Charles Towneley was an English collector of classical antiquities. He was born in 1737 near Burnley and died in 1805. In 1765, he visited Rome and became an enthusiastic collector of marbles. By way of excavations in Rome he built up an unrivalled collection of marbles which was housed in London after 1772 and purchased by the British Museum on his death, for 28,000 pounds. Research Charles Towneley
Sir Ian McKellen is an English actor and gay rights activist. He was born in 1935 at Burnley, Lancashire. He was appointed CBE in 1979 and knighted in 1990 for services to the arts. Research Ian McKellen
Burnley is a town in the Pennines, Lancashire, England. It was first established around 800 AD and nestles in a basin between the River Calder and the River Brun from which it gets its name (wodland clearing by the River Brun). The 13th century saw a significant growth in the town when a market character was granted and the first fulling mill was built, thus signalling the start of the textile industry which was the key to Burnley's future growth and prosperity over the succeeding centuries. With the Industrial Revolution and the building of the Leeds and Liverpoolcanal, Burnley grew in stature and by the end of the 19th century was the world's leading producer of cotton cloth and had a population of almost 100,000 people. Research Burnley
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