Title: The Memoranda Books of Basil Thomas Eccleston, 1757-1789
Abstract: Before the nineteenth century, detailed estate accounts survive relatively infrequently. Few of those relating to north-west England have been explored in any detail, and almost none have found their way into print. This situation has been rectified recently, to some extent, with the publication of the estate accounts of Sir Daniel Fleming of Rydal in Westmorland, between 1688 and 1701 (rev. ante, cxviii (2003), 226-7).Until now, though, the best known published source for a Lancashire estate has been the early eighteenth-century diary of Nicholas Blundell of Little Crosby. Blundell's diary is fascinating, but might be regarded as atypical, as it details the life of a Catholic squire, who poured his energies into the management of his estate. However, this recent edition of the memoranda books of Basil Thomas Eccleston illustrates that there was nothing unusual about Catholic squires or intensive estate management in this area of south-west Lancashire. As the...
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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