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Joseph Braithwaite
Lord & Lady 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
Cox & Cox
Dyer Family
Farthings Beach Traders
Hauser Family (Hardware)
Hawkings Family
William Herring & Herrings Coach Station
Lawrence Family (Butchers of College St.)
Charles Pearson – Photographer
William Poarch (Dairyman)
Woodman Family (Shoemakers)
Local Characters
Ken Baily
Freddie Fay
Cyril Smith
Mary Sperring
Harold Stanley Venn & the Lusitania
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
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Manor Gardens
Marine Cove – Additional Information
Mazes & Tea Gardens
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Churches etc.
St Andrew’s Church – Additional Information
The Old Vicarage – additional information
La Retraite Convent & School
Garages and Coach Companies
Burnham on Sea Motor Co
Tucker’s Garage
Wallbutton’s
Other Garages
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Historic Industry
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Burnham’s Brewery
Burnham Mill
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High Lighthouse
Low Lighthouse photos
Round Tower Lighthouse Pictures
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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
Royal Clarence Hotel – additional info
Somerset & Dorset Public House
Steam Packet Maroon / York House
The Victoria Hotel
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South Esplanade
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Paddling Pool and Boating Lake
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Regent Street.
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Ellen’s Cottages
The Hall (Community Centre) – Additional Info
Homebush and ‘Bug Row’
The Mount
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Railway Station – Now and Then
Sandy Way Tunnel
Steart Island
Tregunter & William Gunter
Around and About
Burnham from the Air
Sport and Pastimes.
Carnivals
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Summer Carnivals 1920s
Summer Carnivals 1930s
Summer Carnivals 194Os
Summer Carnivals 1950s
Summer Carnivals 1960s
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