Charles Hardwick (antiquary)
Charles Hardwick (10 September 1817 – 8 July 1889) was an English antiquary, known for his writings related to Lancashire.
Life[edit]
The son of an innkeeper at Preston, Lancashire, he was born there on 10 September 1817. He was apprenticed to a printer, but on the expiration of his bond he devoted himself to art, and practised as a portrait-painter in Preston. Having joined the Odd Fellows he took part in the reform of the Manchester Unity, and was elected grand-master of the order.[1]
Hardwick was a vice-president of the Manchester Literary Club, of which he was a founder.[1] The original idea for the club, founded in 1862, has been attributed to Hardwick, Joseph Chattwood and Edwin Waugh.[2]
Hardwick died at Manchester on 8 July 1889.[1]
Works[edit]
Hardwick's major works were:[1]
- History of the borough of Preston and its Environs in the county of Lancaster, Preston, 1857
- The History, present position, and social importance of Friendly Societies, London, 1859 and 1869
- Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore (chiefly Lancashire and the North of England:) their affinity to others . . . their eastern origin and mythical significance, Manchester, 1872
- On some antient Battlefields in Lancashire and their historical, legendary, and aesthetic associations, Manchester, 1882
Hardwick also was editor of Country Words: a North of England Magazine of Literature, Science, and Art, 17 numbers, Manchester, 1866-67.[1] Ben Brierley assisted him with the magazine.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ John H. Swann, Manchester Literary Club: Some notes on its history, 1862-1908 (1908) p. 8; archive.org.
- ^ Shelley Trower (8 November 2011). Place, Writing, and Voice in Oral History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-230-35991-8.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Hardwick, Charles (1817-1889)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links[edit]
- Works by Charles Hardwick at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Hardwick at Internet Archive
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