websites
general History Hunters resources
Burton upon Trent today
where is Burton upon Trent?
Philip Campbell's home page
http://www.mutherbored.com
Philip Campbell's Burton Town site (in progress)
http://www.burton-town.co.uk
Staffordshire Net guide to Burton
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/burttown.htm
The Burton Window
http://www.burtonwindow.com
Burton upon Trent history
Burton -- now and then
http://www.burton-college.ac.uk/esbc/visit/nwndthn.html
Burton and brewing
Burton Upon Trent -- the home of the brewing industry
http://www.burton-college.ac.uk/esbc/visit/history.html
BrewersNet Burton tourist guide
http://www.brewersnet.com/tourism.html
Bass Museum
http://www.bass-museum.com/
Marston's Brewery
http://www.breworld.com/marstons/brewproc.html
Burton and India Pale Ale
http://www.realbeer.com/hops/renegade.html
other abbeys
English Heritage (use search for Rievaulx Abbey)
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Rievaulx Abbey
http://www.northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk/explore/Exp_bils_12.htm
virtual tour and brief history of Fountains Abbey
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/foun.shtml
medieval England links
http://history.hanover.edu/medieval/england.htm
medieval architecture in England
http://vrlab.fa.pitt.edu/medart/menuengl/maineng.html
monastic links
http://history.hanover.edu/medieval/monastic.htm
organisations
Tourist Information Centre
183 High Street
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 1HN
Tel: 01283 516609
Fax: 01283 517268
http://www.burtonwindow.com
Burton upon Trent Archives
Burton Library
Riverside
High Street
Burton upon Trent DE14 1AH
Tel: 01283 239556
E-mail: burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/burton.htm
Staffordshire Record Office
Eastgate Street
Stafford ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries)
01785 278373 (Appointments)
Minicom: 01785 278376
Fax: 01785 278384
E-mail: staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/contact.htm
William Salt Library
Eastgate Street
Stafford ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01785 278372
Fax: 01785 278414
E-mail: william.salt@staffordshire.gov.uk
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/salt.htm
further reading
An illustrated history of Burton upon Trent to the 18th century
by Denis Stuart, Burton upon Trent Civic Society, 1993.
Monasteries by Michael (Mick) Aston, Batsford, 1993.
An introduction examining the place of monasteries in the British
landscape and their influence upon it. Mick Aston explains how
monasticism arrived and developed in Britain, why abbeys and priories
were built where they were and what involvement they had with
surrounding areas.
Discovering Abbeys and Priories by Geoffrey Wright, Shire, 1998.
The new edition of this user-friendly handbook clarifies the difference
between abbeys and priories, traces the history of monasteries
from Anglo-Saxon times to the Dissolution, and describes the different
monastic orders. Considerable refererence is made to sites open
to the public.
Life in a Medieval Abbey by Tony McAleavy, English Heritage, 1996.
Colourful picture book explaining monasticism in simple terms,
from a 'who's who' of medieval monks to an evaluation of the political
role of the church in medieval England. Distinguished from other
guides by some brilliant reconstruction paintings.
Medieval Monasteries by Jeremy Greene, Leicester University Press, 1992.
A good overview of the archaeological evidence for monastic houses
in Britain in the Middle Ages. Using literary as well as archaeological
sources, the author discusses the building of monasteries, life
within them and their eventual dissolution under Henry VIII, with
frequent reference to important sites. |