- Burston, Norfolk
Burston is a village in
Norfolk ,England , 3 miles (4.5km) north ofDiss . Burston is famous as the site of theBurston Strike School , the longest strike in British history.In 1949 the Strike School building was registered as an educational charity. There are 4 self-perpetuating trustees who manage the school and try to develop it as a museum, visitor centre, educational archive and village amenity. A rally to commemorate the school and the longest strike in UK history has been organised on the first Sunday in September every year since 1984 by the
Transport and General Workers' Union and supported by other unions.St Mary Church, though recognised as not the most exciting or interesting church in Norfolk, [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burston/burston.htm] is notable for the role played in the Burston strike by its rector, the Reverend Charles Tucker Eland. The tower collapsed in the 18th century, and with the
nave andchancel altered in Victorian times, it has something of the appearance of a barn. The church stands in a tree shaded graveyard, in which are the graves ofKitty Higdon andTom Higdon , the teachers at the centre of the school strike. With a declining congregation, St Mary is now used partly as a school hall. The modern chance is housed in the chancel, behind an iron screen separating it from the nave.Burston once had its own
Burston railway station with services on theGreat Eastern Main Line betweenNorwich andLondon .ee also
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Burston Strike School External links
* [http://www.burstonstrikeschool.org Burston Strike School website]
* [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burston/burston.htm St Mary Church, Burston]
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