Broad Yorkshire

William Hall Burnett’s visit to John Ruskin at Brantwood, 1893

admin October 11, 2017October 14, 2017 2

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 …

2. Ah’s Yorkshire… William’s immediate family

admin September 14, 2017October 3, 2017 3

This is the second posting on the timeline of William’s life. It describes his immediate family and his antecedents, his illegitimacy and how he came adopt the middle name of Hall. __________________________________________________________________________ After the brief introduction to William’s birthplace of Stokesley (St Peter’s Bells and my native town) I return to an exploration of his …