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Eagle Court (1870-1958) 17 Back Lane / 17 Mincing Lane / 18a Darwen Street
Eagle Foundry Starkie Street / 20 Salford owned by Abel Davison & Price (1822 bankrupt) then Mercer & Thompson (1870) ironfounders ironmongers iron merchants etc. Mercer Bros (1878) Pickering Brown & Co (1903) shuttle makers
Eagle Street (1929) 140 (200) Accrington Road
Eanam (1246) 93 Salford Nos 1-69 and 22-46
Eanam (Higher) (1878) Nos 1-71 and 2-52
Eanam Brewery owned by Daniel Thwaites & Co (1870) brewers
Eanam Bridge mill Wharf Street owned by Aaron Sharples Bury JP (1878) cotton spinner & manufacturer then John Dean (1891-1912) cotton spinner 22,000 spindles
Eanam Cottage Mill (17) ran by James Rodgett (1824) cotton spinner
Eanam Gateway £2m second bridge and widening of Eanam to Copy Nook opened by Jack Straw MP and Sir Bill Taylor Friday 21 May 2004
Eanam Mill Quarry Street built & operated by James Rodgett & Co. in 1818. Taken over by minor partners John and Thomas Sparrow (1833-69) cotton spinners and manufacturers then owned by Daniel Thwaites on bankruptcy of previous owners who sub-divided the mills. With John Dean (1870) cotton spinner & manufacturer occupying the spinning mill followed by Thomas Abbott until 1876 when fire put an end to spinning. Aaron Bury, James Beads and Richard Galloway (1878) cotton manufacturer occupied the weaving mill when the four sheds were divided in 1880 into two separate mills. Eanam Mill No1 & 4 sheds were leased to Nichols Bros. in 1885 followed by No1 shed being taken by George Slater & Co.249 looms fine cambrics. In 1895 Mercer & Cartwright (1895-1915) acquired the lease becoming J Cartwright Ltd.(1922) and weaving until 1924. No2 & No 3 sheds were taken over by John Yates (1897-1930) after some short-lived partnerships. Weaving ended in 1930 and the property sold in 1933.
Eanam Old Road (1851-1941) Eanam
Eanam Reach (1851)
Eanam Wharf (1809) housed the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co (1878) area director who was responsible for the Liverpool to Skipton length. agent: Moses Hargreaves
The derelict premises having closed in 1962 were restored as a Business Development Centre by the Borough and opened in 1988.
Earcroft (Eacroft, Ewecrofte) (1619) Sandy Lane
Earcroft Farms (1851-1902) Lower Darwen
John Ainsworth (1870); William Wilson (1870); James Eddleston (1870)
Earl Street (1870) 43 Whalley Range Nos 1-53 and 4-82
Earl Street North (1941-58) north Oozebooth Terrace
Earl Terrace (1903-41) 2 Holland Street
Easington Walk (1980)
East Bank (1870) 26 Shear Bank Road
East Bank Farm (1930-51) Feniscowles
Easter Fair (annual for cattle and produce) held in 1583 on 1st of May and still being held on that date in 1746. The Easter Monday fair and the Michaelmas Fair were introduced shortly after 1746. Last one held on Market place in 1964. 1965 held on Birley Street, Larkhill site but the following year sees it held at the Ewood car park. Now at Witton Park without pot fair. February 2017 saw a fair held in the town centre for the first time on the Penny Street site of the old Market Hall.
East Lancashire Cricket (Bowling and Tennis) Club (1878) Alexandra Meadows Duke's Brow secretary: Thomas Eastwood (1889-1915) C A Milford (1930-47)
Has cricket field & pavilion, squash courts attached, 2 crown green bowling greens with pavilion.
East Lancashire Deaf and Dumb Society 3 Kendal Street (1884-1954) contained a chapel and recreation rooms.
Victoria Chambers Cort Street. hon. sec.: T R Thompson (1912-15); W Armistead (1930)
missioner: E Docharty (1912-15); T M Crellin (1939)
Converted to mosque in 1990s
East Lancashire Hospice Park Lee Road (formed 1980) Dr Merton Siegleman laid foundation stone 12/5/1983
Opened its doors 21/6/1984
East Lancashire Railway Co. formed in 1844 opened 25th September 1846 sold out to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co. 1859. Formed from Manchester, Bury & Rossendale Railway Co. and Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington & Colne Extension Co.
East Lancashire Regiment (4th Batt.) H Q & T A Centre Canterbury Street (1909-67) 8 companies; 5 Blackburn; 2 Darwen; 1 Clitheroe (1915)
Adjutant: Captain C H Ackroyd (1909) Colonel James Johnston V D. C.O. (1912) Captain Thomas McG. Bridges adjutant (1912) Col. F D Robinson C O. (1915) Captain James Livingstone adjutant (1915)
East Lancashire Regiment (1st. Vol. Batt.) H Q. Canterbury Street, Blackburn
Captain H J Martin; Col. H J Robinson C O; Sergeant Major G Bennett (1903)
Last parade 21st March 1908
East Lancashire Regiment (4th-5th) H Q. Canterbury Street (1929-39) 4 companies; Accrington, Darwen and Padiham
East Lancashire Regiment (TA) (4/5th. Batt.) HQ 28 Canterbury Street. (1915-58)
East Lancashire Regiment Club, Simmons Street (1939) secretary: W Lynch (1939)
East Lancashire Road (1941-59) Bank Hey Lane
East Lancashire Road Transport Association Harts Chambers, 2 Victoria Street: secretary: T Fletcher (1930)
19a Railway Road: secretary: Miss P D Bridge (1939)
East Lancashire Royal Field Artillery (1st) H Q 50 King Street (1909-35)
Lieutenant Colonel R F Delaforce C O; Captain Rooney adjutant (1909); Captain B Lamb adjutant (1912-15)
Lieutenant Colonel Frankish CO; Major C H Clark adjutant (1915); Col. G Ridehalgh C O (1930);
East Park Avenue (1941-58) Shear Brow
East Park Parade (1903-12) East Park Road
East Park Road (1870) off Preston New Road Nos 2-18 and 1-65 and 62-72
East Street (1878-1980) 39 Griffin Street Witton to be bulldozed 2012
East Street (1929-80) Feniscowles Pleasington
East View (1929-41) Cobden Street
East View Terrace (1903-58) Green Lane Cherry Tree 4 houses
Eastwood, James (1864) Albert Machine works iron & brass founder and machine maker
Eastwood Street (1885-1980) 10 Cob Wall Nos 1-23 and 2-24
Eaton's tenement (1721)
Ebenezer Primative Methodist Chapel meeting room in Eanam pre 1820. About 1836 chapel built in Montague Street opening in 1837
Ebony Street (1903) Ash Street Nos 1-17
Eccleshill (Ecckeshill, Ecckleshill, Ecckshill, Ecclesell, Eccleshull, Ecclesill, Ecclshill, Eckeshill, Eckleshill, Ecklshill, Eckshill, Ecleshill) (1246) Church Hill or Church on the Hill.
Eccleshill Road (1929) Lower Darwen
Eccles Row (1844-1966) Shorrock Street 33 Grimshaw Park Park Place mills 2 handloom weavers cottages
Eccles Row (1870) Clayton Street
Eccles Row Mission (Christ Church) opened in 1899 but closed in June 1906 and re-opened in July
Eccles Street / Dandy Square (1838-72) Darwen Street (1874) 5 School Street / Commercial Street Nos 2-78 and 33-65 all houses now demolished
Eccles Street (1878) Livesey
Eccles Street (1844-1980) between Highfield Road and Hall Street
Eclipse Mill Feniscowles owned by J H Haydock & Sons Ltd (1930-58) cotton manufacturers had 419 looms later purchased by Jones Textilities Ltd.
Eclipse Road (1980)
Eda Place (1903-41) Edith Street
Eddleston Street (1903-80) Mill Hill Nos 1-11
Eddleston Street (1929-59) Primrose Hill
Eddleston Terrace (1929-41) 170 Livesey Branch Road
Eddyholes (Edihoales, Ediholees, Ediholes) (1615)
Eddy Holes Farm Whalley Old Road Little Harwood (1590) Grade 2 listed in 1951. Purchased by Blackburn Corporation in 1891 for £7,000 for the purpose of building an asylum but wasn't carried out.
Mrs Mary Parker (1870) Pomfret (1907) R P Pomfret (1966)
Edenhurst (1929) Preston New Road
Eden Street (1878-1941) 4 Copy Nook Nos 1-25 2 Corn Mill Cottages
Edge Court (1912) 17 Mincing Lane
Edge Nook (1872-1958) St. Thomas' Ward
Edge Nook Farm (1878-1966) Old Bank Lane J W Capstick (1966)
Edge Nook Road (1980)
Edgeware Road (1878) 37 Alexandra Road Nos 1-23 and 2
Edinburgh Court (1980)
Edith Street (1903-80) off Dewhurst Street Queen's Park Nos 1-15 and 2-14
Edith Terrace (1903-41) 2 Park Avenue
Edmund Street (1929-80) 526 Bolton Road Ewood
Edmundson Street (1878-1980) 44 Johnston Street Nos 1-57 and 2-48
Education Committee first established for the borough by the Town Council on March 23rd 1903 before last meeting of the School Board on 25th March
Education Offices Library Street (1909) closed in 1974 and demolished in 1984. Originally the School Board Offices. Designed by Stones & Gradwell architects Richmond Terrace Blackburn and costing £4,000
Directors of Education: Alfred H Whipple MA BSc (1909-15); J F Carr B Sc (1930-5); G F Hall BSc (1942-51);
Edward Street (1870-1959) 16 Whalley Old Road Nos 6 and 22/24
Egremont Close (1980)
Eldon Place (1870-1941) 53 Preston New Road
Eldon Road (1929) 89 Shear Brow
Eldon Street (1900) named after eminent judge became Eldon Road (1929) 89 Shear Brow Nos 1-49
Eleanor Street (1870-1980) 14 Higher Audley Street Nos 1-21 and 6-22
Electrical Contractors' Association Blackburn Branch, 4 Strawberry Bank (1951)
secretary: R Edgar Dixon (1951)
Electricity works No 1 Gas Works Jubilee Street (1895-1946) Burnley Road rural (1929-48)
chief engineer: A S Giles (1897-1903) Percy P Wheelwright MIEE (1912-25) engineer & manager:
W A Royle AMIEE (1930-5) R H Harral AMIEE (1939-51)
The Blackburn Corporation Electricity undertaking was established in 1890. The first generating station was opened on the site of the old gas works on 18th February 1895 by the then mayor. The 250ft chimney was demolished in 1925-6. The Whitebirk Power station (east generating station) was started in 1919 and completed with two 12,500 kw. turbo-alternators in 1922. The wooden cooling towers were replaced by four 250ft concrete ones between 1942 and 1954. Generating ended in 1976
Elgar Close (1998) Roman Road
Elgee Street (1903-59) New Wellington Street Mill Hill 2 houses
Eli Street (1929) off Whalley Street
Elim Church Grimshaw Park
Elim Hall New Wellington Street Mill Hill (1964)
Elim Place (1929-1941) New Wellington Street Mill Hill
Elizabeth House (1980)
Elizabeth Street (1870-1980) 8 Higher Audley Street
Ellen Street (1870-1903) Hutton Street Little Harwood Nos 2-14
Ellerbeck (Hotel) (1878) 37 Wellington Street (St John's)
Ellershaw Court (1903-65) 62 Mount Pleasant / Moor Street 13 cottages demolished 1965
Ellerslie (1870) 24 East Park Road Rev. Charles W Woodhouse MA (1870)
Ellerslie Auxiliary Hospital (British red Cross) Public Hall WW1
Ellesmere Terrace (1903-41) Revidge Road
The Elliott's Orchestra
Ellishaw's (Ellershaw) Court (1872-1956) 62 Mount Pleasant
The Elms (1878) Victoria Road Pleasington
Elms (1958) St Andrews
Elm Street (1903) Bay Street Whalley Old Road Little Harwood Nos 1-21 and 2
Ely Street (1941-66) 96 Whalley Street
Emerald Avenue (1929) off Brownhill Drive
Emerald Street (1929) 490 Whalley New Road
Emily Street (1870-1980) 130 Whalley Old Road / Moss Street Daisyfield Nos 19-59 and 2-78
Emma Street (1903-80) 42 Moorgate Street Mill Hill Nos 1-37 and 16-30
Emmanuel C of E Church
Emmanuel C of E School (1865-1951) Wilson Street Cherry Tree mixed and infants; The foundation stone was laid on 15th April 1865 by Lady Feilden of Feniscowles Hall opened 16th December costing £520
Empire Assembly Hall Randal Street (1915)
Empire Billiard Hall Randal Street (1951)
Empire Electric Theatre (Blackburn) Ltd (the Barn) Aqueduct Street (Road), (opened 10/1910-2000) was designed by William Greenwood, ARIBA, Blackburn and opened as a cinema in 1910, sold to Essoldo group in 1957. Classic Cinema. In 1972 sold to an asian to show films to the ethnic minority. Acquired by the Blackburn Theatre Trust in 1979 for £12,000 and named the Red Brick Theatre during its conversion into a 200 seater theatre, at a cost of £450,000, re-named 'Thwaites Theatre' for the opening on Saturday 26th October 2002. Adjoining is the Capita Performing Arts Centre on Aqueduct Street. Manager: Henry Edward Ainsworth (1912-15).
Employment Exchange (Women) Clayton Street (1929-69)
Employment Exchange (Men) Philanthropic Buildings King Street (1929-69)
Employment (Bureau) Exchange (Juveniles) (1954-60s) Richmond Terrace (1954-60s)
Emporium see Blackburn Co-operative
Empress Ballroom (1951) Town Hall Street
Empress Street (1903) Albert Place Lower Darwen Nos 8-18
Enamel Street (1878-1980) 62 Whalley Range Nos 3-7 and 6-16
Engine Street (1795-1870) off 43 Northgate named because it housed the first manual fire engine
England Avenue Fearnhurst (1990s)
Ennerdale Avenue (1980)
Ennerdale Road (1966)
Ermine Close (1980)
Ernlouen Close (1980)
Eskdale Crescent (1980)
Essex Close (1980)
Essex Street (1888-1966) 29 Dickinson Street Nos 3-33 and 6-14
Essoldo Cinema (1964) see Exchange Picture Hall
Esther Street (1870-1980) 4 Gorse Street / Hole House Street
Evangelical Presbyterian Church Fecitt Brow (1912) foundation stones being laid by Edward Knight of Holden and Thomas Hayward of Manchester and the building which replaced a similar structure built in 1903 cost £800.
(The) Evergreens (1980)
Evening Express 41 Church Street (1889) see also Blackburn Standard
Evening Telegraph changed its name to Lancashire Evening Telegraph 1963
Everton Cottages (Row) (1836) Pleasant View 2-10 Roman Road and No. 40 Everton early 19c.were Grade 2 listed in 1974. Handloom weavers' cottages before modernization
Everton Comprehensive (High) School (1969-79) became Blakewater College since 2012 Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Ewood (Eawed, Eawood, Ewewood, Ewewoode) (1246) 1-13 including the Fox and Hounds Hotel Livesey Branch Road
Ewood (Euwood) Bridge (1831) Hollin Bank Bolton Road with its approaches cost £4,000 of which the county authorities contributed £1,500. Widened in 1925 at a cost of £10,800 The roadway was widened from 40ft to 65ft with a pathway of 20ft. The Aqueduct Inn was demolished and a new one built further back from the road, which still stands.
Ewood Court (1980)
Ewood Farm (1871-1930)
Ewood (Hewood) Fould (1789)
Ewood House (1832) James Kenyon (1832)
Ewood Methodist church (1969)
Ewood mill owned by William Birtwistle Allied Mills Ltd (1922-1958) previously owned by Ratcliffe Stones & Co (1870) cotton spinners & manufacturers followed by James Livesey (1902-22). Green & (Needham) Co (1870-1904) cotton spinners & manufacturers 800 looms shirtings also owned a mill. Opened in 1840 and at one stage employed 500 people. In 1915 had 1,299 looms plus homes for its workers nearby James Livesey (Cotton Mills) Ltd cotton manufacturers occupied the mills in (1930) then John Fish Ltd (1939-51) also Waterfall Peel Street Florence and Skew Bridge mills. They were closed in 1958 scrapping 540 looms but re-opened in 1959 with 308 automatic looms but weaving came to an end in December 1962. Used by Redmayne & Isherwood Ltd textile waste merchants before being demolished in October 1991
Ewood Mutual Improvement Society (1849) held in the Sunday school had a library of 350 volumes and one hundred and sixty members. president: Thomas Ratcliffe (1852); librarian: Frederick Munroe;
Ewood Park Football Ground home of Blackburn Rovers Football club opened 13/9/1890
Ewood Park Mill owned by James Ward & Sons Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers then James Livesey (1912-15) cotton manufacturer
Ewood Print Works started by Adam Sanderson in 1780 on site of older corn mill. E J & J Haworth & Co. operating water powered carding mill in 1794. Bought by Turners of Mill Hill 1840 and built Ewood Mill.
Excelsior Works (1903) Clifton Street Richard Gornall (1903) spindle and Fly maker
Exchange see Cotton Exchange
Exchange Arcade (1849) central building in Fleming Square added in 1849
Exchange Buildings (1870-1949) King William Street
Exchange Chambers (1878) King William Street
Exchange Dancing Academy (1930) (and cafe) Town Hall Street principals: Anthony and Grace Billington (1930);
Exchange Flags (1878-1930) King William Street
Exchange Picture Hall King William Street.(1912-2006) started to show films in 1908. After extensive refurbishment re-opened as the Majestic Cinema in 1924 Was sold in 1932 to ABC (Association of British Cinemas). Now the New Majestic in 1953 the Mayor opened the town's first 3D cinema. 1954 saw the opening of the first CinemaScope picture 'The Robe'. The following year the cinema was sold to the Essoldo company and re-named the same. Sold on to the Classic cinema group in 1972 Re-opened in 1976 as a 3 in 1 cinema Bought by Unit 4 cinemas in 1981 Extensive alterations in 1994 include new name of Apollo 5 Screen Cinema.
Exchange Street (1870) next to Town Hall King William Street Nos 3-17 was originally Town Hall Buildings then William Hoole Street
Excise Office Dun Horse Market Lane (1818); 45 Chapel Street (1870);
officer: Paul Coates (1824) 15 Calendar Street; Thomas Dodd (1824) 30 Water Street;
Francis Furness (1824) 6 James Street; Edward Griffiths (1824) 6 John Street;
William McKenzie (1848); James Ivey (1870);
Exeter Street (1903-80) Grafton Street Nos 2-38
Express Blackburn first launched as a free newspaper on Friday 13th March 1992 by the Guardian-Manchester Evening News Group.
Face of Brow (Facit) (Fecitt Brow) (1836) off Accrington Road
Facit Field (1836)
Factory Hill (1832)
Fairburn House (1929) off Revidge Road
Fair Elms (1881) Preston New Road
Fairfield (1870) Ouzehead Mrs Elizabeth Fraser (1870)
Fairfield (1929) Preston Old Road
Fairfields Drive (1980)
Fairhaven Road (1958) 146 Manxman Road
Fairhope Court (1980)
Fairhurst Street (1929) Livesey Branch Road
Falcon Close (1980)
Falls of Lodore (1904) Waterfall in Queen's Park named after the one at Keswick
Falmouth club (1888) Lower Cock Croft secretary Peter Mellor (1888)
Fancy Row (1889) Haslingden Road Whinny Heights handloom weavers cottages re-built 1899
Farbog Height Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Thomas Holden (1870)
Fareham Street (1929-66) off Didsbury Street
Far Fields Farm (1930-66) Lower Darwen S D Dixon and H Gregson (1966)
Farfields Drive (1980)
Farm Croft Hey (1739) top of Duke's Brow
Farmers' Row (Ashleigh Road) (1820) 3 blocks of cottages Heys Lane built as farm labourers cottages but used as handloom weavers' cottages. 5 demolished leaving 23
Farrer Street (1903) Nos 8-42
Farther Craven Croft (1716-39)
Fawcett Close (1980)
Fawcett Street (1885-1959) 10 Essex Street 1 and 2-10
Fearnhurst (Fearnehirst) Farm (1528) Lower Darwen John Worsley (1870) see Fernhurst
Feather Bed Farm (House) (1870-1958) tenement Parsonage Road William Coar (1870)
Fecit(t) Brow (Facit Brow 1836) previously Face of Brow (1848) Accrington Road Nos 1 and 2-14 (1903) has a single weavers cottage
Fecitt Brow Evangelical Church
Fecitt Road (1903) Mollington Road Nos 1-9; 1-33
Federation of Horsemen and Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers
35a Northgate (1897) secretary: G W Pickard (1897) James Hacking (1903-12)
5 Exchange Street secretary: Richard Grunshaw (1915)
Feilden Crescent (1947) Green Lane
Feilden House Church Street erected in 1728 as a town residence for Henry Feilden and Elizabeth his wife.
Demolished to build the Thwaites Arcade opened in 1883.
Feilden Place (1947) Feniscowles
Feilden Street (1870-1980) 3 Barton Street Nos 1-57 and 2-80
Feilden Street (United) Methodist Free Chapel (1889) demolished 1971
Feilden Street Mill Cotton Co. (1878) waste breakers 113 Chapel Street;
Feilden Terrace (1878-1929) Cherry Tree Nos 2-40
Feilding Street (1852) Chapel Street named after the Feilings of Witton Lords of the Manor
Fell Farm (1851) Pleasington
Fell Street (1851)
Feniscliffe (Faniscliffe) (1615) Preston Old Road
Feniscliffe Bridge (Ffaniscliffe Bridge 1724) re-constructed in 1930 at a cost of £3,670 this necessitated the removal of the memorial drinking fountain to the memory of Randle Francis Feilden
Feniscliffe Drive (1966)
Feniscliffe Farm (1881-1951) Livesey
Feniscliffe Lodge (1966) 105 Preston Old Road
Feniscowles (Fenischoles, Feniscoles, Feniscoules, Fenisols, Fenniscoles, Fennyyscholes, Fennyscoles, Feintcholes) (1276) Old Norse 'muddy huts'
Feniscowles C of E School (1903-15) mixed and infants
Feniscowles Council School (1924-51) mixed and infants
Feniscowles CP School (1992-99) Livesey Branch Road
Feniscowles Gardens see Feniscowles Hall
Feniscowles New Hall nr.Pleasington built 1808 by Baronet Sir William Feilden who had purchased the land from Thomas Ainsworth. He lived there until his death in 1850. It was vacated in 1880 by the family because of pollution of the river it became a pleasure ground until it closed and was left to become a ruin. It was classed as delapidated in 1911 Sir William Feilden Bart (1808-50);
Feniscowles and District National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, and Paper Workers' Association 18/20 Lord Street West.
Feniscowles and Pleasington war memorial recreation ground Livesey Branch Road new sports pavilion built 1976 at a cost of £20,000 Junior Football teams since 1950s (3 pitches), cricket club, tennis club (3 courts) and crown green bowling teams
Feniscowles Lodge (1851)
Feniscowles (Mission) Methodist Church Preston Old Road formed as a nondenominational mission on 9th October 1898 in a terraced house on Preston Old Road moving to a purpose built Mission Hall on 1st march 1903 architect John Yates, Blackburn and costing £1,200. Became Wesleyan Methodists in 1930 and Methodist Union in 1932. Enlarged in 1965 by architects Campbell & Driver, Blackburn. Further extensions took place in 1987 at a cost of £30,000 opening on 5th September.
Feniscowles Mill (1851) Feniscowles owned by J & W Kitchen corn millers
Feniscowles Paper Mill Co. Ltd. (1878) paper makers secretary: William Henry Barnes (1878)
Feniscowles Parsonage (1851)
Feniscowles & Pleasington Social committee (1919) Memorial Ground Livesey Branch Road opened (1921)
Feniscowles School House (1851)
Ferguson Street (1903) 540 Bolton Road Nos 1-5 and 2-14
Fernbank (1878) 10 East Park Road
Fernbank (1878) 15/17 Duke's Brow
Ferguson Street (1980)
Fernhurst (Fearnest) Bottom (1724) Lower Yate above Moorgate Fold
Fernhurst Farm and Barn Bolton Road Ewood dating from 1700 were Grade 2 listed in 1974
W Nightingale (1966)
Fernhurst Farm cottages (1700) E Laxton (1966)
Fernhurst Mill Ewood owned by Lawrence Cotton Ltd (1912-58) cotton manufacturer had 863 looms
Fernhurst Street (1903) Livesey Branch Road Livesey Nos 7-27
Fernhurst (Ffearnhurst) Yate (1724) on Heys Lane near where New Row now stands
Fern Lee (1903-41) Revidge Road
Fernlea Close (1980)
The Ferns (1878) 43 Preston New Road
Fernleigh (1903-58) Feniscowles
Fever Hospital – County Borough of Blackburn Park Lee Road Blackburn.
Designed by J B McCallum MICE – borough engineer / architect and opened 25th July 1894 by the mayor T Mitchell Eccles costing some £20,000
Field Street (1844) Grimshaw Park
Field Street (1903-80) Stephen Street / New Chapel Street Mill Hill Nos 2/4
Fielden Arms (1851)
Fielden Street (1929) Feniscowles
Fielding Crescent (1929) Green Lane
Fielding Street (1851-1959) 117 Chapel Street
Filey Crescent (1958) 33 Lytham Road
Filey Road (1966)
Finch Close (1980)
Fine Peter's (1898) old house in Tockholes
Finnington Finnington Lane Feniscowles was site of Blackburn's first Fever Isolation Hospital.
Finsbury Place (1912-80) 486 Bolton Road
Fir Mill Whalley Banks owned by R Whittaker Bros & Co Ltd (1912-15) cotton manufacturers later owned by Fir Mill (Blackburn) Ltd (1921) Blackburn Riverside Mill Co Ltd (1922-58) cotton manufacturers had 370 looms
Fir Street (1903) Baywood Street Nos 2-8
Fire Brigade Station
Lord Street (1826-1835) Engine Street (1835-65) site of old Town Hall Back Lane (1852)
21(31) Clayton Street (1867-December 1921) designed by F Smith Esq. the Borough Surveyor.
superintendent: William Smith (1837-66) Joseph Joy (1866-74) John Fox (1874-94) merged with police force (1882); chief constable: I G Lewis (1897-1909) inspector Samuel Simpson (1894-1921) William A Jones (1921-8) Alfred William Head (1928-39) J Wilkins (1939-53) divisional officer to chief fire officer (1948) Birtwistle (1953-68) William Williams (1968-74) county fire brigade J Worden (1974-82) R Watson (1982-91)
J G Russell (1992-4)
Fire Brigade Station Byrom Street opened on May 18th 1922 by James Kay deputy Mayor of Blackburn. Being of greek character in style it was designed by Walter Stirrup of Blackburn & Manchester. There were 33 firemen's dwellings and a drill yard with an 80ft tower used for hose drying and fire drill. National Fire Service “A" Division 29 Area. Lancashire Fire Brigade Station B71.
First Church of Christ Scientist Dukes Brow (1964) later purchased by Blackburn Grammar School
Fir Trees Drive (1980)
Fish Dock (Hillock) Railway Station behind Star & Garter Hotel where trains from Fleetwood arrived with fish for wholesale distribution.
Fish Field (1856) Audley estate with Five Acres 18 acres 2 roods 39 perches
Fish(e) Lane (1649-1888) Cardwell Place / 8 Astley Gate 9-37 and 8/10
Fish Lane Sawmills (1903) Crook & Hewitt (1903)
Fish Market opened next to Market House in 1872-88 12 fish slabs. Wholesale Market at Railway Station (1929-58) 15 proprietors
Fish Stones (1848) situated behind the Old Town Hall on the New Market Place
Fisher Street (1851) Union Street / Ainsworth Street
Fisher Street (1844-1941) 32 Whalley New Road
Fisher Street (1878) 2 Whalley Old Road
Fisher's Square (1844-1929) Whalley New Road / Birley Street Nos 23-29 & 93 & 103
Fisher Street mill (Twelve Apostles) Original founders included John, James and 2 Thomas's. Owned by Samuel Augustus Nichols (1878) William Graham and Co Ltd (1894) 430 looms dhooties and jacconettes. Nichol & Co cotton manufacturers with Canterbury Street mill followed by Greg Bros. & Co (1902) cotton manufacturers then by James (J & L) Ward & Sons Ltd (1912-30) cotton manufacturers
Fishmoor Drive (1980)
Fishmoor Reservoir Roman Road is the main holding reservoir for Blackburn the water having been gravity fed by pipeline from Stocks reservoir near Slaidburn. Fylde Water Board installed a new Filtration Plant in July 1964 capable of treating 9m gallons a day.
Fish Stones (1820) Fleming Square when an open market square prior to the building of the arcade in 1849
Five Acres (1856) Audley estate
Flash Gate (1844-1949) off Oozehead Lane Wensley Fold
Flash Gate (1841) Ramsgreave
Fleetwood Close (1980)
Fleming'(s) Square 8 Darwen Street (New Square – Gillies Map 1820) an open square used to house the fish-market built in 1824 the arcade was added in 1849. The Colonnade was an outside gallery supported by cast-iron pillars. The architect was William Hopwood and it was named after John Fleming who paid for it. Originally housed the Cotton Exchange before moving to the Town Hall He died at his residence in King Street 3rd October 1842 aged 65 years Within a year of its erection it was the venue of a balloon ascent by George Green. Nos 1-71 and 6-22
Fletcher Street (1878-1980) 1 Hamilton Street
Flimby Close (1980)
Flora a statue in Corporation Park was sculpted by Thomas Allen who came to Blackburn in 1870 this being one of his first works on arriving. It was presented by Thomas Hartley Fairhurst monumental mason in 1871 coming from the Bastwell Monumental Works. It stands in a secluded glade off the main walk.
Florence mill (The Average) Whalley New Road built in 1889 Slater Brothers (1891-4) 514 looms shirtings dhooties and jacconettes. Owned by Herbert Slater (1902-51) cotton manufacturer used by John Fish Ltd
(1939-51) cotton spinner & manufacturer along with Waterfall Peel Street Skew Bridge and Ewood mills. Later owned by William Birtwistle Allied Mills Ltd in 1958
Florence Street (1870-1980) 144 Whalley Old Road Nos 3-77 and 2-58
Foggs Enclosure (1739) Darwen Street/Mill Lane
Fold Banks (1775)
Fold Street (1870) Addison Street
Folly (1851-1949) Bastwell Road / Brookhouse Fields
The Folly (1903-58) Pleckgate Road also local name for Knowles Arms Hotel
Folly Fields (1851)
Folly Wells (1154) between James Street and Lark Hill
Follywell Street (1852-88) Watson's Buildings that part of Whalley Range between Charlotte Street and Randal Street at end of Anvil Street Nos 1-69 and 2-52
Food Control office St. Peter's Street (1951)
Football Teams in 1800s Christ Church Cob Wall Furthergate James Street Livesey United Park Road Queen's Own Rising Sun St Andrew's St George's St Mark's / Witton Blackburn Star amalgamated with James Street to form Blackburn Olympic Blue Star Red Star Silver Star White Star
Footbridges
Union Street Bridge over the Blakewater from Ainsworth Street to Water Street
Wesley Street (2003)
Fore Street (1903-80) Branch Road Lower Darwen Nos 19-73 and 2-36
Formby Close (1980)
Forrest Row (1851)
Forrest Street (1870-1980) Bancroft Street Nos 1-21 and 10/12
Fort Street (1851-1980) 123 Birley Street Nos 2-16
Fort Street Industrial Estate (1979)
Forward Teetotal Mission Spinners' Institute St. Peter's Street;
Fosse Close (1980)
Foster Yates and Thom Sports Club Cobden Buildings Cort Street (1947-51)
secretary: T Heald (1947), J Bolton (1951)
Foundry Court (1870-81) Pilkington Street George Street
Foundry Hill (1824-1980) (90) 46 Salford
Foundry Hill mill operated by John Walsh (1828-9) owned by John Dugdale & Sons (1870-1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers with Higher Audley Street Paradise Cherry Tree Daisyfield Plantation and Bank mills 184,888 spindles 1970 looms shirtings dhooties and long cloths Eccles & Bury Ltd (1922)
Foundry Street (1852-1980) 8 Bank Top King Street
Fountain Dyeworks Carluke Street built in 1915 as a laundry by Premier Laundry Co. Ltd. converted to a dyeworks in 1918 by Fountains Yarn Dyers Ltd. Closed in 1950s
Fountain Free Brewery Co. Ltd. ale & porter brewers Mother Red Cap Accrington Road sold to Thwaites Brewery (1927) closed in 1927.
Manager & secretary (1903) Robert Briggs
Fountain Mill Accrington Road owned by Fountain Mill Co Ltd (1912-39) cotton manufacturers later owned by Smith & Nephew Textiles Ltd (1958) with Belle Vue mill jacconettes
Fountain Range (1903-41) 112 Livesey Branch Road/Wellington Road
Fountain View (1870) 7 West Park Road George Lewis (1870)
Fountains Avenue (1958) off Philips Road
Four Lane(s) End(s) (1786) originally Town Lane Ends before 1853 Nos 2-8
Four Lane Ends Congregational church built 1920s having been in being since before 1892 united with St. George's Presbyterian Church when closed in 1974, now called United Reformed Church. Extended and refurbished 1976.
Four Lane Ends (Council) School Board (1834-1903) Revidge Road mixed; (1912-51) mixed and infants. It originated with the students of Blackburn Academy about 1834. Taken over by James' Street Church 29th December 1842 although never belonging to the Church at James Street, was regularly supplied with Superintendent and Teachers. Official connections with the school came to an end 1884. The school was sold to the School Board for £500 in 1894 the amount being divided equally between the two churches. Demolished 1997
Four Lane Ends Farm (1870) Henry Richmond (1870)
Four Lane Ends scout & guide HQ opened by Lady Gowan 1949
Fowlers Fold Farm (1851-1915) Horden Rake Broken Stone Road Livesey Robert Pollitt (1870)
Fowler Height Close (1980)
Fowler Height Farm (1851-1935) Bank Hey Livesey
W S W (1856); Mr Barton (1870); James Sharples (1870); G Whalley (1870); Lawrence Whalley (1870); Robert Cowburn (19 ); A Cowburn (1962);
Fox Delph a quarry situated between Cheltenham Street and Burlington Street.
Foxdale Road (1958) Park
Foxhall Gardens see California Gardens
Fox Hill (1872) St Paul's Parish
Fox House (1836) below Limefield
Fox House Farm (1870) James Dewhurst (1870)
Foxhouse Street (1885-1980) 46 Devonport Road Nos 1-17 and 2-18
Foxstones Crescent (1958) Andrews
Fox Street (1851-1966) 4 Nelson Street Nova Scotia Nos 22-44
Fox Terrace (1878-1929) 142/168 Preston New Road
France Street (1795) off King Street
France's Buildings (1818)
France Street (1832-1959) 40 King Street Nos. 2 & 4 late 18th c. Grade 2 listed in 1986 Nos 1-7 and 2-14
Frances Street (1851) King William Street
Frances Ann Street (1851-68) Leyland Street
Francis Street (1878-1980) New Chapel Street Mill Hill Livesey Nos 9-55 and 20-46
Franciscan Convent & Orphanage Staveleigh 24 East Park Road (1930-93)
Franklin Road (1958) Spring Lane
Franklin Street (1903) Spring Lane Witton named after Arctic explorer
Freckleton Croft (Court) (1836-1980) 25 Northgate given misnomer of Cock Croft
Freckleton Street (1795-1980) 43 King Street part previously Cross Street Nos 3-33 and 2-78
Freckleton Street Baths the foundation stone was laid on 28th October 1865 by the mayor William Stones and opened on 11th July 1868 at a cost of £5,000. The building was of brick, with stone dressings and the internal arrangements included a large swimming bath 60 ft by 33 ft and 40 private baths. It was extended in 1884 bringing the total cost to £7,750. This included a second swimming bath 60 ft by 33 ft with 46 dressing rooms; 46 dressing rooms for the first class bath and 26 slipper baths for men and 10 for women. manager: Harold Wilkinson (1947-64)
Frederick Row (1872-1980) 30 Furthergate / Cherry Street
Frederick Street (1851-1980) Furthergate
Frederick Street (1870-1966) 10 Rockcliffe Street / 23 York Street Grimshaw park Nos 9/11 and 12-24
Free Church Girls' Guild (founded in Blackburn 1902) Leamington Road Baptist Church group founded 1903 becoming The Guild and in 1985 changed to Ladies' Night
Free Church of England (1969) Mill Hill
Free Pilgrim's Society (1838)
Free Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery Town Hall Street (1870) Library Street (1897) designed by Woodzell & Collcut (who designed the Imperial Institute South Kensington) was inaugurated on 23rd August 1860 and the buildings opened on 11th June 1874.
librarian & curator: David Geddes (1870-89) Richard Ashton (1897-1935) J Hindle FLA (1939-42) J W Thomas FLA (1946-51)
Freezeland Row (Friezland Row) (Billinge Side) (1815) 1/29 Billinge End Road handloom weavers' cottages
Freme Street (1899-1980) 124 Whalley Range Nos 7-23 and 12-22
French Road (1929-80) 338 Wensley Street
Frenchwood Street (1903) No 2
Friday Street & back (1836-1947) Shorrock Street / Clayton Street Grimshaw Park
Friends' Meeting House Snig Brook (1793-1818); Paradise Terrace King Street (1818) see Quakers
Friends of Blackburn Cemetery
Friends of Blackburn Museum (founded 1983-2016)
Friends of Corporation Park
Friends of Roe Lee Park
Frogmore Villa (1878) 94 Preston New Road
Front Richard Street (1851)
Fuel office, 83 Northgate & 6 Salford (1946-7); 4 King Street (1951)
Full View (1899-1980) King's Road Livesey
Furness Avenue (1958) Whalley Old Road
Furness Street (1870-1966) 116 Bank Top No 1
Further Gate (1750) (Foregate known locally as Foryale) is the continuation of road to Accrington after 172 Bottomgate. Nos 1-57 and 2-66
Furthergate British School (1878) mixed
Furthergate Chemical Works (1885) owners Hardman & Co Miles Platting Manchester
Furthergate Congregational Church (1874-1969) Artillery Street formed on 13th January 1874 foundation stone laid on 8th September 1877 opened 12th September 1878.
Furthergate Congregational School (1903) mixed and infants
Furthergate Council School (1912-51) junior mixed and infants
Furthergate Lamp Black Co. Albion Works (1878-81) lamp and vegetable black manufacturers Furthergate;
Furthergate Men's Institute 127/128 Bottomgate
Furthergate mill (1844) Accrington Road owned by Rodgett and Brierley (1852) cotton spinners and manufacturers then Edward Rodgett & Co (1870-8) cotton spinners & manufacturers later owned by John Baynes Ltd (1891-1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers with Cicely Bridge Knuzden 62,016 spindles 1919 loms shirtings and domestics
Furthergate School whose foundation stone was laid on Whit Monday 1850 involving a procession from James' Street Church The school was opened 22nd March 1851. The school was used as a chapel when a separate church was set up from the congregation of James' Street Independent Church on 8th January 1874.
Closed 1960
Further Wilworth Pleckgate Nos. 16-19 are loom weavers' cottages dating from 17th c. Grade 2 listed 1974
Further Wilworth Farm (1902-66) Pleckgate Road John Haydock (1878) J R Whitfield (1966)
The Gables (1929) Preston New Road
Gainsborough Street (1888 / 1903) / Avenue (1929) Harcourt Road Nos 1-11
Galgrave Rouse (sic)(1851)
Galligraves (Gallygreaves, Galley Greaves, Gallagreaves) (1750) later Galligreaves Bank Top between Griffin and Redlam
Galligreaves Community Centre (1996)
Galligreave's Hall behind Stansfeld Street Griffin built by John Pickup around 1816 and nick named 'Brandy Hall' because of his wine and spirit business in the town. Subsequently owned by Joseph Harrison JP until his death then sold by his son to Messrs. Dutton & Co. Became Galligreaves Conservative Club in April 1894 and opened by Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Henry Harrison, Joseph Harrison DL JP (1870)
Galligreaves Street (1870-1980) Harrison Street / Duckworth Street Nos 27-117 and 2-54
Galligreaves Way (1980)
Gallowhill House (1851) Pleasington
Gally Graves (1750) parcel of land owned by Elizabeth Nabb
Garden Place (1878-1930) Watson Street / Mill Hill Street Livesey
Garden of Remembrance in Corporation Park was formally opened on 10th July 1923 by Mrs M J Brown who had lost 4 sons in the Great War. The war memorial was unveiled on 2nd August 1924 having been moved from Blakey Moor. In 2003 it was refurbished for remembrance Sunday.
Garden Street (1832-44) St John's Place Ainsworth Street continuation of Richmond Terrace
Garden Street (1870) Turner Street
Garden Street (1870-1980) Bridgewater Street Bank Top / Wensley Fold Nos 1-79
Garden Street Mill owned by John Carr (1870) manufacturer then Smith Bowdler & Co (1878) cotton manufacturers; James Sharples & Co with Wharf Street mills 848 looms fine shirtings cambrics & jacconettes followed by Garden Street Mill Co Ltd (1902-30) cotton manufacturers for sale in 1936
Garden Terrace (1903-29) 300/358 Bolton Road Ewood
Garfield Terrace (1903-1929) 180 Revidge Road
Gargreaves (1851) Pleasington
Garnett Street (1885-1966) Anvil Street Nos 1-21 and 4-24
Garsden Avenue (1966)
Gas
The Blackburn Gaslight & Coke Company Jubilee Street was established in 1818. Held their early meetings at the Hotel King Street then in the committee room at the Gas works The original works were in Darwen Street with branches at Addison Street (1870-1946) Wensley Fold and Grimshaw Park Road. A gasometer was situated at Lark Hill (1848). Purchased by Blackburn Corporation in 1878 The company's first meeting was held 19th July 1838 in Jubilee Street. Gas & Water Offices (1897-1900) Municipal Buildings
President: William Feilden, secretary: Dixon Robinson, clerk of the company: Thomas Wilson.
engineer: George Wrigley (1828-9); Samuel R Ogden (1878-1912); A Morton Fyffe AEA MIME (1915-16); J W McLusky; G P Mitchell (1922-30); John D Ashworth MIMechE MinstGE (1939-47);
engineer & manager: Orlando Brothers (1852-70); secretary: William Thompson (1878-81);
Office: Darwen Street (1878);
A new gas works was opened at Greenbank (1922-58) on 23 March 1922 by the chairman of the Gas Committee Councillor Ernest Hamer JP
Addison Street works (1930-60s);
Blackburn Corporation Gas Works department Municipal Buildings Victoria Street (1881-9); Town Hall (1924-46); showrooms 38 King William Street (1930-47);
Gas Street (1852) Wensley Fold
Gas Street Mill (Puff and Dart) (1848) Addison Street opposite gas works
Gate Street (1870-1980) 44 Copy Nook Nos 1-9
Gate Street Mill (1844) owned by Hopwood Bros (1878) cotton manufacturers. E & G Hindle (1951) cotton spinners and manufacturers.
Gawthorpe (1851) off Duke's Brow
Gawthorpe Terrace (1872)
Gawthorpe View (1870-1958) Queen's Place Duke's Brow John Stones (1870)
Gawthorpe Villas (1870-1930) 70/76 Duke's Brow
Geddes Street (1929) Cherry Tree named after Private Robert Geddes killed on the Somme 1916
General Post Office Darwen Street see Post Office
George Street & back (1824-1980) 85 Darwen Street No 3
George Street East (1851-1980) 51 Eanam
George Street Mill taken over by Col Robert Raynsford Jackson after the partnership with William Throp had been dissolved in 1835. R H Bateson Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers
George Street West (1851-1980) 33 Leyland Street Nos 2-56
George Street West (Blakewater) Foundry owned by Joseph Bleasdale & Co (1870) iron & brass founders and roller makers. John Lang (1903)
(Great) George Street West Mill King Street built in 1823 by William Feilden and brothers Henry and John. Enlarged in 1828-30 having removed all the handlooms in 1826 In 1828 the business became Feilden, Throp and Towneley. The company owned 92 houses, a school and a mechanics' club. There were 194 weavers. Owned by R R Jackson & Brothers (1870) cotton spinners & manufacturers followed by R H Bateson (1903-22) cotton manufacturers and James Livesey (1912) cotton manufacturers Harley Street Mill Co Ltd (1922) then James Dewhurst Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers
Geraldine Street (1903-26) now Marlton Road Nos 1-13 and 2-74
Gerrard's Fold (1838-81) Blakey Moor
Gertrude Street (1929) 47 London Road
Gib Lane (1848) 387 Livesey Branch Road
Gibraltar Street (1878) 89 Duke's Brow Nos 1-11 and 4-34
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Blackburn Branch (founded 1963) first performance was The Gondoliers produced by Ruth Prest (2/1964) at the Community Theatre Troy Street until (1979) before moving to the Civic Theatre Oswaldtwistle. Since 2004 has been based at Thwaites Empire Theatre
Gillibrand's Farm (1851) Livesey
Gillies Street (1929-80) off Haslingden Road
Girl Guides' Association 15 Preston New Road (1915-39); Victoria Street (8/4/1960- )
Girls' Charity School Thunder Alley (Town Hall Street) endowed by William Leyland (1765) built and opened in 1764 with a house for the mistress adjoining, it was demolished in July 1928. mistress: Elizabeth Parkins (1828-9); Miss Susannah Feilden (1858-81)
Girls' Friendly Society King William Street (1903); 21 Preston New Road (1912-15);
Girls' High School see Blackburn Girls' High School
Gisburn Place (1966)
Gisburn Street (1929-58) off Rawstorne Street
Gladstone's Memorial Statue (Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone) unveiled by Lord Aberdeen on the Boulevard on 4th November 1899 being moved in September 1955 to the area outside the old Technical College. In 1983 it was again moved to its present site at the junction of Northgate and New Market Street. The 10 ft high white Italian marble statue, standing on a pedestal of red Peterhead granite, cost £3,000 when unveiled by the Earl of Aberdeen watched by a crowd of 30,000 people. Sculpted by Mr. J Adams Acton of London was paid for by public subscription. In 1983 was relocated again to Northgate facing the Public Halls.
Gladstone mill St. Peter Street owned by Duckworth & Eddleston 217 looms jacconettes shirtings handkerchiefs scarves printers etc and at Waterloo mill Clitheroe 436 looms. Leach & Bury cotton manufacturers (1894) James Halliwell & Co (1902) cotton manufacturers
Gladstone Reform Club (1870) Quarry Street see Reform Clubs
Gladstone Street (1959-80) Bruce Street previously Cobden Street
Gladstone Terrace (1878-1980) 9 Wellington Terrace Cherry Tree
Glasson Close (1980)
Glenbrook Close (1980)
Glencoe Place (1903-30) East Park Road
Glendene (1930) Adelaide Terrace
Gleneagles Court (1980)
Glenluce Crescent (1959) Shadsworth
Glenluce Road (1966)
Glenville (1929) 218 Livesey Branch Road
Gloucester Road (1959) Whitebirk Road
The Goit (1739) a millstream in Canterbury Street area providing water for the Mill at Mill Field
Goit Street (1903-80) Stakes Hall Place
Golden Lion Hotel Church Street. closed June 1958 and demolished .
Golden Palms Dance Hall see Olympia Cinema
Goldhey Street (1903-80) 20 Sour Milk Hall Lane / 20 Beechwood Road Nos 1-65 and 2-54
Goodshaw Avenue (1980)
Goodshaw Close (1980)
Goodshaw Fold (1796)
The Good Shepherd RC Church (1968-92) Northfield Road / Earl Street
Good Templars' Mission Hall (Star of Blackburn Lodge) New Market Street West (1878-81); 11 Exchange Street (1915);
Gordon Mill Lower Hollin Bank Street owned by Robinson, Seed & Co Ltd (1958) had 136 looms
Gordonstoun Place (1980)
Gordon Terrace (1903-30) 39 Shear Brow Nos 39/41
Gordon Villas (1903-29) Infirmary Road
Gorse Bridge (1878) 81 Burnley Road
Gorse Bridge mill nr Gorse Street built by John Dean in 1850 The shed was enlarged in 1870 and 1882 with a total of 570 looms. Aaron Sharples Bury JP owned the mill in (1878) then in the 1880s the proprietors were W H Almond & Co (1880-1915) with Greenlow Mill had 1051 looms. Later Gorse Bridge Mill Co Ltd (1922-59) who manufactured until 1959 Later Reconditioned Looms Ltd operated from the building
Gorse Road (1903) off Stanley Preston New Road 13 houses (1903)
Gorse Street (1903-80) 89 Burnley Road Nos 18/20
Gorse Street Bridge a ferro concrete construction opened in 1911.
Gospel Halls in Victoria Street (1889-1964), Oxford Street, Ordnance Street and New Wellington Street (1930) Livesey
Gowan Bank (1870-1929) East Park Road Henry John Robinson (1870)
Gowan Brae (1888-1929) 22 East Park Road
GPO Telephone and Engineering department
sectional engineer's office, Ainsworth street (1930); Richmond Terrace (1942-58)
GPO Telephone Sales department Law Court Chambers Northgate (1946-51)
14 East Park Road (1951)
Grace Street (1903-80) 136 Whalley Range Nos 2-16
Grafton Street (1929-80) 32 Wilson Street
Grammar and Song School founded 1514 replacing an earlier Chantry School
Grammar School Freckleton Street (1878). Previously, from its inception, in the parish church grounds Received its charter in 1567 and known as the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School. It moved to West Park Road in 1884. Has grown steadily on this site thanks to many handsome legacies and was grant aided by the Corporation of the County Borough of Blackburn for many years where scholarships were tenable at the school, by boys from elementary schools within the borough. The school is represented on the headmasters' conference and is thus recognised as a public school. It is now co-educational. Internal scholarships are awarded such as the 'John Lund' and 'John Cotton Memorial' scholarships with the 'Irving' and 'Tattersall' tenable at Oxford and Cambridge and many more tenable at various universities. In 1939 the number of boys attending was 630. Girls admitted at age of 11 for first time from September 2001 already in the sixth form for some years.
Headmaster: Thomas Ainsworth MA (1878-89) F Allcroft MA (1897-1900) G A Stocks M A (1912-15) A Holden MA. B Sc JP (1924-42) N S T Benson (1948-56) B Kemball-Cook (1965) D J Coulson (1967-77) P F Johnston MA B Litt (1978-94) Dr D Hempsall (1995-2002)
Grand Theatre Jubilee Street (1906-1956) from 1906 to 1928 was the New Prince's Theatre. In 1930 became a talkie cinema but reverted to variety theatre in 1932. Will Murray & Sons (Theatres) Ltd. took over in September 1934. Closed in 1956 and was demolished in July 1958.
manager: A Horner (1889); proprietor: E H Page (1903-15); man. dir: Roy L Murray (1955);
The Grange (1870) Whalley Road Wilpshire William Pilkington (1870)
Grange Mill Witton built in 1906 owned by Birtwistle & Fielding Ltd (1912-58) cotton manufacturers had 716 looms in 1958
Grange Road (1980)
Grange Street (1906-1966) Grant Street Witton
Granny's Farm (1902-49) Shadsworth Road opposite Shadsworth Hall just below North Road
Grant Road (1980)
Grant Street (1929-66) 67 Preston Old Road Witton
Grantham Street (1903) 46 New Chapel Street Mill Hill Nos 7-35
Granville Place (1881-1929) 51 New Wellington Street Livesey
Granville Road (1903) 41 Duke's Brow named after victorian statesman Nos 1-87 and 2-94
Granville Street (1878-1966) Cherry Tree
Granville Terrace (1878) 41 Duke's Brow see Granville Road
Grasmere Avenue (1966)
Grasmere Place (1907-129) Preston Old Road Redlam named after Lake District
Gray's Square (1851-1929) 82 Chapel Street
Great Bolton Street (1851-1980) 136 Darwen Street Islington
Great Central Railway Co. gen. enquiry office 1 Richmond Terrace (1903-12); 10 Cort Street (1915)
Agent: James Morris (1903); Alfred Holden (1912-15)
Great Croft (1835) Whitebirk estate
Great Harwood junction at Greenbank where the rail line to Padiham left the Rishton line
Great Lancashire Exhibition June 1936 at Blackburn
Great Low off Haslingden Road Guide became Louis William Street
Great Maudsley Hey (1716-1856) Audley estate with Little Maudsley 15 acres 2 roods 3 perches
Great Northern Railway Co. inquiry office 10 Town Hall Street (1903); 9 Railway Road (1912-15);
Agent: J W King (1903-15)
Great Peel (1852) Nab Lane
Great Tackett (1716-39) Northgate/King William Street
Greaves Street & back (1851-1959) 65 Montague Street Nos 23-91 and 8-58 Oakenhurst Road (1964)
Greaves Street Mill built by Henry Aspden timber merchant about (1868) owned by Barton & Walsh cotton manufacturers (1872-9) extended to 430 looms with 160 employees weaving jaconnettes. Then Benjamin Barton with 428 looms jacconettes (1891) second bankruptcy in 1892 closing mill. Horrocks Sons & Rawson (1898) wholesale clothing manufacturers followed by Banister Bros. & Moore Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers later by John Mather & Sons Ltd (1912-15) cotton manufacturers. PW Parker Ltd formed 1917 to run mill. Weaving ended 1926 later run by textile machinists. Demolished in 1960s
Green Bank (1837-1930) Stanley Terrace Furthergate behind where Tesco's is to-day
Green Bank Close (1980)
Greenbank Foundry owned by Henry Livesey Ltd (1870-94) machinist ironfounders loom makers shuttle bobbin and picker makers & general mill furnisher cotton manufacturers
Green Bank Hall (1837-52) between Harwood Street and canal
Greenbank Iron Works owned by Henry Livesey (Blackburn) Ltd (1903-58) loom manufacturers (automatic pirn changing loom) mill furnishers established in 1863.
Greenbank mill (Cobden Street) Gladstone Street built in 1863 as a co-operative it was taken over by J Porter later to be James & John A Porter Ltd (1865-closed 1979) had 144 Northrop looms in (1887) had 520 looms dhooties shirtings & jacconettes
Green Bank mill (The Mousetrap) Harwood Street built by Edward Briggs & Co (1837-94) cotton manufacturers contained 696 looms jacconettes mulls dhooties and madapollams employing 290 people also Bridge End and Perseverance mills Padiham. Owned by James Spencer & Co (1970) manufacturers then Thomas Walley (1978) cotton manufacturer Used by Parker & Hasler (1902) cotton manufacturers then by Edward Briggs & Co until it closed in 1929 and was demolished in 1957.
Greenbank Terrace (1881-1980) Duchess Street Lower Darwen Nos 53-119
Greenbank Terrace (1929-66) 120 Harwood Street
Greenfield Place (1881-1958) 110 Redlam Brow
Greenfield Primitive Methodist church Greenfield Street Witton (founded 1895)
Greenfield Street (1878-1966) 7 Redlam Brow Witton
Greenfield View (1951) 22 Stopes Brow Lower Darwen
Green Gate (1872) St Thomas'
Green Gown (1767) Lane Ends weavers' cottages off Pleckgate Road below Carham Road
Rev. John Nicklin (1870)
Green Head (1843-72) St Michael's Parish Little Harwood
Green Head Avenue (1959) Benson Street
Green Head Farm (1870-1958) 59 acres when sold by owner Percy Ashton (1911) Little Harwood
Ralph Leeming (1870) W E Moon (1911)
Green Head Lane (1966)
Green Head Road (1929) Benson Street
Greenhurst Close (1980)
Greenhurst Farm (1902-58) Lower Darwen
Green Lane (1848) Livesey branch Road
Green Lane Community Centre (1996)
Green Lane Estate built from 1920. First houses opened by Alderman Fielding 10/11/1920.
Greenlow Mill (The Lobby) (Owd Gants) Harwood Street built in 1840 was worked in 1857 by J & T Walmsley. The shed was rebuilt in 1882 by W H Almond. With Gorse Bridge Mill it had 1051 looms. It had 458 looms in 1903 owned by W H Almond & Co (1882-1922) later tenants were the Greenlow Mill Co Ltd
(1930-59) cotton manufacturers who continued production until 1959. It re-opened in 1963 as a manufacturer of tables and kitchen furniture by L Phillipson Ltd but closed in the 1990s
Green Park Ewood has an area of 5 acres containing children's playground and 2 (2 added later) bowling greens pavilion footbridge and children's playground being opened on 30 May 1923.
Green Row (1851-1980) Heys Lane Bank Hey handloom weavers' cottages
Green Street (1929-66) Sydney Street
Greenside Avenue (1959) Andrews
Green Thorn Farm (1939)
Gregson Court (1851)
Gregson Lane & back (1836-1980) 30 Nab Lane Snigbrook
Gretna Road (1929) Crystal Terrace Whalley New Road
Gretna Walk (1980)
Greyhound Stadium Hill Street closed 1984. Demolished to allow Tesco to build superstore on site the following year. First meeting in 1933.
Greystoke Avenue (1980)
Griffin Court (1980)
Griffin Lodge Witton early 19c The entrance and stone setts of roadway were Grade 2 listed in 1974 and the building was Grade 2 listed in 1986. Home of the Dugdales Was the centre for the County Museum services restoration department Adam Dugdale, James B Dugdale, Thomas Dugdale DL JP (1870);
Griffin mills (Physic) Witton owned by Adam Dugdale (1893) of Thomas Dugdale Brother & Co (1870-1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers 99,000 spindles 1768 looms shirtings. Sold by private treaty in 1937 half was used for mushroom growing and the other half for chemicals.
Griffin (CEJP) National School Witton (1878-81) boys, girls and infants opened 18th February 1871
see Griffin Park CP School
Griffin Park CP School (1972-99) Cavendish Place opened February 1972 replacing Bank Top CP and Griffin CE Schools
Griffin Park Mill Hill in grounds of Griffin Lodge (home of the Dugdales) of 9 acres acquired by Blackburn Corporation in 1937
Opened as a public park including children's playground by Councillor Walter Tempest chairman of the parks committee on 17th September 1937
Griffin Park football ground
Griffin Street (1878-1980) 85 Bank Top Witton Nos 1-115 and 38-126
Griffin Street Wesleyan Methodist (Free) Church (1882-1969) Witton see Wesleyan Chapel
Closed and demolished
Grime's Yard (1870-1949) 22 Water Street
Grimshaw (Grimeshawe) (1625)
Grimshaw Park (Road) (1788) (Pottery Hill) Park Road named after the Grimshaws of Eccleshill and Clayton le Dale Nos 1-69 and 2-224
Grimshaw Park Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, drapers, butchers, bakers, confectioners, boot, shoe and clog makers, milliners and tailors. Founded in 1860 Office: 3 Proctor Street, central store: 10 York Street.
Branches: 69 Bolton Road; 20 Park Road; 32 Canterbury Street; 7 Ivy Street; 152 Hollin Bank; Registered Office: 62 Grimshaw Park; Mosley Street; Belthorn; 84 Lower Audley Street; Guide; Pritchard Street; Havelock Street; Hamilton Street; Wellington Street; Mill Hill Street; Bower House Fold; Ewood;
General manager and secretary: George Whiteside FCIS (1903-20)
Grimshaw Park Dyeworks erected in 1922 by Blackburn Yarn Dyers on site of former brickworks.
Grimshaw Park Church of England Sunday School (1826) stood on the site of Christ Church being opened March 1826 and was demolished in 1856 to prepare the site of the building of the church
Grimshaw Park Lane section of Grimshaw Park below canal bridge
Grimshaw Park Mill (1826) owner John Houghton
Grimshaw Park National Schools opened Christmas Day 1857 became Christ Church Schools on 31st January 1870
Grimshaw Park Working Men's Conservative Club (1870) 26 Grimshaw Park
Grindleton Road (1980)
Grindleton Street (1929-66) 191 Downham Street
Grisedale Avenue (1980)
Grosvenor Way (1980)
Grove Street (1885-1980) 71 Mosley Street Nos 1-3 and 2-4
Guardian Society for the Protection of Trade 7 Lord Street West (1951)
secretaries: E B Haworth & Nuttall sols
Guardians of the Blackburn Union (Guardians of the Poor) Union Offices (1889) Fish Lane
see Blackburn Union
Guide (1881) 325 Haslingden Road
Guide Industrial Co-operative Society (1881) grocers etc secretary: Caleb Enwistle (1881)
secretary: Caleb Enwistle.
Guide Board School demolished 1997
Guide School C of E Church, Lower Darwen
Guide Square (1951-67) off Blackamoor Road
Guide Temperence Band (1880-1)
Gumpstey Street (1847-1980) Workhouse Lane Grimshaw Park
Gurney Street (1929-80) Broomfield Place No 2
Gymnasium & Athletic Club, 17/19 St. Peter Street (1930) hon. sec. J B Bertwistle (1930)
Hacking Court (1872) St John's Parish
Hacking House (1843-1938) Preston New Road Mellor
Hacking Street (1836)
Hacking Street (1958-66) off 29 Kemp Street Grimshaw Park reputedly the smallest street in the borough at only 14 "photographic" paces long
Hadlock Street (1966) No 36
Haggs Hall Farm (1825-1996) Ramsgreave James Roberts (1870)
Hall Croft Farm (1902-15)
Hall Farm (1939-42)
Hall House Farm (1930)
Halliwell Fold Farm (1902-15) Tockholes
(All) Hallows Spring (Well) see All Hallows Well
(Upper & Lower) Hallows (Alleys Spring) (1716) adjacent to Hallows Spring owned by the Church commissioners
Hallow Street (1824-52) Foundry Hill
Hall Street (1878-1980) 171 Bolton Road Nos 1 & 41-75 and 42-68
Hall Street bridge constructed in 1928 at a cost of £1,700
Hall Street Mill owned by L Thompson & Son (1922) Hall Street Mill Co Ltd (1939) cotton manufacturers
Halstone Lee (Halstonleigh) Farm (1870-1902) Little Harwood Mrs Jane Thistlethwaite (1870)
Hamer Avenue (1929) Whitebirk Road
Hamilton Street (1878) 36 Lower Hollin Bank Street Nos 1-121 and 4-52
Hamlet Close (1980)
Hamlet Street (1868-1966) 28 Shakespere Street
Hampton Court (1881-1951) Cherry Tree
Hampton Terrace (1929) 33 Gladstone Terrace
Hancock Street (1878-1980) 67 Bank Top Nos 3-169 and 2-134 to be bulldozed 2012
Handel's Terrace (1878-1929) 1 Sarah Ellen Street / Devonport Road
Handicraft Centre 67 Moorgate Street Mill Hill (1924-51)
Hanging Croft was on the west corner of the Old Square near Sandy Lane
Hanging Ditch (1836-43) Grimshaw Park
Hanley Street (1851)
Hannah Street (1851-1966) 17 Smithies Street / Noblett Street / Primrose Bank
Hannah Terrace (1870-1929) 102 Montague Street / Duke's Brow
Hanson Street (1818-1966) 30 Bradshaw Street / Montague Street Nos 3-19 and 4-18
Harcourt Road (1929) 23 Granville Road
Harcourt Street (1903) 23 Granville Road Nos 1-51
Harden's Farm (1878) Livesey see Horden
Hardman's Law Farm (1881)
Hardman Street (1903-80) 80 Stansfeld Street Nos 1-13 and 2-16 to be bulldozed 2012
Hardy Street (1878-1980) Pemberton Street nr Cemetery Nos 2-20
Harebell Close (1980)
Hare Clough Close (1980)
Hareden Brook Close (1980)
Hargreaves' Court (1870-81) Hargreaves Lane Bolton Road
Hargreaves' Lane and Square (1851-80) High Street / 70 Bolton Road
Hargreaves Place (1851)
Hargreaves Street (1789)
Harley Street & back (1832-1966) 31 Leyland Street St. Peter's
Harley Street mill (1824) George Street West used by Fielden, Throp & Townley (1824-8) cotton spinners (by power) then R Raynsford Jackson & Brother (1878) cotton spinners & manufacturers followed by James Livesey (1887-1912) cotton manufacturers 547 looms shirtings etc. then Harley Street Mill Co Ltd (1915) cotton manufacturers followed by Industrial Manufacturing Co (Baxenden) Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers then English Textilose Manufacturing Co Ltd (1951).
Harold Street (1870) Whalley Range
Harrier Drive (1980)
Harrington Gardens (built1901) 599 Bolton Road
Harris Yard (1872) St Peter's Parish
Harrison Boys' Gymnasium 48 Hamilton Street (1908-2002) Opened in 1908 by Henry Harrison JP costing £8,000 and given to the town under a trusteeship. Consisted of gymnasium room with 4 dressing suites for each sex adults and juniors.
chief instructor: Samuel Stephenson (1912-30) secretary H Knowles (1930); A S Cowell (1935)
Harrison Girls' Institute Lower Hollin Bridge Street opened 13/9/1911-2002 by Hon. Maud A Stanley
At a cost of about £4,000. Equipped for training girls in cookery, domestic science, dressmaking etc. 2 hard tennis courts and a badminton court laid in 1922 and handed as a gift to the trustees by Mrs Henry Harrison.
principal: Miss Mabel Paget Moffatt BA (1924-38) Miss L Bolton-King (1938-4/1957)
Mrs G M Osborne (1/1958-61)
Harrison Street (1836-1980) Bolton Road named after Joseph Harrison
Harrison Street (1836) 7 Whalley Banks Nos 17-41 and 8-50
Harrison Street Wesleyan (Free) School Chapel erected in 1864 costing £1,000. Later became the school buildings only. Closed and demolished
Harrison's Court (1872) All Saints Parish
Harrison's Crossing (1881) Captain Nolan Street Whalley Banks
Harrison's Yard (1870) Friday Street
Harrison's Yard (1870-1958) 56 Syke Street off Eanam
Harrow Drive (1966)
Hart's Chambers (1903-49) 2 Victoria Street
Hart Street (1878-1980) Higher Audley Street / 6 Cicely Street Nos 12-16
Hartley Street (1903-80) Kendal Street Nos 2-10
Harwood Court (1851-1930) 40 Penny Street
Harwood Fold (1851) Pleasington
Harwood Industrial Industrial Estate (built during 1979) comprising 2 nursery blocks of 5 factory units each having a floor area of 140 sq m approx.
Harwood Road (1966)
Harwood Street (1870-1980) Stanley Street / 129 Bottomgate Nos 1-189 and 14-198
Harwood Street Wesleyan (Free) Methodist Chapel the foundation stone was laid on 3 April 1874 and opened July 1965 costing £3,300 and seating 650 persons. The last services were held in December 1958. Sold to Bayliss Kenton Installations Ltd for £1,700 it was used until it was demolished in August 2002.
Haslingden Road (1870) 27 Grimshaw Park Nos 5-127 and 2-126 was Pot House Lane
Much demolished 1971
Haslingden Road (1903) Guide Nos 287-417 and 300-424
Haslingden Road Wesleyan Chapel (1885-1969) built in 1885 it sat 250 persons.
Hastingley (1872) St Michael's Parish
Hastings Close (1980)
Haston Lee (Harstonley, Harstonlee, Harstonleigh, Harstonly, Harthstonelee) (1609) Hartanesleigh (1357)
Haston Lee Avenue (1929) off Brownhill Road
Haston Lee Mill Emerald Street owned by Herbert Slater (1915-22) later owned by John Bury & Co (1930) cotton manufacturers followed by Vale Cotton Manufacturing Co Ltd (1939-58) who had 646 looms
Hastonlee Farm (1911-1929) 44acres when sold (1911) James Ellison & Son (1911)
Haudley (Hadley, Hawdley, Hordley) (1640) see Audley
Havelock Bohemian Club Hollin Street (1903-25)
secretary: Thomas Tipping (1909-12)
Havelock Bridge with its approaches cost £3,090
Havelock Industrious Bees Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, drapers etc.
54/56 Havelock Street (1878-1915) Blackburn. secretary: H E Ainsworth (1903)
Branches: 35 Hamilton Street (1888-1915), 12 Mill Hill Street (1903-1915), 35 New Wellington Street
(1903-15), Bowerhouse Fold (1903), 88 Stansfeld Street (1886-1915);
Taken over or merged with Grimshaw Park Co-operative (1915) although Stansfeld Street is listed as Blackburn Co-operative (1915)
Havelock Iron Works (1894) William Walsh & Sons iron & brass founders (1894-1903)
Havelock Mill Duke Street owned by Richard Greenwood (1870-8 exors) William Greenwood (1887-91) cotton manufacturers 470 looms dhooties dobbies & sateen stripes.
Havelock mill Stancliffe Street owned by James Beads (1878) cotton manufacturer; Francis Howarth (1887) 640 looms shirtings mulls & jacconetts. Thomas Slater & Co cotton manufacturers (1894) Marriages Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers; followed by T & A Holden Ltd (1912-58) cotton manufacturers who had 618 looms
Havelock Street (1870-1980) 99 Taylor Street named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock who relieved Lucknow India in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. Nos 1-99 and 2-112
Hawarden Terrace (1903-30) Penzance Street Mill Hill
Hawdley (1750) see Audley
Hawkhead Street (1980)
Hawkhurst (1929) 16 Shear Bank Road
Hawkins Street (1929-1980)) Queen Victoria Street
Hawkshaw Bank(s) Farm (1870-1942) right off Lammack Road below Four Land Ends
Thomas (1870) & William Pomfret (1870-8)
Hawkshaw Bank Road (1980)
Hawkshead Street (1903) West View Witton Nos 1-23 and 2-36
Hawley Street (1899) Delph Lane
Haworth Square (1818-52) Church Street
Haworth's Court and Square (1872-1949) 64 Penny Street
Haworth Street (1870-1980) 126 Bank Top Nos 7 and 2-16
Haworth Street Independent School (1878) Bank Top
Hawthorn Street (1929) 263 Whalley New Road
Hawthorn Villa (1878-1930) 39/41 Duke's Brow
Hawthorne Street Primitive Methodist Chapel (1920-69)
Hawthorns C Junior School (1992-99) St James' Road
Haydn Terrace (1878-1930) 154 Shear Brow
Haydock Fold (1851) Under Billinge Pleasington
Haydock Street (1878-1980) 3 Pemberton Street nr Cemetery Nos 1 & 7
Haydn Terrace (1878-1929) 163 Shear Brow
Haygarth Street (1903-66) Hutton Street Nos 2-24
Hazel Bank (1881) Edgware Road / 37 Alexandra Road Nos 2-6
Hazel Close (1980)
Hazel Grove (1951) Avandale Avenue
Hazel Street (1869-1966) 18 Wensley Street Nos 3-71 and 32 & 80
Hazelwood Close (1980)
Health Centres
Audley Longton Close (1994); Bangor Street; Bentham Road Mill Hill (1994); Larkhill Mount Pleasant (1994); Little Harwood Plane Tree Road (1994); Montague Oakenhurst Road (1994); Roman Road Fishmoor Drive (1994);
Health Department Day Nursery 7-11 St. Alban's Place (1951)
Heaning Avenue (1958) Bank Lane
Heaps Farm (1915) Ramsgreave see Barker Lane Farm
Hearnhirst Bottom (1724) later Fernhurst Ewood
Heathfield Park (1980)
Heathfield Preparatory School (1992) Meins Road part of Westholme school
Heatley Close (1980)
Heatley Street (1878-1966) 3 Dickinson Street Nos 1-35 and 6-40
Heaton Land (1750)
Heaton Street (1795) 33 King Street Nos 5 & & and 2-12
Heber Villa (1870-1929) 87/89 Preston New Road Charles Braybrook, Capt. W H Flynn (1870)
Hedge Nook Farm (1902-49) Shadsworth
Heights Farm and house (1872) St Michael's Parish
Heightside Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Richard Turner (1870)
Helen Street (1878-1980) Lower Audley Street / Windham Street Nos 19-89 and 20-90
Hendry Lane Fearnhurst (1990s)
Henrietta Street (1878-80) 32 Arthur Street Nos 24 & 56-66
Henry Street (1818-1966) 21 Union Street Ainsworth Street Nos 2-26 and 1
Henry Whalley Street (1903-80) Primrose Hill Mill Hill Nos 1-47
Herbert Street (1903-80) 77 Hamilton Street Nos 33-51 and 34
Herbert Terrace (1881-1929) 37 Moorgate Street Livesey
Hereford Road (1958) Devon Road
Herschall Street (1903-80) off Archibald Street Mill Hill Nos 1-15
Hertford Street (1903-80) 9 Parkinson Street Mill Hill Nos 1-21 and 2-24
Heyes (1851) Livesey
The Heyes (1890) Heys Lane Livesey
Heyes Cottages (1956-8) St. Andrew's Ward demolished
Heyes (Heys) Gate Farm (1848-1958) (Brown Calf Farm) Heys Lane Livesey demolished
Hey(e)s Farm (1900-58) Livesey demolished
Heyes Street (1903-66) 47 Artillery Street Nos 1-23 and 4-24
Hey(e)s Lane (1903) 125 Livesey Branch Road Livesey 10 dwellings
Heyhurst Road (1966)
Heys Close (1980)
Heys Lane (1942)
Heys Lane Farm (1942)
Heysham Crescent (1958) Lytham Road
Heyside Farm (1870) Livesey William Greaves (1870)
Heywood Entry (1851)
Heywoods Terrace (1852-1929) 85 Bank Top
Hibbert Square (1872) St Mark's Parish
Hickory Street (1903-80) Cedar Street Nos 1-39 and 6-68
Highbury Place (1912-66) late William Holt Street off Wimberley Street Shear Brow
High Court of Justice Victoria Street (1903-51)
Registrar: J Nowell Withers (1903-15); R Bremner (1935-42); W Woodcock (1935-39); W J Plant (1942-51);
C R Davies (1946-51)
High Street (1832-1980) Salford / Railway Road Nos 7-13 and 2-24
High Street (1836) Nova Scotia became Bolton Road
High Street (1888) Lower Darwen Nos 2-24 and 31/37
Highbury Place (1980)
Higher Audley Street (1870) 2 Cicely Street / Higher Eanam
Higher Audley mill Higher Audley Street William Barton doubler and reed and heald manufacturer 500 spindles (1891). £3,000 fire damage on 15th February 1908 under ownership of Messrs Joseph Dugdale & Sons from (1894) Owned by Higher Audley Spinning and Manufacturing Co Ltd (1915-58) cotton spinners & manufacturers spun rayon yarns viscose aceteate triacetate nylon terylene etc previously John Dugdale & Son (1878-1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers
Higher Bank (1870-1930) Adelaide Terrace Thomas Green (1870)
Higher Bank Hey Farm (1915)
Higher Bank Street (1885) 133 Duke's Brow Nos 1-13 and 4-12
Higher Bank Villas (1870) 2 Adelaide Terrace / Duke's Brow
Higher Barn (1832) owned by the Critchleys on site near Oxford Street Chapel James Wilkinson (1832)
Higher Barn (Houses) (1836-1938) Whinney Lane
Higher Barn Cottage (1936) Whinney Lane
Higher Barn Farm (1870-1966) Whinney Lane
Richard Critchley “ 'Owd Dick o' Dad's “ John Cort (1870) R C Butterfield (1966)
Higher Barn Street (1870-1980) off Wharf Street / 2 Higher Eanam No 1
Higher Barn Street Mill (1915) owned by James Dewhurst & Co (Blackburn) Ltd cotton manufacturers and Audley Ring Mill Ltd (1915) cotton spinners & manufacturers
Higher Bencock (1851) Freezeland near Pellmell
Higher Bent Gap (1824-1980) the area between Johnston Street and Manor Road
Higher Broadhalgh 782 Livesey Branch Road (1851) handloom weavers' cottage
Higher Brookhouse Farm (1870-1958) Whalley Range John Hacking (1870)
Higher Cabin End Farm also known as Cabin Endhall
Higher Church Street (1958) Darwen Street
Higher Cockcroft (1795) 29 Northgate
Higher Copster (1881) Guide
Higher Croft (1929)
Higher Croft Cottages listed 1974 of local interest.
Higher Croft Farm (1870-1966) Lower Darwen
Howarth & Paker (1870) Ann Leigh (1870) H B Haworth (1966)
Higher Croft Housing Estate comprised 204 traditional type houses when built in late 40s plus 60 by private enterprise
Higher Croft Methodist chapel (1969)
Higher Croft Road (1929) Lower Darwen Railway
Higher Cunliffe Farm (1843-1980) T M Turner & B Buckle (1966)
Higher Cunliffe pits (1836-44) some nine shafts were worked by a Mr Clark exploiting an outcrop of the Lower Mountain Mine at Bank Hey. Fireclay was also mined here.
Higher Cunliffe Quarry (1938) right off Whalley Old Road Sunnybower
Higher Eanam (1844) 69 Eanam
Higher Eanam Brewery owned by Joseph Eatough & Co Ltd (1878) brewers
Higher Elementary Council School (1912-15) Blakey Moor mixed headmaster: H W Boddy BSc (1912-15)
Higher Farm (1853) north of Shear Brow Farm west of Shear Brow above Shear Bank
Higher Feniscowles Farm (1870-1915) Pleasington Nicholas Wearden (1870)
Higher Feniscowles Lane (1980)
Higher Fowler Height Farm (1935-51)
Higher Gate (1870-81) Shear Brow
Higher Grade School see Blackburn Higher Grade School
Higher Hill Farm (1881-1958) Lower Darwen
Higher Hollins Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Hugh Chester (1870)
Higher Horse Load (1838) Nova Scotia
Higher House Farm (1870-1966) Blackamoor Road Guide James Haworth (1870-8) dwelling house (1966)
Higher & Lower Hill Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Edward Shorrock (1870)
Higher Langham Street (1903) No 67
Higher Meadow (1835) Whitebirk estate
Higher Mill Audley Bridge owned by Henry Mercer Bros. & Co Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers
Higher Moss Street (1870) Daisyfield
Higher Oozebooth (Ousbooth) Farm (1672-1958) built by Thurstan & Katherine Maudsley Robert Gorton (1870)
Higher Raven Wing (1844) Revidge Lane below Mount Pleasant
Higher Rock Mount (1929) 158 Duke's Brow
Higher Royshaw Fold (1870-1958) St. Michael's Ward Thomas Crook (1870)
Higher Shadsworth Farm (1958) at the junction of Rothesay Road and Fecitt Brow junction
Higher Shorrock (1900) Shorrock Lane Waterloo
Higher Shorrock Hey Farm (1870) Pleasington Christopher Ashworth (1870)
Higher Slacks Farm (1851-1958) Whinney Lane
Higher Smalden (1716)
Higher Spew Spout Farm (1915)
Higher Springfield Farm (1935-66) Guide J B Holdsworth (1966)
Higher Stocks Clough Farm (1851) Livesey Christopher Tattersall (1878)
Higher Stoney Butts (1716-39)
Higher Tinct Farm (1851) Pleasington
Higher Toad Hole (1797) farm and coach-house 491 Preston New Road
Higher Town End Farm (1915)
Higher Twist Field Farm (1843-70) Pleasington James Marsden (1870)
Higher Walks (1716-1856) Audley estate see Snape Fields
Higher Walmsley Fold Farm (1902-58) Blackamoor Road, Guide
Higher Waterhouse (1851) Livesey
Higher Waves Farm (18th cent.) East of Seven Acre Brook Nos. 1 & 2 Ramsgreave Drive listed 1974 of local interest.
Higher Weaver Farm (1951)
Higher Whitberke (1659)
Higher Whitebirk Farm on the left of the Rishton Road
Higher Whitehalgh Farm (1881-1996) Stockclough Lane, Livesey
Higher Willows Farm (1915-59) Pleckgate
Higher Wilworth Farm (1843-1958) Isaac Fawcett (1870); William Oliver (1878)
Higher Witton Farm (1851-1915)
Higher Witton Road (1958) 13 Buncer Lane
Higher Woodgates Farm (1853-81) Freezeland Witton
Highfield (1852) Nova Scotia
Highfield Athenaeum (1852) Nova Scotia (a literary or scientific clubroom, institution or library)
Highfield Cottage / House (1851-78) Mosley Street / Robert Street
Highfield Farm (1870-81) Honey Hole James Ashworth (1870) William Bentley (1878)
Highfield House (1870) Mosley Street / Robert Street Robert Hopwood Hutchinson DL JP (1870)
Highfield mill Highfield Road Nova Scotia owned by Frederick Textiles Ltd (1958) previously owned by Joseph Harrison & Co (1870-1904) cotton spinners & manufacturers and Harrison Sons & Co (1870-94) cotton spinners 33,400 spindles 360 looms printers & shirtings later by William Walker Sons & Co (1912-15) cotton spinners and manufacturers Lawrence Cotton (1922)
Highfield Park has an area of 2 acres containing 2 bowling greens and a children's playground. The land was sold to Blackburn Corporation by Sir William Coddington Bart MP in 1898 for £1,902 12s.
see Rockcliffe Street
Highfield Road (1851) (Saw Mill Lane) 139 Bolton Road Nos 3-71 and 4-70 demolished 2008
Highfield Road Mill Longshaw Mill Co Ltd (1922)
Highfield Street (1898)
Highfield Terrace (1903-29) Highfield Road
High Street (1795-1878) Foundry Hill near Salford where Telegraph offices are now
High Street (1852) St. John's Church
High Street (1851) Nova Scotia became Bolton Road
High Street East (1851)
Highton Terrace (1888-1929) 62 Redlam Nos 64-134 named after Highton family plumbers of Redlam
Highways
Blackburn Corporation Highways Department storeyard Pembroke Street (1930-51);
Higson Street (1870-1980) 2 Johnston Street named after Thomas Higson joiners & builders Nos 1-51 and 2-44
Higson Street Independent School (1878)
Higson Street Mill owned by J & R Astley Ltd in 1958
Hillcrest Road (1966)
Hill Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Edward Shorrock (1870)
Hill of Health (1903-49) 185 Shadsworth Road
Hillock(s) Farm (1935-51) Feniscowles
Hill Street (back) (1870-1980) Harwood Street / 15 Furthergate Nos 65-99 and 6-16
Hill Street Dog Track last race 1984 site of Tesco
Hillside Avenue (1958) 52 Fecitt Brow
Hillside Close (1980)
Hillside Walk (1980)
Hill View (1980)
Hilmont Terrace (1929-80) 50 Troy Street / Cedar Street / Oak Street
Hilton Street (1852-1966) 20 Duxbury Street
Hilton Terrace (1903-12) Redlam Nos 17-23
Hindle Street (1836) Lark Hill Street / Moor Street
(The) Hindley School of Dancing (1939) 15 Preston New Road; (1947) Lees Hall Mincing Lane; (1951) 14 Astley Gate; principal: Miss Winifred E Boderke (1939-51)
Hippings Farm (1870-81) Wilpshire James Hill (1870-81)
H M High Court of Justice (1897) Victoria Street registrar: John Bolton (1897) J Nowell Withers (1900)
H M Inspector of Factories (Blackburn District) (Textile Particulars Clauses Act) office Bank Chambers Lord Street West (1909-41) Law Courts Chambers Northgate (1941-58) King Street (1960s)
inspector: L H Hamilton 2 Edgeware Road (1889) John T Birtwistle 34 Richmond Terrace (1897-1900) G Allen Taylor (1909) Norman H Jones (1930) W J K Cook (1935) F G Bellerby (1942) A Minnell (1942)
H M Inspector of Schools W H Brewer MA (1889-97) 24 Shear Bank Road
H M Inspector of Taxes Law Courts Chambers Northgate (1930); Regent House Regent Street (1939-58); Broseley House (1960s);
No 1 District: W E Whitworth (1930); J R Taylor (1942)
No 2 District: G E Hilliard (1930); A W A Jones (1942)
No 3 District: 23 Preston New Road: A H Potter (1930); F E Douglas (1942)
H M Senior Inspector of Textile Particulars Law Court Chambers Northgate (1951)
inspector: John T Birtwistle (1909); Arthur Mennell (1951)
Hodder Street (1885-1980) 85 Whalley Range Nos 3-31 and 2-32
Hodson Street (1870-1966) 69 Victoria Street / 69 Follywell Street Nos 1-31 and 4-14
Holden Street (1870-1980) 29 Wensley Street
Hole Bottom (1851) Livesey
The Hole Farm (1870-1915) Wilpshire William Smith (1870)
Hole House Estate (1565) off Burnley Road
Hole House Farm (1851-1915) Accrington Road Nancy Gorse (1870); John Simm(1878)
Hole House Lane (1851)
Hole House mill Kenyon Street owned by John Smith (1870) cotton spinner; Livesey Smith & Forrest (1887) with Quarry Street mill 885 looms shirtings & jacconetts then Smith & Forrest (1891-1922) cotton manufacturers 440 looms jacconettes mulls and cambrics. Later owned by Sir Elkanah & Sons Ltd had 4,184 doubling spindles and 193 looms in 1958
Hole House Street (1870-1980) 137 Burnley Road Nos 1/5 and 2-14
Hole 'ith Wall (1832) 184 Shear (Shire) Brow marked by the Hole 'ith Wall public house behind which Blackburn Olympic Football club played their matches.
Hole i' th' Wall Farm (1836-1902)
Holgate Farm (1878) Livesey Robert Spencer (1878)
Holker Place (1881) Wilpshire Street
Holland Street (1888-1980) named after eminent judge 37 Shear Brow Nos 1-31 and 2-34
Hollyville (1929) 65 Preston New Road
The Hollies (1881) Park Crescent
Hollies Close (1980)
Hollies Road Farm (1915) Wilpshire
Hollin (Holam) Bank (1750) below Bolton Road located where the various Hollin Bank streets are to-day
Hollin Bank Buildings (1872-1930) Bolton Road Christ Church Parish
Hollin Bank Crescent (1878-1930) John Thomas Street / 3 Kirby Road
Hollin Bank mill owned by James Thompson (1870) & Sons (1878-94) cotton spinners and manufacturers and Cotton & Slater (1870) manufacturers then James Nuttall Boothman (1878-91) cotton manufacturer 432 looms printers mafapolloms jacconettes and mulls white and grey. James Thompson & Sons (1891) 52,000 spindles
742 looms shirtings and dhooties. Followed by Greenwood Bros. Ltd cotton manufacturers (1902-15) Riley Leach & Co (1922) For sale 1936 Disused by 1937
Hollin Bank Mission (Christ Church) Kirby Road (12 John Thomas Street) opened 17th March 1893 and enlarged by the addition of two cottages on March 1st 1894 and three years later. Closed at last service 2nd November 2003
Hollin Bank Ring Mill Bolton Road Hollin Bank Ring Mill (1920) Ltd (1912-37) cotton spinners & mftrs.
Hollin Bank Ropery (1958) John Hayes
Hollin Bank Street (1870) Havelock Street / Bolton Road
Hollin Bank Terrace (1878-1930) Infirmary Bolton Road
Hollin Bridge Street (1851-1980) Bolton Road Nos 1 & 9 and 2-94
Hollin Bridge Saw Mills Waterfall operated by McMullen & Woodcock (1935) timber merchants
Hollin Street (1885) Wilson Street Nos 1 to 35, 2 & 50 to 66 all demolished. Harrisons' Institute demolished 2005. Only Hamilton Arms Hotel remains.
Hollins Fold (1833)
Hollinshead Mill St. James' Road owned by Hollinshead Mill Co Ltd (1912-39) cotton manufacturers later owned by Scrim Manufacturing Co Ltd (1958) had 437 looms
Hollow Head Farm (1870-915) Wilpshire Stephen Eddleston (1870)
Holly Bush (1870-1929) 214 Shear Brow Thomas Clough (1870)
Holly Mount (1878-1929) 12 Adelaide Terrace
Holly Mount (1878-1929) 3 West Park Road
Holly Street (1929) 59 Cedar Street
Holly Tree Way (1980)
Hollyville (1881-1929) 65 Preston New Road
Hollywood Bowl Stanley Street/Harwood Street a computerized ten-pin bowling alley opened in 1992 but was closed by its owners Bass Leisure Entertainments on Saturday 16th April 1994 without notice. There were 5 leagues using the building. Now used by Graham & Brown Ltd. as a design centre.
Holmbrook Close (1980)
Holme (1835) Whitebirk estate
Holme Street (1795-1966) Salford Bridge Nos 2-8 and 5/7
Holmsley (1929) Preston New Road
Holst Gardens Roman Road
Holt Street (1851-1929) 15 Furthergate
Holt's Buildings (1851-1949) Moor Street / Starkie Street
Holy Souls R C Church Whalley New Road formed 1924 opened 2 May 1926 until approx.1951 New church opened at Brownhill.
Holy Souls CEP School (1974-99) Wilworth Crescent held on Whalley New Road at the church during the war
Holy Trinity CEP School (1999) Bank Top
Holy Trinity C of E Church Trinity Street Mount Pleasant Larkhill (1837-1964) was Grade 2 listed in 1981. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Chester in January 1837 and was opened on 11th January 1846 by the vicar of Blackburn Dr J W Whitaker DD and the Rev R Parkinson canon of Manchester. Designed by Sharpe Paley & Austin of Lancaster it was consecrated on 12th July 1846 by the Lord Bishop of Chester. The church held 1400 people of which 600 were free. It cost £5,019 to build not including the tower which wasn't erected until 1853, the intended spire was never added. The Sunday schools were attached to the church. On the 21st November 1888 a new peel of 8 bells costing £700 were dedicated by Rev. and Rural Dean Canon Champneys vicar of Haslingden. They were subsequently removed in 1982 and installed in St. Silas' church Preston New Road Blackburn after the church had closed in 1979. And the church passed to the Church Conservation Trust in November 1979.
Holy Trinity (C of E) National School (1878-81) Cleaver Street boys girls and infants; Mount Pleasant (1903) boys, girls and infants; (1912-51) mixed and infants; A new school was built in 1910. Junior School closed 1964. Infant School closed 1972.
Holy Trinity Young Men's Association 51 Trinity Street, Blackburn (1881-1951) sec: T Marsden (1939-42)
Hoole's Academy
Honeyhole (1836) tenement 72 Kemp Street Grimshaw Park housed a pottery of Messrs Kemp & Riley in 1794 (1956)
Honey Hole Farm (1898-1966) J E Shorrock (1966)
Honey Pot Farm (1881-1958) Newington Avenue Little Harwood
Honiton Avenue (1980)
Hope Foundry Daisyfield owned by Joshua Whitehead (1870) iron & brass founders
Hope Street (1870-1980) off Winter Street / Montague Street Nos 1-49 and 2-28
Hope Terrace (1867) 27 Duke's Brow Nos 1-19 and 4
Hope Terrace (1912-29) 239 Whalley Old Road
Hope Villa (1878-1929) 27 Duke's Brow
Hopwood Schools Grimshaw Park foundation stone laid 7th March 1850 by John Turner Hopwood (grandson of Robert) costing £800 was at the junction of Mosley Street and James Street (now Proctor Street) was an extension of the Leyland Charity School for Girls in Thunder Alley. The Leyland Charity gave £400 Robert Hopwood £150 plus the site and £250 was raised by subscription. It was designed by Rev J W Whittaker DD. It was used as a charity school until Grimshaw Park National Schools were opened Christmas Day 1857 after which the building was used as an Infants' School until 1888 when the Infants' School on Rockcliffe Street was opened. Became Christ Church parish rooms and were opened in February 1898.
Hopwoods Baths (Hot Air Baths) Exchange Arcade (13) & 15 Fleming Square (1885-1915) opened by George Hopwood in 1885
Hopwood Street (1851-1980) 40 Kay Street Grimshaw Park
Hopwood's Mill see Nova Scotia
Horden (Harden's, Hordenn) Farm (1622) Margaret Haslam (1870) Joseph Haslam (1878)
Horden Rake (1966) Broken Stone Road Livesey
Horden View (1980)
Hornby House King Street built for Bertie Markland (1778) W H Hornby moved from 2 King Street here and A N Hornby was born here.
Hornby Rifle Range Freme Street (1910-15) President: Sir Wm. Hy. Hornby sec: Jas. Haworth (1910-1);
Hornby Statue (William Henry Hornby). Bronze statue sculpted by Albert Bruce-Joy it was a gift of a grateful employee Mr. John Margerison and was erected on 18 July 1912 and unveiled by Sir Harry Hornby his eldest son. Re-erected by the side of the old Town Hall (1970)
Hornby Street (1878-1966) 33 Whalley Street / 27 Whalley New Road
The Hornby Sunday Schools Derikins, Brookhouse were erected in 1839 and opened 14th April 1840. Financed by W Henry Hornby was connected to St Michael's Church.
Horncliffe (1888) Duke's Brow now part of the Grammar School
Horrobins (1717)
Horse Load (1750) Nova Scotia
Horse Owners' Association High Street. (1912-15) secretary: T Alty (1912-15)
Horse Troughs
- Griffin Inn (1897-1957) Red granite. Presented by James Carter in 1897. 'A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast '. Presented to the town for the use of our dumb friends by James Carter. 'He prayeth well who loveth well both man, bird and beast'.
- Fountain Inn, Intack.
- Salford-Cicely Lane junction
- Sudell Cross under Big Lamp removed to Northgate in 1892
Grey granite. Erected and presented to the town by Mrs. M E Braybrooke in 1882. 'Be merciful',
'Blessed are the merciful'.
Hospice Park Lee Hospital work commenced on building in1983
Hospital Radio (1988)
The Hotel (1815) King Street it housed the Assembly Room. The outside remodelled later that century and leter in the 20th century was converted to house the Department of Social Services'.
Houghton Street (1870-1980) 28 Lower Audley Street Nos 1-39
Houlker's Yard (1818-52) Church Street (Chancery Lane)
House of Correction Darwen Street built 1611 on south end of Darwen Street Bridge demolished 1872
Housewifery Centres 75 Preston New Road and 12 St. Alban's Place (1930-51)
Howard Street (1851-1966) 50 Park Road / Gt Bolton Street Nova Scotia Nos 1-17 and 4-20
Howarth Street (1852)
Hozier Street (1903-80) Didsbury Street Nos 2-36
Hudson Close (1966)
Hutchinson Street (1887) previously Workhouse Lane (39) 102 Park Road Grimshaw Park Nos 23/25 and 2 & 20 demolished 1971
Hutton Street (1870-1980) Ordnance Street Nos 11/13 and 47/49 & 57
Hythe Close (1980)
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