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Some are from past issues of the Bartonian and others have been collected from many sources.
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| The Other Humber Bridge 178kb's
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Pilot Officer Thomas George Cottier A story from the Bartonian about a Canadian who served here in the second world war and is buried in Barton Cemetery |
| Hilda Atkinson 48kb's A story from the Bartonian about this Barton lady who was a prisoner in Germany in W.W.II. |
Star Cinema 21kb's A story from Tom Barker who now lives
in Australia. |
| Reads Island 74kb's A look at the history of Reads Island
from its birth to present day. The island is in the River Humber near
to |
The Coastguard Station at Barton 176kb's The story of this station from the 1800 to its close in the late 1920's |
| The Printers in Barton 154kb's The story of the print works in Barton
from the |
A Story of Barton in 1936 11kb's Another story from Tom Barker about life in Barton in the 1930's |
| AMY HOWSON 80kb's This is the history of the Humber Sloop " Amy Howson" which worked out of Barton and is now owned and run by the Humber Sloop and Keel Preservation Society. |
Comrade 80kb's The history of the Humber Keel " Comrade ". Another vessel with a Barton connection run by the Humber Sloop and Keel Preservation Society and kept at South Ferriby |
| BARTON STREET GUIDE 67kb's This is directions from the Market Place to all the streets in Barton. |
GEORGIAN WALK OF BARTON 136kb's A virtual walk around the centre of Barton with thumb nail photos. |
| VICTORIAN WALK OF BARTON 127kb's A virtual walk around the centre of Barton with thumb nail photos. |
Last Train From Grimsby 26kb's Another story from Tom Barker about life and around in Barton in the 1930's |
| What About The Haven 8.4kb's Stary about the Waterside Road area of Barton in the 1940's. This comes from an edition of the Bartonian and was written by Victor Thompson. |
Who was Thos Ellerby of Barton 21.7kb's An article from the Bartonian about the Elleby's of Bartin in 1809 and their role within the town. |
| The Civil Cemetery In Barton upon Humber 450kb's A study in landscape history and ecological impact taken from the Barton upon Humber Civic Society newsletter 2002. The study is written by Richard Clarke the societies Vice Chairman |
1891 Census for Queen Street, Barton 26kb's Information taken from the 1891 census return. This article by Neil Jacques was taken from the Barton Civic Society Newsletter of 2002 |
| Maltby Lane 4.5kb's A short story from Maurice Willis about his life as a boy on Maltby Lane |
A Priest Hole or Not 102kb's A story from Brian Moss who was at school in Baysgarth House and is sure there is a priest hole in the house. |
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Childhood in Barton in the Nineteen Sixties A story from the Barton Civic Society Newsletter of 2002 about the chairmans recolections from his childhood in Barton. |
The Butchery 12kb's Another story from that ex Bartonian Tom Barker . This one about the butchery off the Market Place |
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Another story from Tom Barker about the Bank of the River Humber between Barton and New Holland |
Barton
Gramar Scholl Reunion Picture and write-up of the reunion held in 2003 |
Traffic Congestion, Fitness and Mrs. Brown A story from Nigel Land about cycling in the very early 1900s. Story appeared in the November'03 issue of the Bartonian |
A story from the Bartonian July04 about war time memories |
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A story from the Bartonian July04 about
the ambulance service in Barton over the last century. |
THE
ORIGIN OF BARTON’S
CYCLING CLUB(S) 389kb's A story from the Bartonian November 04 about the origins of the cycle clubs in Barton Written by Nigel Land |
The National and Infant Schools Story of the schools in Barton with an emphasis on the old Church School. Article from the Friends of "Queen Street School" |
History of Queen Street and the School Article from the Friends of "Queen Street School" |
| Article from the Bartonian by Charles Watkinson |
A Piece from the Bartonian from the Civic Society |
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Article from the Bartonian by Charles Watkinson |
A
story about this gentleman who owned a tile works in the town |
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Article from the Bartonian April'06 by Charles Watkinson |
Article by Terry Clipson |