Darwen, The Circus c.1951
Photo ref: D8010
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The Circus, in the town centre, is where five roads meet. It has the usual mixture of banks and public houses on its corners. A National Savings Centre is tucked away on the left of our picture, and the Millstone Hotel is at the far side. Note the very primitive Belisha beacon crossings to guide pedestrians across the large open area.

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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