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Towneley Hall, Burnley was built over many centuries, from the early-15th to the 19th, as home to the Towneley family. Historically, although many have been eminent public servants, the most famous member of the family was possibly Charles Towneley, the 18th century collector whose marbles and brasses form an important part of collections at the British Museum where he was an early trustee. Probably the best known of the modern branches of the family have been the journalist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne (Worsthorne being the name of a village just over the hill facing Towneley Hall) and his brother Sir Simon Towneley (he changed his name to realign with the family history and lived close by Towneley at Dyneley Hall) who was Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1976 to 1996. .... More at http://around-england.co.uk/towneley-hall-burnley/
Towneley Hall, Burnley was built over many centuries, from the early-15th to the 19th, as home to the Towneley family. Historically, although many have been eminent public servants, the most famous member of the family was possibly Charles Towneley, the 18th century collector whose marbles and brasses form an important part of collections at the British Museum where he was an early trustee. Probably the best known of the modern branches of the family have been the journalist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne (Worsthorne being the name of a village just over the hill facing Towneley Hall) and his brother Sir Simon Towneley (he changed his name to realign with the family history and lived close by Towneley at Dyneley Hall) who was Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1976 to 1996. .... More at http://around-england.co.uk/towneley-hall-burnley/
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