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| This photograph of the Esplanade at the junction
of Regent Street was taken in 1905 and features the The Clarence Hotel which was built around 1796. On the right of the picture you will find the Edwardian Bandstand which was erected to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The bandstand's history ended prematurely when it was replaced in 1911 by the Pavilion which like The Clarence Hotel is still used by visitors and locals today. |
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An early ariel view of Burnham-on-Sea which shows that the main structure and general street layout of the town still remains to this very day.
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| Although the pavilion
replaced the Edwardian bandstand in 1911, you will see from this picture that it did not deter both the band and the sunday strollers from using this new venue as a focal point. |
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Both the low lighthouse shown here and the high lighthouse , which is further inland, were built in 1832 and are still very important landmarks in the Burnham-on-Sea area. There location was essential to maritime travellers, both night and day, who had to navigate the narrow channel by using them as reference points. |
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| For years, the only sensible way to
visit the area was by one of the many steam trains that would frequently stop at Highbridge (opened 1854) on their way to Taunton and beyond. Somerset and Dorset Railways as it was known at the turn of the century saw Highbridge as one of the busier stations due in part to the extensive amount of dairy produce, especially milk churns which were distributed by rail throughout the area. |
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This picture of the High Street, Burnham- on-Sea was taken in 1910. |
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| Central Stores and the neighbouring Bacon Factory can be seen here around 1915 on Church Street, Highbridge. The Bacon Factory was established in 1889 and became one of the areas biggest employers. |
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Further along Church Street we can see that the main form of transport in 1915 was pony and trap. |
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| Market Square and Town Hall, Highbridge in
1920. The Coopers Arms which is still in existence is clearly shown on the left. |
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Built in 1891 as a Adult School, this fine building in Church Street, Highbridge is now a public library. |
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| Although the we do not know the precise date
of the original building, we do know that St. Andrew's C of E Church Burnham-on-Sea was rebuilt in 1314 the year after the battle of Bannockburn. |
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Naish House, Burnham-on-Sea has maintained its name and is now the home of St. Christopher's School. It was built in 1905 as a private school for boy and concentrated on entrance examinations to Dartmouth Naval College. |
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