People are often surprised to discover Blackburn has a cathedral and then go on to query if Blackburn is a city. Isn’t the definition of a city that it is somewhere with a cathedral? To find out the answers, you have to go way back to the 16th century. Then the Crown recognised a town … read more …..
A writer on the Blackburn Forum website remembers growing up in Blackburn in the 1940s and wondered if Rossi’s roast potato carts are still plying their trade on the Boulevard. He could distinctly remember the smoke from the tall funnels, the little fires under the oven and the delicious taste of the spuds smothered in salt or … read more …..
Some time ago I came across an old picture of Blackburn Railway Station. What struck me was that it was not the one on the Boulevard. At first I thought I was mistaken but no I was correct. So where does this station fit into Blackburn’s railway history? A little research revealed that there were … read more …..
This competition is now closed Bygone Blackburn, written by George C. Miller, is now available for the first time in almost twenty years. The book which was written by well known local historian George C Miller was first published in 1950 and publishers, Heritage Publications have not changed the layout or content. In the book, … read more …..
Some of the Mitchell and Kenyon films that were found in the cellars of Mercers in Northgate Blackburn can be viewed on YouTube. Here are a couple of St Joseph’s school and Audley Range School. In 1994 during demolition work in what had been Mercers shop in Northgate, Blackburn, two workmen were clearing out the … read more …..