Burnham-on-Sea

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Change of name, change of luck?

This splendid building in Burnham on Sea is, as you may see, now an estate agent’s. On this site was a public house called the Masons Arms. A Quaker gentleman, Mr J. B. Braithwaite, was a teetotaler and extremely concerned about the evils of drink. It is understandable really; for the working man in those days, earning a […]

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Reeds Arms

This rather elegant building on the seafront of Burnham on Sea is the Reeds Arms, named after George Reeds who was an important individual in the history of the town. The hotel, as it was, was built in the 1850’s, and was actually originally called The Reeds Arms; it then became the Queen’s Hotel, before […]

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… of solid dignity

This elegant building, the Baptist Church, one of the first churches built in Burnham on Sea as it began to grow during the early Victorian era,  is still very much in use as a church today; completed in 1843, as you can see, it is described as ‘of solid dignity’, how true!

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The old vicarage

If you were making a film and wanted to find an old house which could be the vicarage in your film, this one would be ideal. So attractive, and tucked away at the end of a broad drive, it looks just the right place for a variety of different films, romance, period, crime, drama… In […]

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