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These were the last buildings on the western edge of the town, on the Exeter road, where Foundry House is now flats and the metal-working premises of J I Blackburn Limited and an entire new housing

Those who did their business here would know where to find the Blackburn cotton manufacturers, or the Oldham cotton spinners, as well as cotton brokers, agents for the Indian and Chinese markets, and machinery

Here we see the river bridges and Nag's Head island, which separates the main river on the right and the back water on its left.

Blackburn possessed six parks, but Corporation Park was the one laid out on clear Victorian lines.

Here we have a grand view of the railway arches heading out of Whalley.The railway arrived in the village in 1850, and the 600yd- long viaduct carries the Blackburn to Clitheroe line at a height of

Blackburn possessed six parks, but Corporation Park was the one laid out on clear Victorian lines.

Stanhill is a small community on one of the B-roads between Oswaldtwistle and Blackburn.

The newer part of Langho, about a mile distant, has developed since the road to Clitheroe from Blackburn was made.

There are records of millers in Neston dating back to 1672, and the Mostyn Estate map of 1814 indicates two windmills in the area, but one was demolished in 1822 following severe storm damage.

Clement Houghton lost the use of his other leg at an early age, and travelling from Blackburn with a friend, he skated at Brungerley in the winter of 1895.

Listed by Edward Baines in his Gazetteer with the many villages of Blackburn Hundred, Downham is 3 miles north-east of Clitheroe.

Tuesday and Saturday are market days, and the town is packed with villagers coming in from miles around.

Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone.

It was built as a Chapel of Ease to Blackburn.

These are the premises of the bank run as Cunliffe Brooks & Co, one of Manchester's private banks.

The tenements could only expand lengthways along their own ‘backsides’, and most buildings had a jumble of outhouses, barns and sheds at the rear.

Salford was an area of Blackburn; the name derives from 'salix (willow tree) ford'.

They played a significant role in getting some of the worst local pubs closed down through (Robert Cook) The Brewery Tap dates back to the 17th century.