. Kaleeyed (talk) 16:37, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

lot of good photos here
File:The National War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1450386.jpg|The National War Memorial Located in the heart of the country within the National Forest near Alrewas, is situated directly 8 miles North West of Burton.

File:Burton-on-Trent - Grant Building - geograph.org.uk - 1590925.jpg File:Burton on Trent - geograph.org.uk - 274626.jpg

File:Arriva bus in Burton on Trent, 13 March 2010.jpg

File:Edward Street, Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1869474.jpg Description 1 Edward Street, Burton-on-Trent, near to Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, File:Tower Brewery, Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1487102.jpg File:Water Tower, Burton on Trent - geograph.org.uk - 71952.jpg File:Bass Water Tower, Burton on Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1070144.jpg File:High Street - Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1655876.jpg File:Station Street, Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1710438.jpg File:The Market Square - Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1450446.jpg File:The Market Square - Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1450446.jpg File:Bridge over the River Dove, near Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1656504.jpg File:Bridge over the River Dove, near Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1655727.jpg Bridge over the River Dove, near Burton-on-Trent This fine stone road bridge used to carry the A38 road before the recent dual carriageway upgrades round Burton were constructed in 1967/8. File:Trent and Mersey Canal, Burton-upon-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1585013.jpg File:Entrance to Shobnall Basin, Burton-upon-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1583130.jpg|Entrance to Shobnall Basin, Burton-upon-Trent, near to Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, Great Britain. This narrow bridge entrance is into a marina and the headquarters of Jannel Cruisers who have been hiring boats out since 1973. The basin was originally the eastern end of the Bond End Canal to the Trent, much used by the breweries, which included one 3ft 9in drop lock. Connection with the Trent and Mersey (the Burton section was complete by 1770) was not allowed until 1794 - a long (and typical of the times) wrangle best read about on Jannel's own excellent and fascinatiing canal history webpage Link<img style="padding-left:2px;" alt="External lin File:Pipe Bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal, Burton-upon-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1581980.jpg|Pipe Bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal, Burton-upon-Trent The pipe bridge has for many years displayed an advertisement for the famous Bass Museum of brewing. As Coors (who changed the museum's name to the Coors Visitor Centre in 2003), decided more than a year ago to close the museum, it seems crass that this should be left on display; or are they hoping someone will finance and re-open it?* File:The Plough Inn - Horninglow Road North - Burton-on-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1657207.jpg File:Horninglow Basin, Burton-upon-Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1584396.jpg|Horninglow Basin, Burton-upon-Trent The wharf here was a more extensive basin until it was cut off by the construction of the A38(T) dual carriageway in 1967. Now it is a neat little marina with mooring for about twenty boats, and an attractive mural adorns the grey concrete sides of the elevated road. The brick building on the right is a BWB sanitary station and water point for canal users.

File:Burton-on-Trent railway station MMB 06 220020.jpg File:Burton-on-Trent railway station MMB 04 66717.jpg File:Trent railway station geograph-2158332.jpg|A Down empties from the Derby/Burton direction passes Trent Station South Box View SW from the south end of Trent Station; ex-Midland major junction of the London - Leicester - Sheffield and Derby etc. - Nottingham main trunk lines. The Junction remains a focal point of trunk lines, but Trent Station itself served little purpose for passengers except to change trains and was closed on 1/1/68. The Class F empties is no doubt bound for Toton Yard a mile or two to the north and probably came off the line from Burton-on-Trent via Castle Donington: it is headed by Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48559 Date 	4 May 1965

File:Burton upon Trent, St. Chad - geograph.org.uk - 119560.jpg|Coors Brewers Maltings, Burton upon Trent. Coors Brewers Maltings Division Shobnall Site, is located on Wellington Road. The maltings were originally built by the world famous Bass Brewery, which was taken over by the American brewery Coors, around the late 1990s. The barley that is malted to produce lagers and beers, arrives in articulated lorries (most seem to be from East Anglia) which enter the site by the raised barrier. The barley is stored in corrugated steel silos - some of which can be seen to the right - and is then malted in the large concrete tower, before being taken across town to the brewery. File:St. Chad's Church, Burton upon Trent - geograph.org.uk - 1764462.jpg

File:Coors Brewers Maltings, Burton upon Trent - geograph.org.uk - 190878.jpg

File:Branston Depot - the original home of Branston Pickle - geograph.org.uk - 208273.jpg|Branston Depot - the original home of Branston Pickle. Branston Depot is situated on Burton Road, Branston, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It was built in 1915 as the National Machine Gun Factory and was then taken over by Crosse and Blackwell in the 1920s, with the village giving its name to the world famous pickle that was first produced there

File:Entrance to Coopers Square - geograph.org.uk - 852869.jpg|Entrance to Coopers Square, near to Stapenhill, Staffordshire, Great Britain. On the High Street opposite

File:Board of Guardian's Office - geograph.org.uk - 615893.jpg

File:Former 'Electric Cinema' - geograph.org.uk - 1449624.jpg|Former 'Electric Cinema' Opened in 1910. Situated on the High Street Burton-on-Trent, opposite the junction with Station Street. The cinema once hosted Margaret Lockwood a very famous film star of the 1930's and 1940's.

File:Michael Arthur Bass 1837 1909.jpg File:Burton Bridge pre-1863.jpg|An early photograph of the 36 arch medievel Burton bridge that was replaced in 1863.

A picture of Nothing!
This article includes a picture with the caption "A picture of the now demolished Bargates in Burton-on-Trent". As you'll see, it's a picture of some levelled ground with the digger (possibly) responsible for the levelling! You've got to laugh! Brilliant! 86.29.162.169 (talk) 22:55, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Name of the town
As far as I am aware the "official" name does not include hyphens so its called Burton upon Trent rather than Burton-upon-Trent however the common but incorrect name of the town Burton-on-Trent does, this is illustrated by news reports, maps and road signs. I therefore suggest it would be a good idea to rename the article back to Burton upon Trent. Does anyone else agree? C. 22468   Talk to me  12:58, 17 August 2014 (UTC)


 * There is no 'official' name. Burton-upon-Trent, Burton-on-Trent, and Burton upon Trent are all correct names for the town, though the former is the most common. Zacwill16 (talk) 15:52, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Annual fair
Why is it called the Statutes Fair? 95.151.127.75 (talk) 07:16, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
 * See Hiring and mop fairs Nedrutland (talk) 07:53, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

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