Name panel

Burton's Yard

Inscription

Burton's Yard
Burton the tailor built grand stores. Notice the black granite pilasters and the art deco styling.

Site: Burtons - Beckenham (5 memorials)

BR3, High Street, Beckenham, 189, Pizza Express

The 3 black plaques are low down on the pilasters between the windows. 'Tailor Alley' can be seen to the left of our main photo. 'Burton's Yard' is in that alley.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Burtons Menswear

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Arnold James Burton - Beckenham

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Raymond Montague Burton - Beckenham

Raymond Montague Burton - Beckenham

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Stanley Howard Burton - Beckenham

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Tailor Alley

Tailor Alley

Tailor Alley Burton the 'Tailor of Taste' opened the adjacent store in 1938.

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