Towneley Hall, Burnley

iBase ID

310218

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-D41-682-1

Title

Towneley Hall, Burnley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

William Stewart, Alice Edmondson, Caroline Roslyng, John MacKay

General notes

Towneley Hall employees in front of the main entrance of the Hall.
In the centre of the photo is the Towneley land agent, William Steward, standing next to a chair is Alice Edmondson, Lady O'Hagans companion. The woman sitting on a chair is Caroline Roslyng, the housekeeper. The man standing on the left is John MacKay, the butler. He became the first curator when Towneley Hall became a museum in 1903.

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Medium

Photographic print

Year of image

1897

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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