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Edinburgh fell, Holyrood was burnt. In 1544 the English were back, burning five towns, sacking 243 villages, and destroying Roslin Castle.

During the 1830s this pretty village was the scene of a major uprising among farm labourers, with angry mobs burn- ing hayricks and destroying machinery.

During the 1830s this pretty village was the scene of a major uprising among farm labourers, with angry mobs burning hayricks and destroying machinery.

We are looking back across the Wye to the village. A quay has been constructed in front of Quay House on the left, where there appears to be a good fire burning in the grate.

The following year, Hertford was back in Scotland, burning five market towns, sacking 243 villages, and laying waste to crops. Edward VI of England was destined not marry the Queen of Scots.

She remembers the two classrooms with old paraffin lamps and tortoise stoves which 'used to get red hot so we burned in the front and shivered in the back'.

Poltross Burn, which flows through the middle of the village, marks the border between Northumberland and Cumbria.

The corn mill burned down in 1961, and then in 1964 Dr Beeching swung his axe and the pretty railway line from Buntingford to Ware was closed. All was set for Standon to slip into a decline.

The stall backs are fine pedimented panels dating from the 17th century, and came from Oxford Cathedral.

Here we see the grand facade of the Blackburn Exchange & Reading Room, which opened in April 1865.

Here we see the grand facade of the Blackburn Exchange & Reading Room, which opened in April 1865. It was known later as the Cotton Exchange.

Blackburn's Public Hall opened in 1923.The Sessions House is just beyond it on the right. Now called King George's Hall, it is still one of the centres of entertainment in Blackburn.

Blackburn's Public Hall opened in 1923. The Sessions House is just beyond it on the right. Now called King George's Hall, it is still one of the centres of entertainment in Blackburn.

Blackburn became a County Borough in 1888. On 5 November 1925 the Blackburn Church Diocese was founded, and the parish church became a Cathedral.

This photograph captures the great changes that were going on in Blackburn during the post-war period.

This bridge is a railway bridge, and is now part of the west coast main line.Another railway bridge (to Blackburn) can be seen in the distance.

Another railway bridge (to Blackburn) can be seen in the distance.

This photograph captures the changes that were going on in Blackburn at the time.

Stationers and Bookshop.The large window proudly proclaims that they have a Bible and Prayer Book Department.The horse-drawn tram heads off towards the Town Hall.The Sudell family can be traced back

Blackburn had two markets, the indoor market and an open air one, held every Wednesday and Saturday, when this photograph was taken. Friday was later added to the open market days.

When this photograph was taken, Blackburn had two markets, the indoor market and an open air one, held every Wednesday and Saturday. This photograph shows the open market in New Market Street.

Blackburn became a County Borough in 1888. On 5 November 1925 the Blackburn Church Diocese was founded, and the parish church became a Cathedral.

Blackburn means 'on the black stream'.The town guards the entrances to the river valleys we have been looking at in earlier pages - the Ribble, the Hyndeburn and the Hodder - and was the starting

Blackburn Road is at the very heart of the town. The first building on the right is the Market Hall, and next to that, in the centre of our photograph, is the Town Hall.