Darwen, Bold Venture Park 1895
Photo ref:
35739
Photo ref:
35739
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Parks were an important feature in many Victorian industrial towns and served as an escape from the noise, dirt and labour of the mills and factories. This fine example, not far from the town centre, was developed out of abandoned stone quarries, and features wooded corners, floral displays and lawns, all surrounding a lake fed by a 60-foot high waterfall.
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A Selection of Memories from Darwen
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Darwen
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I am hoping to find someone who may know of the Miller family my mother Edith who is now passed on had a brother Alec who I visited in the 1970s their sister Maggie who also is no longer with us and there were brothers Tom Bob and sisters Alice who has also passed on. They were all born in Darwen and I am hoping some of the family is still around. I know they all had children so there must be some cousins. My mother ...see more
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I can remember when the redundancy was declared by the Blackburn Diocese and the worshipping community moved into the 'new' St John's School at the top of Turncroft..... with the assurance of a new church to be built a few yards up from the school site. The land was drained, but it never happened.
The old church of St John had a wonderful sanctuary and interior and as a school we used to have ...see more
I also remember the lady in the market doorway selling shrimps and prawn I do not hink I have ever tasted such tasty sea food .In my earlier days my father Joseph Parson used to run Jepsons tripe stall needless to say I was brought up on tripe
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