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PHILIP TURNER (1925 - 2006)

Turner was born in British Columbia, Canada, and served in the RNVR during WWII. He spent most of his early years in the Midlands, but also lived in Newcastle where his father was co-curate with the father of Lorna Hills (q.v.). He himself became a minister in the Church of England in 1951. As Stephen Chance, Turner wrote a number of children's books with the Rev. Septimus Treloar as hero.

His North East experience prompted a notable sequence of children's novels set in the fictional town of Darnley Mills, and throughout the North East. This began with Colonel Sheperton's Clock and concluded with Skull Island in 1977. Turner won the Carnegie Medal with The Grange at High Force, the second book in the series. Taken together the novels form a local history from the 19th century up to 1939.

Myers Literary Guide:	The North-East
PHILIP TURNER (1925 - 2006) Turner was born in British Columbia, Canada, and served in the RNVR during WWII. He spent most of his early years in the Midlands, but also lived in Newcastle where his father was co-curate with the father of Lorna Hills (q.v.). He himself became a minister in the Church of England in 1951. As Stephen Chance, Turner wrote a number of children's books with the Rev. Septimus Treloar as hero. His North East experience prompted a notable sequence of children's novels set in the fictional town of Darnley Mills, and throughout the North East. This began with Colonel Sheperton's Clock and concluded with Skull Island in 1977. Turner won the Carnegie Medal with The Grange at High Force, the second book in the series. Taken together the novels form a local history from the 19th century up to 1939.
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