Sir Thomas Storey KNT D.L., Lancaster

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iBase ID

265955

Reference identifier

NLA20140926019

Title

Sir Thomas Storey KNT D.L., Lancaster

Place

Lancaster

General notes

"Thomas Storey was a Lancaster industrialist and philanthropist. He was also founder of the Storey Institute (formerly the Mechanics Institute) with a Free Library, Technical and Art Schools which opened in 1891 to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

He was knighted in 1887 for services to Lancaster and the Nation."

From the BBC Your Paintings website 13/11/2014

Thomas Storey was born on 28 Oct 1825 died 13 Dec 1898

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Original image size

10.51 x 10.85

Year of image

c.1895

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Subjects

Place Names > Lancaster

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