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An Introduction to Burnham
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From the Romans to Victorian Times
River Siger
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Major Storms and Floods
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Wartime
Recent Ventures
People
‘Movers and Shakers’
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
Dyer Family
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
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
Beach activities
Marine Lake
Paddling Pool and Boating Lake
The Pavilion
The Jetty
Public Houses & Hotels
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
Others
Schools
Schools Introduction
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
Sandacres School (Taunton High School)
Technical College / Burnham County Secondary School
Garages and Coach Companies
Burnham on Sea Motor Co
Tucker’s Garage
Wallbutton’s
Other Garages
Coach Companies
Adult School / Library
Berrow
Brean & Brean Down
Burnham’s Brewery
Brick & Tile Works
Customs House
Ellen’s Cottages
Gas Works
High Lighthouse
Homebush and ‘Bug Row’
La Retraite Convent & School
Manor Gardens
Mazes & Tea Gardens
The Mill
Mineral Spa Baths
Paradise
The Mount
Railway – Now and Then
Sandy Way Tunnel
Steart Island
Around and About
Burnham from the Air
Sport and Pastimes.
Amateur Dramatics etc
Boating
Bowling Club
Cinema
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Hockey
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Rifle Club
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Burnham Scouts & Guides
Burnham Institute
Carnivals
Winter Carnivals
Summer Carnivals 1920’s
Summer Carnivals 1930’s
Summer Carnivals 194O’s
Summer Carnivals 1950’s
Summer Carnivals 1960’s
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