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An Introduction to Burnham
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From the Romans to Victorian Times
River Siger
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Opening of the Railway
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People
‘Movers and Shakers’
Joseph Braithwaite
Lord Cave
Revd. Theodore Crane Dupuis
Admiral Sir Mark Pizey
The Holt Family – Burnham’s Brewers
George Reed
Cuthbert Ritson
John Saunders
Scientists & Artists
Cecile Crombeke
Stuart Hine
Samuel Nash
William Pollard
Sir John Pople KBE, FRS
Thomas Alan Stephenson FRS
Ben Travers – Burnham’s Playwright
Well Known Traders
Alberto Bertorelli
Dyer Family
Hauser Family
Hawkings Family
William Herring & Herrings Coach Station
Charles Pearson – Photographer
Local Characters
Ken Baily
Freddie Fay
Cyril Smith
Mary Sperring
George Warren (‘Capt. Courage’)
Town Criers
RICHARD LOCKE
Richard Locke: The Practical Agriculturist
Richard Locke: Education & Qualifications
Richard Locke: The Burnham Society
The Life of Richard Locke
Richard Locke: Family Matters
Richard Locke: His Will and Possessions
Elizabeth Montgomery
Famous Visitors
PLACES
Town Centre
Abingdon St
Adam St
College Street
Cross St
High St / Alfred St
Oxford St
Pier Street
Princess Street
Regent Street.
Victoria Street
Sea Front
North Esplanade
South Esplanade
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Marine Lake
Paddling Pool and Boating Lake
The Pavilion Timeline
The Jetty
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Albion Hotel & Rifleman’s Arms
The Commercial Inn
The Crown Inn
OCEAN WAVE
The Old Pier Tavern
The Railway
Reed’s Arms
Ring o’ Bells
Somerset & Dorset Public House
Steam Packet Maroon / York House
The Victoria Hotel
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Brean Down House School
Burnham Infant School
Gardenhurst School
Hart House School
Oakover School
Linden Lodge Kindergarten
Ravensworth House and School
St Andrew’s School on the Sea Front
St Christopher’s School / Naish House
St Dunstan’s School
St Margaret’s School
Technical College / Burnham County Secondary School
Garages and Coach Companies
Burnham on Sea Motor Co
Tucker’s Garage
Wallbutton’s
Other Garages
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Berrow
Brean & Brean Down
Burnham’s Brewery
Brick & Tile Works
Customs House
Ellen’s Cottages
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La Retraite Convent & School
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Summer Carnivals 1930’s
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Summer Carnivals 1950’s
Summer Carnivals 1960’s
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