Caleb Thornber, Mayor, Burnley

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308726

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-P551-103-1

Title

Caleb Thornber, Mayor, Burnley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Caleb Thornber

General notes

Alderman Caleb Thornber, J.P., was the Mayor of Burnley, 9th November 1896 till 9th November 1898. He died 5th August 1923. Mr Thornber was the director of one of Burnley’s biggest cotton firms, Benjamin Thornber & Sons of Daneshouse, Throstle and Old Hall Mills in Daneshouse. He lived at Park Hill, in Padiham Road (now a private school), but he and his family were great supporters of Victoria Hospital, which is a close neighbour of Thornber Gardens (Source: Burnley Express, 21st August 2012, PEEK INTO THE PAST: Mystery surrounds Burnley public gardens By The Newsroom).

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Year of image

1896

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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