In 1887 William Hall Burnett moved with his family from Middlesbrough to Blackburn to take up the post of Editor of the Blackburn Standard. He instigated a regular feature on the back page (page 8) of The Weekly Standard and Express Newspaper which initially was entitled ‘Passing notes and Gossip’ – as it developed he …
Read More William Hall Burnett’s visit to John Ruskin at Brantwood, 1893This post describes the relationship between William and the mill-girl poet Ethel Carnie. I am grateful for the interest shown by Roger Smalley and for sending me copies of material concerning Ethel Carnie and William from the Blackburn Library (see Bibliography). Roger has documented the political life of Ethel Carnie in ‘Breaking the Bonds of …
Read More William Hall Burnett and the mill girl poet, Ethel CarnieThis is the first posting on the timeline of William’s life. He was born on the 10th November 1840 in Stokesley in the North Riding of Yorkshire and this posting describes his ‘native town’ around the time of his birth and some early influences on his life. [click on map to enlarge] ______________________________________________________________ In 1859 …
Read More 1. St Peter’s Bells and my native town…