Townend in 1700 was a lively and prosperous house for Ben Browne, his family and servants. come find out more about everyday life in the early 1700s, based on original source documents from the family archive. Townend in 1700 was a lively and prosperous house for Ben Browne, his family and servants. Ben played an important role in the community and would also have been busy running the farm - rearing animals, growing barley for malt and coppicing woodland for bark to be used in tanning. But what... See more >