Flautists, Have You Heard of Yorkshire-Born Composer John Townsend?

We've come across an article about John Townsend by Tom Moore, of Florida International University.  He was active in the north of England in the mid-nineteenth century.  You can read it HERE.

"The music for unaccompanied flute by John Townsend in the manuscript volumes of the Hitchcock Collection"

You can follow lecturer Tom Moore on Academia.edu, where more of his writings can be found.  HERE.