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Blackburn Train Station
Courtesy of Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Blackburn Train Station in the 1980's.
Drummonds Fruit and Veg – Whalley Range
Courtesy of Harry Drummond, Picture showing Shop frontage of H. Drummonds Fruit and Veg on Whalley Range, not too sure of the date
Turners Fruit Shop
Courtesy of Harry Drummond, Picture showing Shop frontage of Turners Fruits shop on Whalley Range, not too sure of the date
Lower Hollin Bank St. c1905
Courtesy of: David Edmondson. 1905. Edmondson's confectionery and baker's shop. Lower Hollin Bank St.
Lower Audley
Courtesy of: Michelle Barlow. Image shows lower end of Lower Audley street at the bottom ! its making way for the ice rink and all the other shops there ! the house still standing is on lord derby street ! Michelle used to live on Lower Audley Street near "tonys" shop ...
Asda Area
Courtesy of Lorcan Moriarty. Images showing teh before and after views of the asda area of blackburn, is this lower Audley or Grimshaw Park or is it still classed as Infirmary?
Wensley Rd
View Larger Map Image submitted by: Paul A charming view of the gas works looking from Ashworth Street. He found the print in the cupboard of a mates bedsit in Leamington Road. There is no authors' name, so he doesn't know who to credit nor whose copyright. Maybe someone will come forward?
Boulevard
Image Submitted by: Barbara Whewell Lawrence. Image showing The Blackburn Boulevard
Salford
Image Submitted by: Barbara Whewell Lawrence. Image showing The Salford Area of Blackburn
Roaring 20’s C1969
Image Submitted by: Barbara Whewell Lawrence. Image showing The Reidies Sponsored float from 1969
King WIlliam Street
Image Submitted by: Barbara Whewell Lawrence. Image showing The King William Street area of Blackburn Town Centre
A Modern Boulevard
Image Submitted by: Barbara Whewell Lawrence. Image showing the more modern ( but now old) Boulevard of Blackburns Town Centre
Birley Street 1950’s
Courtesy of Elain Davenport, image showing the Birley Street Sunday morning church parade, and May Day march. View Larger Map
Boulevard / Duttons and Co
Courtesy of Ken Jackson, Date unknown, Image showing the Queen Victoria Statue on the boulevard, date is unknown, but it looks like the building work to morrisons has started.
Ainsworth Street. c1940
Courtesy of John Stone. Image of W. Charnley’s Tailor Shop on the corner of Ainsworth St and Cort St in August 1940 after it was hit by a WW2 German bomb.
Church Street
Courtesy of John Stone Image showing Church Street (exact location and date not suppied)
Salford c1910
Courtesy of John Stone. Image showing Salfors (bottom of church street) around 1910, with the bay horse in the background.
Ariel View of Blackburn Town Centre
Courtesy of Brian Starbuck. Ariel View showing Blackburn town centre, with its Town Hall standing out from the rows of terraced houses and mills
Rossi the hot potato man
Courtesy of John Stone Photo of Rossi the "Hot Potato Man" who was well known around various parts of the town centre in the 40's and 50's
Starkie Street
Courtesy of Ter (then) / John Stone (Now). Starkie St and the Fleece on the right.
Larkhill.
Courtesy of Pete Graham. photo of the salvation army band, walking down larkhill, just passing myrtle street on the right
Palace Theatre of Varieties
Photography courtesy of Blackburn Library (then) / Jack WIlson (now) / Gorden Hartley. (demolition) The Palace Theatre of Varieties, Boulevard, premier music hall of the MacNaughton Vaudeville Circuit, brought many of music hall greats to Blackburn. It was here in 1916 that the theatre swithched from variety to moving pictures, screening ...
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