Christopher Towneley

iBase ID

287897

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-G4-336-1

Title

Christopher Towneley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Christopher Towneley

General notes

Christopher Towneley 1603 - 1674.
Grandson of "John the Saint" known as "The Great Transcriber". He pursued his studies throughout the Civil War. Spent most of his life collecting material for a history of Lancashire (30 volumes), to which Dr Whittaker's "History of Whalley" was much indebted. He lived at Carr Hall, Nelson.

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Medium

Photocopy

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

c1950

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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