Her husband was a teacher at William Allitt School and shared the same opinions. He said: "The whole character of the place has changed. It's become de-personalised. The Pit Bank Colliery which was once an eyesore has been removed and turned over for housing. Every building has been taken."

Abbey Music: Pictured here in 1977, the story behind Abbey Music began in the mid-1930s when an accordion club based in King Street, started in the town. At the end of the Second World War, a new headquarters was established in Uxbridge Street and it had a new feature - a small music shop. This continued until the time for expansion arrived a decade later and it was in the late 50s that Abbey Music came into being. To most, Burton Bridge is simply a way of driving in and out of the town but to historians it is an incredible piece of of country's history that saw the town drawn in to a bloody battle, that almost saw it razed to the ground. Thorntons: Another victim of the covid pandemic was chocolate giant Thorntons shop after it announced it was shutting all of its stores including Burton. It was once the go-to place for Easter eggs, with the queue for names to be added to eggs stretching out of the door at this time of the year in the past.At a meeting in November 1959, George Dow, the British Transport Commission representative and division traffic manager at Birmingham said that British Railways were “under Government instruction” to pay their way and “sentiment cannot enter into it”. Or it may have come from the old English "cricc" or "cryce", meaning a crutch or staff, or the French word "criquet", meaning a wooden post. BHS made up the original row of shops in Underhill Walk, Burton. This family favourite has now been turned into a Next store

Subsequently, Burton's two Thomas Cook travel agents in Coopers Square and Station Street would close. The unit in Coopers Square remains empty, while The Hideaway cafe recently moved into the Station Street premises. The shop in Station Street would be taken over by Hays Travel, but this has also now closed. Mr Bailey said at the time: “The railways are to blame for driving people away from the trains. They cut and chop services to such an extent that they make them unattractive to the travelling public.” Read More Related Articles Not only did the group achieve an incredible feat, they also raised money for Queen's Hospital in Burton and Dr Barnardo's. Read More Related Articles This picture was taken in March 1971 with Lancaster and Thorpe occupying the premises next door. The opticians relocated and can now be found in Station Street, in the town.Benjamin Schofield, Ron Shipton, Bill Cooke and Paul Gardiner, made up the four-man crew, and journeyed from Kent to Wissant in France, around 10 miles south west of Calais. The return journey proved more problematic due to a five-knot ebb tide, taking around 12 hours to complete. Speaking in 1972, councillor George Holmes, the chairman of Swadlincote Urban Council, said he would like Newhall to become a residential area. The two foes met at Burton Bridge where Queen Henrietta Maria's convoy was heading from Yorkshire with supplies destined for her husband King Charles I in Oxford.