Mr John Burton

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John and Hannah Burton were the father and mother of William Burton, the Wollaton Wheelwright, whose letter, written in September 1830, was found in the ceiling of the Great Hall of Wollaton Hall in 1954 in the course of renovations. The letter was subsequently presented to the Museum by Alderman H. Bowles, then Chairman of the Estates Committee.

Hannah Burton was the daughter of Micah Gedling, JP after whose family Gedling Grove, Nottingham, was named. Hannah's sister, Mary Ann Gedling, married John Bradley who was Mayor of Nottingham in 1856. John Burton was placed in charge of the 'King's Head' Public House, Wollaton, an inn especially built by Lord Middleton for the bargemen on Wollaton Canal.

Wollaton Hall

Nottingham

Title

Mr John Burton

Date

c.1800

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 63 cm

Accession number

NOTNH 1957.21

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs Bernard Stevenson, 1957

Work type

Painting

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Wollaton Hall

Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG8 2AE England

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