Christopher Bailey

Christopher Bailey (1826-1908) was a Normanton writer and poet.

Biography
Based on his obituary reports, Bailey was born in the White Swan Inn on Castleford Road. He is known to have written accounts of the murder of William Longthorn and the drowning of Miss Cocking based on second hand information provided by the locals.

Bailey died after suffering a stroke during dinner on 21 October 1908.