In 1866 the Rev Edward Litton of St Andrew the Apostle Church in Naunton, Cheltenham purchased a Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope of 4.5 inch aperture, plus a finder, 4 astronomical eyepieces, solar prism, dew cap all in a red deal case.
Edward Litton, appointed rector in 1860, was a noted writer on theology and a friend of Revd Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) who is said to have stayed several times at the rectory.
I don't know if they both used the telescope.
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