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In my online experience, there are two types of people that build Facebook groups. There are the first type who create original groups, who are proactive, administrate well, who participate and interact with other like minded individuals. They involve themselves by doing research, by submitting information, by going out and taking photographs, by getting off their butts and visiting libraries and the like. They gain and willingly share knowledge on their chosen subject and they respect and acknowledge others input and others material. They seek permission where necessary and credit where possible.


Then there are the other type, who generally have very little to contribute or say on any subject, have nothing original of their own to add to the Facebook community, so sit at their computers for hours, randomly taking images and information off other groups, other sites, other sources and then casually pass them off as their own work. It is the easiest thing in the world to lift photos and information from one website and place it on another. Any dullard can copy and paste, any halfwit can download or upload images and text, it's easy.


It has taken me considerable time and effort, as well as expense to collect a lot of images, postcards, posters, advertisements, programmes, directories, books etc and often hours, sometimes weeks of research putting it all together, marrying the correct images with the correct information. So please bear that in mind before making use of anything on these pages or on the pages of the linked sites.


Luckily, Facebook do have a policy on plagiarism and ''Intellectual Property'' (SEE THEIR GUIDELINES BELOW).


http://www.wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism/definition.html

http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=202487766453008


How to report claims of intellectual property infringement


Facebook is committed to protecting the intellectual property of third parties. On this page, rights holders will find information regarding how to report copyright and other intellectual property infringements by users posting content on our website and answers to some frequently asked questions regarding our policies.
If you are a user concerned about the removal of your content, you may file a counter-notice. You can do so through the email notification you received or in the warning at the top of your home page.
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How to report claims of copyright infringement by users

To report a copyright infringement by a Facebook user, all you need to do is fill out our automated DMCA form. This form is the fastest way to report a copyright infringement. Although we will review reports in all languages, it will speed our review if you can submit your report in English.
If you prefer, you can also send a DMCA notice to our designated agent (information below).

How to report other claims of intellectual property infringement by users

If you wish to report other claims of intellectual property infringement (i.e. non-copyright) by a Facebook user, all you need to do is fill out our automated IP infringement form. We appreciate your cooperation in providing an English translation of your report, when possible.

IT IS ALSO COURTEOUS TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SOURCES WHEN USING OTHERS WORK, WHICH IS WHY WITH EVERY IMAGE ON HERE THAT I HAVE ''BORROWED'' YOU WILL FIND A CREDIT.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENJOY THIS BLOG AND MY FACEBOOK GROUP BLACKBURNPAST.COM


Colin

Technical School - Staff & Students Panoramic - 1950's

I rescued this panoramic photo when it was being thrown out back in the late 1990's. It is 34 inches long and 7 inches high. It was taken in front of the then Technical School (now the Victoria Centre).

As you can see, to the left of the image, the statue of Gladstone was already in place. He was moved here from his original site on the Boulevard in September 1955. Judging by the hairstyles on view and the attire, we were still in the 50's when these folks posed for their picture.

Below I have scanned it in four sections, so as to make it easier to see the faces. My hope is that some of the people pictured may recognise themselves, or may possibly be recognised by their descendants.

The overlapping is intentional, as I didn't want to miss anyone out.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION 

Daisyfield Railway Station

Lovely old shot of Daisyfield Railway Station on the Blackburn - Clitheroe / Hellifield line, with the Moss Street level crossing behind the gents.

The little signal box (or whatever it is) with the steps up to it, is still there today.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION

Mill Hill Congregational Church

As it says on the photo, this is the Congregational Church at Mill Hill, which stood on the New Chapel Street end of New Wellington Street. The foundation stone was laid on February 20th 1859 and the church opened for worship on Sept 19th 1860.

In 1920 a black & white marble tablet was placed in the west wall, bearing the names of ''Twenty scholars who made the supreme sacrifice'' during the First World War. A roll of honour in an oak frame, no doubt bearing the names of many more local lads (and lasses?) who had fallen, was also placed in the vestibule.

I've no information as to when the church was demolished, but it was probably in the 1960's.

Courtesy of the CP collection

Goin' Back ( To Blackburn? )

Yet another slide show. Please click on the Youtube link to view it.
This one is set to Carole King's wonderful ''Goin' Back''
Performed here by Dusty Springfield and in my humble opinion, the best version of this song (though I do quite like it by The Byrds as well).
The known photographers / sources are credited at the end. My thanks to them all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-xbjxv-5wA

Bank Top - c1900

A lovely old view of Bank Top, viewed from the Griffin / Redlam Brow corner.

All the properties on the left hand side are long gone, but the properties on the right, from the corner closest to us and down to St Luke's Church still remain.

This rather grainy photo is of a photographers shop / studio, which was lower down Bank Top, below the almshouses, sort of opposite St Wilfrid's school. It's an image from an advertising card for T. Coupe Photographer who was at No 40 Bank Top. 

From the early 1920's this same premises was occupied by Leslie's Photographers, so this photo must pre-date that decade. I have a directory from 1894 and T. Coupe's business was here back then.

(Please ignore my comment below that this photo is from the 40's or 50's, as mentioned, it's substantially earlier).

Courtesy of the CP collection.

The Windmill at Higher Eanam 1822 - c1888

Not a lot of people are aware that Blackburn once had a windmill, but as you can see from this drawing by Charles (Chas) Haworth, we had one just off Higher Eanam. 

Built in 1822 by Samuel Derbyshire of Audley Hall and the appropriately named John Miller, it stood on the canal bank just a little further on than the Navigation Bridge, which is the bridge that still carries the traffic over the canal to this day.

Samuel and John had bought the land from the canal company for £160, no doubt a small fortune in 1822. The canal itself was still relatively new, having only opened through Blackburn in 1816 and although it's hard to believe today, nearby Copy Nook was back then regarded as being on the outskirts of the town.

I've no information as to how much it cost them to build the windmill, but they sold it to John Polding (a corn dealer, who had premises on Darwen St) in 1829 for £1,450. He operated the windmill until his death in 1862 and then his son carried on the business for another 20 years. It was then converted to other uses and stood without its sails for a few years, before finally the huge round tower itself was taken down in the late 1880's.

If you look on the section of the 1929 O.S. map below, you can get an idea of where it was situated. As you can see, on Dock Street, next door to the Alexandra Picture Palace/Theatre, there was a business (marked green) called Windmill Works. On the corner of Dock St and Higher Eanam (marked red) stood the Millstone pub, no doubt another reference to the one time presence of the windmill. In fact I'm sure I read somewhere once that a circular millstone lay abandoned in that vicinity long after the tower had been removed.

To give you some perspective of where we are, the building(s) marked 'Warehouses' are what most of us refer to as Eanam Wharf and the building (marked blue) on the end of Higher Barn St is the former Globe Hotel. (the other pub marked blue is the long gone Fox & Goose).

 

INFO COURTESY OF J.G SHAW & WILLIAM HULME (1889) AND CP.

MAP SECTION COURTESY OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY AND AERIAL PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS.

DRAWING BY CHAS HAWORTH COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION 

Park Road - Early 20th Century

A nice shot of the bottom part of Park Road, looking under the L & Y Railway Bridge towards Darwen Street. The figure stood on the edge of the pavement is close to the Audley Range junction. Note the white telephone kiosk outside The Castle Hotel.

This is a really busy, triple lane, thoroughfare now (takes me ages to get across sometimes) and you couldn't stand in the road these days.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION

The Co-op Emporium - Northgate - c1935

This quite grainy old photo of the Co-op Emporium (now the public library) is from a 1935 Souvenir Programme issued by Blackburn Council to commemorate the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V.

The various departments of the Co-op at that time, included Grocery, Bakery, Butchery, Tailoring, Footwear, Furnishing, General Drapers, Millinery, Painting & Decorating, Undertaking, Coal, Laundry, Milk and an Excursion Bureau.

I'm not sure if the Emporium in Blackburn catered for all those, or if it was the Co-op in general they meant.

I love the old cars parked up on Northgate.  Eliot Ness must have been in the store getting his shopping.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION

Whalley New Rd - Circa 1905

 

A circa 1905 view of Whalley New Road, looking towards Bastwell, with St Michael's & All Angels Church and adjoining school on the left hand side and the wall to Notre Dame convent on the right.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION