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Francis Towneley
Francis Towneley (9 June 1709 – 30 July 1746) was an English Catholic and supporter of the exiled House of Stuart or Jacobitism, Jacobite. After service with the Kingdom of France, French army from 1728 to 1734, he returned to England and took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. He was appointed colonel of the Manchester Regiment (Jacobite), Manchester Regiment, the only significant English formation to take part in the rebellion. Captured at Siege of Carlisle (December 1745), Carlisle in December 1745, he was convicted of treason and executed at Kennington Common, London in July 1746. Early life Francis Towneley was born on 9 June 1709, fifth and youngest surviving child of Ursula, daughter of Phillip Fermor of Tusmore, Oxfordshire, and Towneley (family)#Charles Towneley (1658-1712), Charles Towneley of Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire. He had three brothers, Richard (1689-1735), John Towneley (translator), John (1696-1782) and George, as well as a sister, Mary (1686-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towneley Park
Towneley Park is owned and managed by Burnley Borough Council and is the largest and most popular park in Burnley, Lancashire, England. The main entrance to the park is within a mile of the town centre and the park extends to the south east, covering an area of some . At the southern end of the park is Towneley Hall, Burnley's art gallery and museum. To the north are golf courses and playing fields and to the south 24 acres of broadleaf woodland. On the southern boundary is a working farm called Towneley Farm with pastures and plantations extending eastwards into Cliviger. History The hall was the home of the Towneley family from around 1200. The family once owned extensive estates in and around Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The hall not only contains the 15th-century Whalley Abbey vestments, but also has its own chapel – with a finely carved altarpiece made in Antwerp around 1525. The male line of the family died out in 1878 and in 1901 one of the dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
