Barbara Jessie Burton 1927

Posted on 10 May 2007

This foundation stone is set into a building at one end of Princes Street, Cork. I never noticed it until the day I took this photo and a quick search for Barbara Jessie Burton returns information and pictures of foundation stones laid by her in the years following 1927:

Nottingham, UK
Vauxhall Gardens, UK (PDF)
stone2 Aldershot, UK
A comment on Streatham Elephants mentions her too.

Does anyone know anything else about Barbara Jessie Burton?

Cork Photowalk Gallery (Montenotte Edition)

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11 responses to Barbara Jessie Burton 1927

Flickr: carrigman says:

Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 6:14 am

I think she and her husband Stanley Howard Burton were the owners/directors of Burtons gentlemen’s outfitters who had several stores in the UK and Ireland.

Flickr: arranging constellations says:

Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 6:38 am

i have never noticed that before
off i go on a search…

Flickr: xeer says:

Thursday, May 10th, 2007 at 10:43 am

carrigman – thanks! That’s a fascinating bit of history. I wonder who paid for the upkeep of the stone. Hopefully someone who knows will come by here some day and answer that one. Could be the council of course.

Flickr: mrkbrdshw says:

Sunday, May 20th, 2007 at 3:39 am

A similar stone is on ‘our’ Burtons in Taunton, Somerset – same name but laid in 1930.
It gets a mention o my Daily Photo Blog today.

http://www.tauntondailyphoto.blogspot.com

Montague Burton the Tailor of Taste | In Photos dot org says:

Saturday, October 27th, 2007 at 12:22 pm

[...] the stone laid by Barbara Jessie Burton in 1927, this doorway probably goes unnoticed by most people on Prince’s Street. It’s [...]

Pat Lawlor says:

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

I have noticed 2 stones in Glasgow one exactly as you describe but dated 1929 and the other on the oposite side of a tennament door way on dumbarton Rd Partick in Glasgow with the name Arnold Burton. I was trying to find the meaning of these when I found your site.

pamela jarvis says:

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 11:31 pm

I am looking for some definite information about Montgue burton and his tavells through Nottingham and maybe some information on any family there may have been in nottingham if any. I believe this lady was in his family but have no idea about this stone.

Tony Proctor says:

Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 10:28 am

Looks like she was Montague’s eldest daughter. A quick bit of searching yielded the following:-

Sir Montague [Maurice] Burton (15/8/1885-21/9/1952). Formerly Moshe David Osinsky. b. Kovno province in Lithuania. Came to UK in 1900. m. Sophie Marks in 1909. Children: daughter 1910, son 1914, twin sons 1917

From the birth index, it looks like these are the sons and daughters:-

- Barbara Jessie Burton 1910 Q1 Ecclesall Bierlow
- Stanley H Burton 1914 Q3 Leeds
- Arnold J Burton 1917 Q4 Leeds
- Raymond M Burton 1917 Q4 Leeds

Anyone know how he picked the name Burton when he arrived in the UK? There was already a tailoring family with the name Burton in the Nottingham/Chesterfield area in the late 19th century.

Hannah Burton says:

Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

Does anyone know anything about the pre-existing Burton tailoring family mentioned by Tony Proctor above?

I am researching my family tree and believe my ancestors were tailor masters in Bradford (Yorkshire) throughout the 1800’s.

Any info relating to the original Burton tailors would be greatly received.

Tony Proctor says:

Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

I haven’t got around to researching my Burton ancestors very deeply yet Hannah (I’ve been concentrated on other surnames so far), but I will do as soon as my work-load settles down a bit more.

It sounds like we may have some common links so I’d like to stay in touch if that’s OK. I’m at…

(Tony AT Proctor DOT net)

Tammie Zech says:

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 7:10 am

I have an antique engraving with a paper label attached to the backing of the framing which reads: “Burton the tailor of taste” & with handwritten to: Mr. White at: the Ark, Ampleforth? date: 70/5/63 Carrage Paid: post
Wondering if the co. did framing & how I might get info. of the date of framing also leading to the value of the engraving.
eh?

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