[Weary Tourist]

Joseph Briggs of Tiffany Glass fame is famous for his bits of coloured glass.
Don't get me wrong, the stained glass windows are truly awe inspiring, and are more like paintings than your normal stained glass windows.

However for me, the person who has been missing from this Hall of Fame (up until now) has to be Richard Ainsworth.

He wrote weekly articles in the Accrington Observer, which then led to the publications of the following books.

History and Associations of Altham and Huncoat
The Old Homesteads of Accrington & District, etc,
The Lingards of Huncoat

Ok, so there are some other sources for local and family historians, but for me it's just the fact that he bothered to record what was going on at a particular moment in time, which is incedibly valuable to those interested in the area. A bit like this forum eh ?
Except what happens to the information within these postings in the long term...mmmm

So the coloured glass is pretty, but hats of to Richard Ainsworth who has told me more about this area.