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Nova Scotia Brewery taken over by Matthew Brown & Co. Preston and closed in 1920.
Nova Scotia Congregational Sunday School (1904)
Nova Scotia School (1816) adult comprising 55 men being taught to read and christian teachings by Chapel Street friends in two houses. Schoolroom erected 1835 and opened as a day school 1836 with Joseph Leaver as first master.
Nova Scotia Mills (Owd Hoppit's) Kay Street owned by Robert Hopwood & Son (1870-87) cotton spinners & manufacturers 1523 looms 58,516 spindles shirtings dobbies & dhooties then by Birtwistle and Thompson (1891-4) with Stanley Street mill 44,100 spindles 1120 looms dhooties and Woodfold Mill Darwen. Richard Thompson & Co Ltd (1899-1922) cotton spinners & manufacturers Novas Spinning & Manufacturing Co (1922)
Nova Scotia Sawmills (1903) W M Livesey (1903)
Novas Lane (Bolton Street) also known as Moor Side
Nurses' Bureau Richmond Terrace (1929)
Nursing Mothers' Aid Society 10 Mary Ann Street (1912); 26 Adelaide Street (1915)
matron: Mrs. Margaret Swift (1912-15); secretary: Henry Schofield (1912)
Nuttall Street (1903) Calico Street Nos 110-124 and 149/151
Oak Cottage (1929-49) Infirmary Road
Oakenhurst (Oakenest, Oaknest, Okenhurst, Okenhurste) (1625)
Oakenhurst Farm (1870-1915) Lower Darwen
John Smith (1870); Richard Smith (1870)
Oakenhurst Fold Farm (1870) James Marsden (1870)
Oakenhurst Road (1966)
Oaks Farm (1870) Pleasington Edward Unsworth (1870)
Oakfield (1878-1929) 52 Preston New Road
Oakfield Road (1929-80) 486 Bolton Road
Oakfield Terrace (1912) 84 New Wellington Street Mill Hill
Oak Mount (1878) 6 East Park Road
Oak Street (1878) (169) 233 Whalley Range Nos 1-25 and 34
Oak Street Mill owned by Oak Street Manufacturing Co Ltd (1939-58) had 300 looms
Oakwood Avenue (1966)
Oak Yard (1870-1949) 85 King Street
Oban Drive (1966)
Oban Street (1929) off Hancock Street
Observatory Road (1958) 45 Roman Road
Occupation Road (1835) Whitebirk estate
Oddfellows' Hall 33 King Street (1870) proprietor: George Barlow (1870)
Odeon cinema (1964) see Rialto
Official Receiver in Bankcruptcy (for Blackburn and Burnley District (1935-51) District Bank Chambers 7 Lord Street West (1935-48) John W Carter (1935); Harold S Haworth (1939-51)
Ogden Street (1878-1929) Pilkington Street
Ohmy's Circus. Joseph Smith was a Londoner who ran a circus in Blackburn, first in Jubilee Street and then in Mincing Lane in the late 1880s and early 1890s. He was a gymnast billed as 'The Invisible Winged Angel' and 'The Star of the Air'. He was in fact one of the first bungee jumpers. It was because of the audiences shrieking 'Oh My!' as he made his sensational dives that he adopted 'Ohmy' as his stage name. He retired to Blackpool where he lived in Raikes Parade.
Old Bank Darwen Street / Higher Church Street built in 1878 for Cunliffe Brooks & Co. attributed to George Truefitt. Grade 2 listed in 1974.
Old Bank House (1929) Adelaide Terrace see Bank House
Old Bank Lane (1872) off Brandy House Brow
Old Bank Street (1844) St Paul's Street Snigbrook
Old Bank Street (1852-1980) 31 King Street
Old Barracks (1878) King Street
Old Blackburnian's Association Blackburn Grammar School Old Boys
Old Blackburnians' Amateur Football Club Lammack formed in 1925 and have been members of the Lancashire Amateur League ever since 1929. Winners of the Lancashire Amateur Cup in 1947 and 1950. Northern League Winners in 1947-8; 48-49; 49-50 and again 1951-2; 1961-2. Northern Div 1 champions in 1968-9; 69-70; 70-1; 72-3 and 88-89. Winners of the League Challenge Cup 1974. Originally only Old Boys of Blackburn Grammar School, the club was re-organised in 1974.
Old Bobbin Shop (1822-53) stood facing the bottom of Duke's Brow owned by Lady Whitehead and tenanted by Roger Bennet
Old Bull Hotel Church Street.
Built 1847 replacing an earlier inn demolished in May1847. Closed its doors in 1938 but was not demolished until 1950. Premier hotel with 60 bedrooms with the kitchen on the top floor to eliminate fumes. Sold in 1937 to E H Booth for retail store but didn't materialize and was subsequently sold to the Borough.
Old Calendar House Old Chapel Street was the original Wesleyan Chapel where John Wesley preached on his first visit to Blackburn in 1780
Old Chapel Street (1795) off 67 Penny Street leading to Union Street Nos 1-17 and 2-18
Old Church Yard (1818) Church Street was immediately in front of the present entrance to the cathedral
Old Copy Nook (1844) at Rose Hill off Eanam
Old Cross Chambers (1881-1949) 4 King William Street
Old Dad's House (1898) tenement in Mellor
Old Dame School Paradise Lane
Old Foxhouse
Oldgate (Old Gate) Farm (1848-1915)) Livesey
Old Hall Farm (1870) Pleasington Christopher Wood (1870)
Old Hall Street (1980)
Oldham Bank (1912-29) Duke's Brow
Oldham Lane End (1900) Blackamoor Road
Oldham's Cross Farm Knuzden became Peel Fold Farm
Oldham Street (1878-1966) Russell Street Nos 2-28 and 23 demolished 1971
Old James Street (1832-1966) 1 Old Chapel Street Nos 2-12 and 1
Old Man's Hill (1898) Pleasington
Old Mill Street (1844-1980) 9 Whalley Road Brookhouse
Old Mother Red Cap (1900) Fountain Free Brewery Accrington Road
Old Mother Redcap Farm was in the front of the brewery
Old People's Homes (7) run by Blackburn Borough Council Burnley Road
Old Pinfold at Higher Ouzebooth
Old Row (1930) Feniscowles
Old Smithy (1870) Dandy Walk tenanted by William Stott (1881-91) then Tom Livesey (19 –08) demolished in 1908 for extensions to the yard of the Blackburn Billposting Co.
Old Square (1824-52) Lord Street was approached from Church Street through Shorrock Fold it was hemmed in on all sides by property but all were demolished when the New Market Square was developed but is now covered over by Debenhams and the town centre
Old Swan Farm (1951)
Old Thatch (1848) off Shorrock Lane Livesey
Old Wife Hey Farm (1870-1939) Livesey John Kay (1870)
Old Wilfridians' Association (2001)
Old Woodfold Farm (1870) Pleasington Oliver Ormerod (1870)
Old Yates Farm (1870) Livesey Robert Spencer (1870)
Olive Bank (1878-1929) 149/151 Duke's Brow
Olympia Theatre and Opera House St. Peter Street (1911-57)manager: R Yorke (1915)
Opened as a Roller Skating Rink in 1909 for 2 years having been built on the site of the Old Bull livery stables, converted to theatre and concert hall in 1911 New Olympia Theatre. Following a fire, re-opened in 1953, being transformed into a cinema having 1,260 seats and closing in 1957. Became the luxury Locarno Ballroom costing £130,000 (November1959) catering for some 1000 people per night Then the Golden Palms (1969) costing £30,000 face-lift and after the Mecca bingo club (Mecca Social club) January 1981. Closed 6th October 2001
Onchan Road (1929) off Sunnybank Road
One o'clock Gun
Heard 4 days a week until 1931 originally on Town Hall parapet (from1878) but removed to the Corporation storeyard in 1883 as it was too noisy for the horses in the town centre.
Oozebooth (Owseboothe, Ousboothe) (1558) below St. James' Road
Oozebooth Farm (1935)
Oozebooth mill Bastwell owned by Read and Sharples (1891-4) 308 looms shirtings. James Read (Blackburn) Ltd (1902-22) cotton manufacturer
Oozebooth Terrace (1872) 150/105 Shear Brow Nos 1-21 and 2-8
Oo(u)zehead (1836-1929) 4 Flashgate / Preston New Road
Oozehead Lane (1885-1966) 170 Wensley Road Nos 1-22
Oozehead Street (1888) off Preston New Road
Oozehead Terrace (1885) Nos 1-23 and 2-22
Opal Street (1929) 700 Whalley New Road
Operative Cotton Spinners Association Mincing Lane (1941)
Orange Club Shorrock Fold Lord Street (1885-9) secretary: E Salisbury (1889)
Orange Hall (1890-1915) Richmond Terrace now The Masonic Hall Designed by Stones & Gradwell Architects Blackburn costing £2,500. Foundation stone laid by Councillor Thompson JP 1889.
secretary: John C Hadfield (1897-1903) W H Shorrock (1909) William Durnford (1912-15)
The Orchard (2011) off Laburnum Road
Orchard Street (1929) Baden Terrace Livesey
Orchard Working Men's Club see Working Men's Clubs
Ordnance mill Eanam a four storeyed spinning mill and weaving shed designed by Robert Hopwood and Son in 1857. It employed 300 and had 36,000 spindles. Passed by estate to W D Coddington & Sons (1870-1930) with Crossfield Wellington and New mills 96,470 spindles 1817 looms. A fire on March 21 1929 destroyed the spinning mill at a cost of £80,000, was demolished and the chimney in 1940. The weaving shed was re-opened for other industry in 1935
Ordnance Street (1870-1966) 3 Bottomgate Nos 5-81 and 2-58
Ornamental Fountains
- 3 on cathedral side of Boulevard (removed)
- 4 Corporation Park – presented by the then mayor Alderman William Pilkington 1857. The largest is at the Preston New Road entrance.
- Queen's Park
- outside County Court (new)
- Church Street (new)
Orphanage see Blackburn Orphanage
Osborne Road (1929) 112 Revidge Road
Osborne Terrace (1912-30) 364 Audley Range
Osborne Terrace (1903-30) 114 Revidge Road
Oswald Street (1870) Richmond Hill Nos 13-91 and 2-104
Oswald Terrace (1904) 363 to 401 Accrington Road
Oswald Terrace (1903-30) Knuzden Brook
Otterburn Road (1966)
Our Lady & St John R C High School (1992-99) North Road extended and refurbished 1991
Our Lady of Compassion Nursing Home (opened 1957) Preston New Road
see Beardwood House
Run by a Mother Superior the hospital was housed in the former Beardwood House with an additional wing containing 35 beds, operating theatre, x-ray unit and maternity unit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour RC church (1955) Bentley Street / Pilmuir Road
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour RCP School (1992-99) Holmbrook Close
Our Lady of the Assumption RC church (1957)
Ouseburn Road (1966)
Outram Street (1878-1966) 40 Pemberton Street named after Sir James Outram British General who with Havelock held the City of Lucknow (1857) in the Indian Mutiny until relieved by Sir Colin Campbell
Ouzehead Cottages (1872) 63-69 Manor Road handloom weavers' cottages
Ouzehead Farm (1881) 78 Manor Road
Ouzehead House (1870) W Dickinson (1870)
O(o)uzehead Lane (1822-1929) (Slutchy Loyne) 170 Wensley Street Nos 2-22
Over Barn (1851-1966) Lower Darwen St. Andrew's Ward a pair of handloom weavers' cottages.
Nos 144 & 145
Overlockshay(w) (1912-30) (New) Chapel Street Mill Hill
Overlockshaw House (1881) 33 Chapel Street Livesey had a date-stone of 1691 and was owned by the Astley family it was demolished in 1921 making way for the building of the new Palladium Cinema. This in turn was converted in 1962 into a Blackburn Co-operative Society store and is now a Spar grocery.
Overlockshaw Place (1881-1929) New Chapel Street
Overlookers' Association High Street secretary: Albert Fish (1912-15)
Overlookers' Club High Street (1924-39) secretary: H Beardwood (1930-9)
Overseers' of the Poor office 78 Chapel Street (1818-24) Clayton Street (1852) 8 King Street (1870-8)
4 King Street (1881-1939) overseer: Benjamin Tattersall (1824) asst. overseer: John Clough (1870)
James B Margerison (1881-1915): collectors: Joseph Clarkson and Thomas Kenyon (1870)
Oxford Street (1870-1966) 89 Higher Audley Street / Walpole Street Audley Range Nos 9-97 and 2-118
Oxford Street British School Infants (1878)
Oxford Street Presbyterian Mission
Oxford Street Primitive Methodist church (bef 1895-1969) Higher Audley closed and demolished in 1976
Oxford Works Shaw Street (1958) East Lancashire Conveyor Co
Packet House boat shaped grade 2 listed property situated at entrance to Eanam Wharf built around 1822.
The Paddock(s) (1863-1980) 47 Shear Brow below Little London Nos 1 & 4 John Richmond (1878)
Paignton Road (1903) 0ff Revidge Road 3 houses
(New) Palace Theatre (Varieties) Railway Road opened on 11th December 1899 but quickly got into financial difficulties going into liquidation in June 1900.The building was of classical style and was once described as 'irresponsible curligigs' by Professor Pevsner on his visit to Blackburn. Designed by Wimperis and Arbour for The London and Lancashire Theatres (but run by the Livermore Brothers) and constructed by C Davidson of Newcastle on Tyne. It was auctioned in June 1900, and knocked down to a Mr. Walsh for £20,000, which was the only bid. However he had been planted among the bidders in order to increase the auction price but he had no money so a fresh sale had to be arranged on 18th July by Salisbury & Hamer. It was then bought by Frank McNaughton Vaudeville Circuit Ltd. for £12,500 and re-opened on 10th September 1900. The shows were twice nightly at 2d and had the largest gallery of any theatre in Lancashire. Houdini appeared here in 1902. Was closed in 1932. Opened as art-deco style Palace Cinema, the town's second super cinema in October 1936 until 1957 when it turned to Bingo. Re-opened in 1960 by amateurs for live entertainment. Extensively decorated and re-opened as a joint cinema and bingo hall at Christmas 1975 with the circle level floored over and closed 1984. Demolished in 1988 managing directors: Livermore Bros. (1900) lessee: Frank McNaughton (1905-25)
manager: Charles Schuberth (1903) Arthur Burton (1912-5)
Palais de Danse 27a Preston New Road (1939-51)
Palatine Road (1929) Crompton Place
Palatine Street (1903) Nos 2-16
Palladium Cinema New Chapel Street Mill Hill (the Plad) (1921-62) opened in 1921 as 'Cinema de lux' being rer-built 1952. Closed 1962 and turned into a retail store by the Blackburn Co-operative Society now a Spar shop.
Pall Mall (1795) 1/10 Billinge End Road handloom weavers' cottages.
Palm Street (1903) 87 Whalley New Road Nos 3-25 and 2-30
Palmer Road (1980)
Palmer Street (1888) named after an eminent judge 34 Holland Street Nos 1-97 and 4-66
Panopticon 'Colourfield' Battery Corporation Park (2004) one of a number of landmarks throughout East Lancashire funded by the government to help the economy of the area through attracting many visitors. Architect Joanna Ripon designer Sylvia Smallhorn
Paper Workers' Social Club 18/20 Lord Street West (1939-47)
secretary: E Robinson (1939); H V Dowdall (1942-7)
Paradise Associated Wesleyan chapel (1852) Paradise Lane King Street pre 1852
Paradise (Paradice) (1750) Copy Nook
Paradise Bridge over canal at Eden Street (1887) had a dry dock which was probably the reason for Dock Street
Paradise House (1878) 14 France Street
Paradise Lane (1852-1980) Fielden Street / 30 King Street Nos 3-19 and 10-22
Paradise mill Furthergate owned by Thwaites and Ashburn (1852) cotton spinners and manufacturers later owned by John Dugdale & Sons (1870-1912) cotton manufacturers with Higher Audley Street Foundry Hill Cherry Tree Daisyfield Plantation and Bank mills 184,888 spindles 1970 looms shirtings dhooties and long cloths. Then by Higher Audley Spinning & Manufacturing Co Ltd (1915-22) cotton spinners and manufacturers followed by Canal Beaming Co (1922) and A Wilkinson & Son Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers
Paradise Place (1852) King Street
Paradise Street (1870) Copy Nook
Paradise Street (1832-1966) 3 Paradise Lane / King Street Nos 3/7 and 16
Paradise Street (1929) Fore Street Lower Darwen
Paradise Street Mill (1818) Ainsworth & Sharples cotton manufacturers
Paradise Terrace (1852-1966) 26 King Street / 5 Paradise Lane No 2
Paradise United Methodist (Paradise Lane Free Methodist chapel) church Feilden Street dating from 1836 and re-built in 1871/2. Trinity Chapel merged in 1965. It was pulled down for the new Wesley Hall, the Blackburn Central Methodist Mission, opened in 1972.
Paris (1851-2011) Ramsgreave 10 houses had been built by 1851
Parish Church (Old) erected about 590. The Saxon church known as St. Mary the Virgin is recorded in the Doomsday Book (about 1080) and was still remaining in 1141 although by now probably Normanised certainly it is recorded that a Norman porch was in existance in 1141. It was restored in 1350 re-edified 1540 demolition commenced February 1821. The last service held was on 10th November 1819. Part of Chancel called the Dunken (Dunkenhalgh) or South Chapel in which the monument to Sir Thomas Walmsley was situated. On the North side was the Osbaldeston Chapel where the body and monument to Sir Edward Osbaldiston lay (1636-63); Ten glass window panels were taken to The Holme Cliviger by Dr Thomas Whitaker former vicar of Whalley and Blackburn. The four gargoyles were known locally as 'Jenny Green Teeth' 'Old Bloody Bones' 'Scrat Nell' 'Hell Fire Sall'
Parish Church (St. Mary's) a Gothic building designed by John Palmer the foundation stone of which was laid by vicar Rev. T D Whitaker on 2nd September 1820. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Chester on the 13th September 1826 having cost £36,000. The church consisted of nave chancel, north & south aisles and a beautiful tower in which was a peel of bells. The organ gallery occupied the west end of the nave and was presented to the church at a cost of £3,000 by Sir William Coddington Bart. MP The east window of Flemish glass was bought by vicar Dr. J W Whittaker in 1826 and later became the North window. The roof was destroyed by fire in January 1831 and replaced at a cost of £2,500 see 1924 Blotter
Parish Church Men's Club 2a Freckleton Street (1909-12); Clayton Street (1915-25
secretary: D Culshaw (1909); J Ward (1915)
Parish Higher Grade School (Church of England Elementary Day School) foundation stone laid by the Right Rev James Fraser Bishop of Manchester on 25th April 1870. Opened on 29th April 1871 the sunday school having been moved here from the Bolton Road Railway Station which had closed. Headmasters: boys' school Nicholas Taylor; girls' school Miss Martha Coupe; infants school Miss Jane Holland. Became Parish Church Higher Grade school February 1885 Infants school opened 1897 but closed three years later Became part of Blackburn Higher Elementary school along with St George's Public Higher Grade school on Blakey Moor in 1911 under the headship of W H Boddy In 1921 it became the Church of England Central school moving to the existing St. Peter's school in Byrom Street and the opening of St. Hilda's school in Dickinson Street in 1939.
Park Avenue (1903) previously Parker Street Shear Brow Nos 1-47 and 2-32
Park Bridge Mill (Heaven's Gate) Grimshaw Park opened 1879 owned by William Thompson & Co (1891-1930) cotton manufacturers 717 looms. 10 months weavers' strike settled 19th February 1908. £7,000 fire on 6th August 1908
Park Cliff (1870) 39 Alexandra Road
Park Crescent (1881) West Park Road 6 houses (1903)
Park Cottage (1881-1949) 151 Revidge Road
Park Delph Quarry now part of Corporation Park
Park Farm Road (1980)
Parker's Buildings (1872) St Paul's Parish
Parker Street (1888) Shear Brow Nos 6 and 19-41
Park Farm (1881-1951) Feniscowles
Park Gate (1878) 50 Preston New Road
Park Hey (1870-1929) 12 East Park Road Daniel Thwaites (1870)
Park House (1870) Livesey John Fish JP (1870)
Park House (1870) 2 East Park Road Adam Bullough (1870)
Park House Private School for girls and boys (1939-47) East Park Road
principal: Miss E M Hesketh (1939-47)
Parkinson Street (1885-1980) 46 New Chapel Street Mill Hill Nos 1-75
Parklands Way (1966)
Park Lane (1852) Grimshaw Park
Park Lee Hospital Longshaw Lane / Park Lee Road / Sunnybank Road (1894-1969) This centre for infectious diseases was opened in 1894 and has been continually enlarged. By 1948 it could house 124 beds
matron: Miss M Elliott (1900-3) Miss E Critchley (1939-42)
medical officer: W Allen Daley MD BSc DPH (1924-5) V T Thierens MB Ch B (1930-42) resident medical officer: Donald C Lamont MChB DPH (1924-5)
Park Lee Road (1929) off Sunny Bank Road / Brandy House Brow
Park Mill ran by John Haughton (1824-8) cotton spinner
Park Mount (built1902-3) 1 to 11 terrace Revidge Road facing Corporation Park
Park Place (1832) Eccles Row Grimshaw Park
Park Place (1881-1980) Witton Village / 173 Redlam
Park Place (1929-80) Witton Village / Feniscowles
Park Place Brewery Grimshaw Park was the first brewery in Blackburn built in 1793, commenced brewing in 1794 and closed between 1811-14
Park Place Cottage (1878) Park Place
Park Place House (1870) Park Place James Pilkington JP (1870)
Park Place mills Windham Street Grimshaw Park built by Pilkington Bros & Co (1844-78) cotton spinners and manufacturers in 1845 on a previous mill site belonging to John Haughton. In 1858 they employed 1,450 people. Owned by Park Place Spinning Co Ltd (1902-30) cotton spinners & manufacturers then used by D & W Taylor cotton spinners & manufacturers (1894) with Audley Bridge Moss Street Cobden Bridgewater and Jubilee mills 111,800 spindles 2152 looms plain and figured goods dhooties stripes shirtings twills sheetings flannelettes and home trade goods. William Taylor & Sons (1903-4) cotton spinners & manufacturers. It was purchased by the Lancashire Corporation in 1930 and closed. It was demolished in 1936-7 followed by the chimney in 1938
Park Place Terrace (1903-30) Pilkington Street
Park Road (1870) 121 Darwen Street Nos 3-39 and 2-102
Park (Place) Road British School opened in 1851 by James Pilkington MP and William Pilkington. Mixed and Infants (1878) closed in 1965
Park Road Church Institute Pitt Street (1915) secretary: J Hayhurst (1915)
Park Road Congregational Church of late decorated style was erected and opened in 1857 at a cost of £5,000 and accommodated 1,000 persons. It was closed in 1965 and demolished 2 years later because of dry rot. 3 stained glass Jubilee windows installed in 1908 re-installed at Brownhill Congregational Church now Trinity Congregational Church
Park Road Congregational (Voluntary) School (opened 1851-1915) mixed and infants
Park Road Council (Primary) School (1924-closed 67) Audley mixed and infants
Park Road Foundry (1852) Atlas Works of Clayton Goodfellow & Co Ltd (1903)
Park Road Independent Chapel (1870)
Parkside Clinic 51 Preston New Road (1951)
Parkside Mill Walter Street owned by Blackburn Parkside Manufacturing Co Ltd (1912-30) cotton manufacturers later owned by Prospect Manufacturing Co Ltd (1939-58)
Park School of Dancing 724 Whalley New Road (1939) Miss P Wilson
Park Terrace (1870) (34) 2 Preston New Road
Park View (1870-1930) (49)(65) 81 Preston New Road St Paul's Parish
Robert Duckworth (1870)
Park View (1930) Feniscowles
Park View Crescent (1881-1929) 79/83 Preston New Road
Park View Mill owned by Wellington Mill Co Ltd (1903-4) cotton spinners & manufacturers
Park View Terrace (1903-30) 72 Langham Road
Park View Terrace (1900-30) Redlam Preston Old Road Witton Nos 67-105
Parkwood Road (1966)
Parker Street (1840) see Park Avenue
Parsonage Road (1929) off Whalley New Road
Particular Baptist Chapel (1969) Islington was erected in 1760
Patten Street (1899-1929) off 94 Accrington Road
Patterdale Avenue (1980)
Patterdale Road (1966)
Pat(t)erson Street (1870-1980) 13 Highfield Road No 4
Pat(t)erson Street mill owned by George Holden & Co (1891-1939) cotton manufacturers with Commercial mill cambrics jacconettes and fine shirtings and Lancashire Manufacturers Ltd (1939) cotton manufacturers. James Boardman Ltd (1958) Paterson Street & Highfield works mill heating engineers
Pavilions Church Street see Waterloo Buildings
Peacock's Row (1823-1969) 10 cottages 303 Whalley Old Road Little Harwood near to junction of Whitebirk Drive sold by owner Percy Ashton (1911) demolished in 1947 for road and housing development off Whalley Old Road.
Pea Field (1739) top of Beardwood Brow
Peak Brow (1966)
Pearl Street (1929) 456 Whalley New Road
Pearl Street Mill Kershaw & Co Ltd (1922)
Pearson Street (1832) 119 King Street Nos 13, 15, 23 & 8 (1930) all demolished. Unity mill still used Nos 13 and 23
Peckled Hill (1750)
Peel, Great and Little (1854) off Montague Street in Johnston Street area. W A Abram surmises that the De Blackburns could have originally lived here in fortified Peels (square towers) but there is no evidence of this.
Peel Buildings (1854-1929) 45 King William Street now occupied by M & S whose contractors Bovis Ltd. demolished the Sir Robert Peel statue on the building and because no-one appeared interested in saving it duly destroyed it 10th August 1934. Originally erected by William Edmundson & Sons, builders and contractors, Montague Street, no one is sure to which Robert Peel the statue was erected some 80 years previously (1854)
Peel Close (1980)
Peel Fold (1438) Knuzden previously known as The Crosse or Oldham's Cross Farm property of Robert Peel Brickworks started by William Tattersall of London Smoke in 1859 closing in 1880. The Oldham Cross was taken by the Peels to Knowlmere Manor near Newton in Bowland in the 19th century.
Peel mill Nab Lane owned by J & F Johnston (1870-8) cotton manufacturers & dyers then Higson & Sharples (1887) with Roe Lee mill followed by Higson Bros Ltd (1891-1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers with Canton mill 1254 looms fine cambrics mulls jacconettes etc. Demolished April 2003
Peel Ropery Nab Lane (1958) Peter Leslie & Son Ltd.
Peel Street (1870) Furthergate
Peel Street (1836) Old Bank Street / Snig Brook
Peel Street (1870) School Street
Peel Street (1903-90) Mill Hill Livesey Nos 4-38
Peel Street (1929) Havelock Street
Peel Street mill Livesey owned by John Fish Ltd (1930-51) cotton spinner & manufacturer along with Waterfall Florence Skew Bridge and Ewood mills.
Peel Terrace (1870-1930) 64 Cowell Street / Little Peel Street Nab Lane
Peel works Cardwell Place William Reay engineer & millwright (1894)
Pelham Street (1903-80) 40 Florence Street Nos 9-33
Pellmell (1843) Billinge End Road Yellow Hills
Pemberton Clough (1772) see Corporation Park
Pemberton Street (1858-1980) Roe Lee Nos 2-40
Pembroke Street (1870-1980) Islington Nos 1/2
Pendle Drive (1980)
Pendle House (1980)
Pendle Street (1870-1980) 9 Audley Street Nos 5-99 and 2-84
Pennine Films early films produced in Blackburn by Mitchell & Kenyon
Penny Street (1795) going to Whalley from 7 Salford Nos 5-167 and 8-84 Named because the land was let at a rent of 1d per sq yrd when opened up
Penshaw Close (1980)
Penzance Street (1899-1903) Mill Hill Street Nos 1-27 and 2
The People's College Whalley Range (1/10/1948-69) a centre for adult education activities, providing accommodation for classes organized by the Extra-Mural Department of Manchester University, the Workers' Educational Association and the Local Education Authority and home of many local societies.
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals of the Poor (Incorporated) Brewery Street (1930)
The People's Mission between 95 and 103 King Street (1912-25) became Regent Cinema. Had a troop of Boy Scouts
Peppermint Place (1983) Lord Square see The Cavendish
Percival Street (1903-80) 166 Whalley Range Nos 3-15 and 4-10
Percy Street (1903) Bonsall Street Mill Hill Nos 1-13
Peridot Close (1980)
Perkins Street (1980)
Peronne Crescent (1929) Accrington Road Intack named after the World War 1 French village adopted by Blackburn
Perseverance Works St Peter's Street owned by Thomas Winter (1878) engineer machinist brassfounder & finisher maker of sizing apparatus. Thomas Winter & Co Byrom Street & Canterbury Street (1894)
Perth Street (1929-66) Hancock Street
Peter Street (1870) 88 Whalley Old Road / Moss Street Nos 41-127 and 28-78
Peter Street Primitive Methodist church
Peter Street Sawmills (1903) James Parker (1903)
Petrel Close (1980)
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (North-East Lancashire Branch) 24 Richmond Terrace (1930-5); 17 Furthergate (1942-51);
secretary: Fred Law (1930-5); F Gillibrand MPS (1942-51);
Philanthropic Burial Society 3 Princes Street (1878-81); president: Thomas Austin (1881); secretary: Abm. Culshaw (1878-81)
Philanthropic Mutual Assurance Society 1 Princes Street (1878-81); secretary: Richard Mc Neall (1878-81) 2 Heaton Street secretary: Richard McNeall (1903)
Philips Road (1948) had 148 “Wates" prefabricated houses built from 1948
Phillips Social Club 21 Railway Road (1942); 13a Cort Street (1947)
Phoenix Iron Works Bank Top owned by William Dickinson & Sons (1870-1903) machinists ironfounders & power-loom makers, now the site of St Wilfred's School. In 1962 acquired by Pollard Bearings from R & J Dick who had purchased it from Blackburn Loom Co in 1959
Phoenix mill Pump Street Whalley Banks (1844) owned by R Raynsford Jackson & Brothers (1870-8) cotton spinners & manufacturers Phoenix Mill Company (1878-94) 25,000 spindles (1891) then William Greenwood (1903-4) also James Dickinson (1891-4) with Shakespeare mill 44,000 spindles 856 looms good shirtings. William Dickinson & Sons cotton spinners & manufacturers (1870-1904). William Drake (1922) Haydock & Drake Ltd (1958) heald and reed manufacturers
Phrenological Society (1839) hon members Dr Coombe and William Holl FGS
Pickering Fold (1980)
Pickering Fold Farm (1786-1969) Roman Road Blackamoor Lower Darwen Mrs Leigh (1870)
Pickop Estate Office 7 Richmond Terrace (1924-51); agent: F Talbot (1930-42)
Pickup Bank (1660)
Pickup Street (1870) Canal Street
Pickup Street (1878-1980) (169)145 Birley Street Nos 3 and 40
Picton Street (1878-1980) 36 Livesey Branch Road Livesey
Pigeon Hill (1898) tenement in Mellor
Pilkington's Buildings (1852) Nova Scotia
Pilkington Schools Park Lane Grimshaw Park opened 1st January 1851 designed by Mr Patterson of Blackburn and financed by James Pilkington MP for Blackburn.
Pilkington Street (1852-1980) George Street / Grimshaw Park / 29 Windham Street Nos 1-25 and 2-28
Pilkington Street (1958-80) Jubilee Street
Pilmuir Road (1958) off 58 Pritchard Street
Pilmuir Street (1929) off 58 Pritchard Street
Pinchem (1898) cottages Revidge Billinge End Blackburn
Pine Place (1878-1930) 153 / 173 Duke's Brow
Pine Street (1870) (50)128 Whalley (New) Road Nos 1-25 and 2-38
Pinewood (1980)
Pinfold Farm (1870) Lower Darwen John Worsley (1870)
Pink Place (1881-1980) 15 Rutland Street Redlam Nos 1-9 and 2-16
Pink Street (1870-1968) 94 Bank Top No 36
Pioneer Mill, Kelly Street Mill Hill owned by Blackburn Pioneer Mill Co Ltd (1912-58) had 712 looms
Pippin Street (1929) Four Lanes End
Pitt Street (1870-1980) 23 Park Road Nos 1-39 and 2-66
Place House Farm (1878-1942) Haslingden Road Whinney Heights
Joseph Frankland (1878)
Plain Place (1929-1980) 22 Bolton Road St Luke's
Plane Street (1870) (48)112 Whalley (New) Road Nos 7-77 and 2-70
Plane Tree Hall (1848) Livesey Branch Road
Plane Tree Road (1980)
Plantation Mill Cob Wall (1852) owned by William Henry Turner & Thomas Blucher cotton spinners
Plantation mill Stanley Street (1844) owned by Robert Spencer (1870) cotton spinner then John Spencer (1878) cotton spinner & manufacturer followed by John Dugdale & Sons (Spinners) Ltd (1891-1958) cotton spinners & manufacturers with Higher Audley Street Paradise Foundry Hill Cecil Street Cherry Tree Daisyfield and Bank mills 184,888 spindles 1970 looms shirtings dhooties and long cloths. Purchased by Graham & Brown Ltd wallpaper manufacturers (1963) but closed in 1982 and was then demolished
Plantation Mill Eanam Plantation Ring Mill Spinning Co Ltd (1922)
Plantation Street (1903-66) King's Road Livesey Nos 1-19 now Plantation Road
Plantation Terrace (1918) Brownhill Whalley New Road No 3
Pleasant View (1870-1912) Bury Hill Brandy House Brow
Pleasant View (1903-2007) Roman Road Nos 1-23
Pleasant View (1881-1929) Wellington Road / 160 Livesey Branch Road
Pleasant View (1900-1980) 301 Whalley Old Road / Laburnham Road Little Harwood
Pleasington (Plesigtune, Plesingtuna, Pleasingtone, Pleasingtonne, Plesington, Plesingtonn, Plessington, Plessingtonn) (1196) the village of Plessa's people The manor of Pleasington dates back to the time of King John and passed from the de Pleasingtons to the Winckleys around 1300 thence by marriage to the Ainsworths in 1350. Edward Ainsworth sold the manor to Richard Butler in 1777 and then to Miss Mary Butler followed by Mary's cousin John Bowden in 1840. He then took the name Butler Bowden.
Pleasington Catholic School opened 1850 close to the Priory it closed in 1926 being replaced by a building opposite the Priory this in turn closed in the early 1960's.
Pleasington Cemetery opened in 1943. Crematorium with chapel added in 1956.
Pleasington Hall Farm (1840-1951)
Pleasington Old Hall dates from 1587. Grade 2* listed. 1587 T.H.I.S carved on lintel over door.
Pleasington New Hall built by John Francis Butler in 1807 vacated by Colonel John E Butler-Bowden prior to 1915. The 170 acres estate was purchased by Blackburn Corporation in 1931 to make way for the new 93 acre cemetery and crematorium.
Pleasington Playing Fields 58 acres of land purchased from Major Feilden to form playing fields.
Pleasington Priory a catholic church dedicated to SS Mary and John the Baptist. Designed by the architect of Blackburn Parish church John Palmer it was opened on the 24th August 1819 by the Rt Rev Dr Gibson VA with pontifical mass and cost £20,000 defrayed by John Francis Butler. A Baptistry Chapel was added in 1923 costing £160
Pleasington Road (1980)
Pleasington School opened January 1879 closed 1909 pupils transferred to Feniscowles
Pleasington Street (1903-80) Bridgewater Street Nos 1-49
Pleasington Village School built 1750s from gift of £100 left by William Wallbank (1744)
Pleck(s') Farm (1836-1966) Pleckgate Road John Knowles (1836) Edmund Hacking (1878) C H Oates (1966)
Pleck Farm Avenue (1980)
Pleckgate (1832) Lane Ends 13 family (1903)
Pleckgate City Learning Centre (2003) Pleckgate High School
see City Learning Centres
Pleckgate Fold (1949) Pleckgate Road
Pleckgate Comprensive High School (1968-2011) Pleckgate Road opened on Wednesday 24th April 1968 at a cost of £326,579 allowing Blakey Moor Boys and Girls schools to move in. Closed Tuesday 19th July 2011 to move to new buildings in September 2011 now known as Pleckgate High School Mathematic and Computing College
Pleckgate Playing Fields previously Wooldridge Playing Fields (1938)
Pleckgate Road (1806) 254 Shear Brow 103-109 a terrace of four weavers cottages 113 one of pair of weavers cottages 143 April Cottage had a ground floor weavers loomshop
Plush Street (1929-1980) 483 Bolton Road
Plymouth Street (1870-1966) 15 Artillery Street / Ordnance Street Nos 1-31 and 4-28
Plymouth Street Mill owned by Livesey & Grimshaw (1878) cotton doublers & heald yarn manufacturers
Poet's Corner was a beer house on corner of Nab Lane and Bradshaw Street at one time kept by the poet William Billington. It was the haunt of his literary friends
Pole Street (1870) 5 Addison Street
Pole Street East (1870) Lower Audley Street
Police Court Prison Gate Mission 12 Richmond Terrace (1929) Sessions House (1941-8)
and Blackburn Detention Home 145 Preston New Road (1924-35)
superintendent: W Bebbington (1930-5); missioner: George S Duckworth (1930-5)
Police
Borough Police Fire Brigade Clayton Street (1852-89) superintendent: Thomas Marshall (1852); chief: George Lewis; inspector: J Fox (1889)
Borough Police Station Town Hall superintendent: William Laverty (1858); chief constable: Joseph Potts (1878); Major H W Shoubridge BSC (1881); William Ward (1885); Isaac G Lewis (1887-1913);
Police Station (Central) Sessions House Northgate opened on 25 July 1912. Closed 19/12/2002
chief constable: C Hodson OBE (1915-30); C G Looms (1935-51); police superintendent: G Cooper (1930);
(Branch) Brookhouse (1910)
(Branch) Copy Nook: inspector; J D Nolan (1930)
(Branch) 51 Duckworth Street: inspector; H Heyes (1930)
HQ Police Station (Eastern Division) opened 12/12/2002 at Greenbank Business Park, Whitebirk Industrial Estate
(Branch) walk in at Blackburn Railway Station opened 19/12/2002
Police Commissioners (1803) took over the responsibilities of paving, lighting, watching and cleansing from the Select vestry
Pollard Terrace (1888-1930) 151 Whalley New Road
Pollard Street (1870-1958) 32 Whalley Old Road Nos 1-47 and 8-14
Polly Street (1903-80) 88 Daisy Street Nos 3-23 and 2-30
Polman Avenue (1929) off Sycamore Road
Pomfret Street (1878-1980) 37 Sharples Street
Poole Street (1929-80) off Bentley Street
Poor Law Union see Union Workhouse
Poplar Street (1885) 133 Whalley New Road Nos 5-123 and 2-130
Poplar Terrace (1903-30) 135/145 Whalley New Road
Portland Place (1912-1929) Caton Street / Regent Street
Portland Street (1878-1980) Witton Parade Nos 17-75 and 28
Portree Crescent (1958)
Portsmouth Street (1870-1966) 9 Artillery Street / Woolwich Street Nos 2-32 and 31
Postmen's Club 23 Lord Street was built in 1878. secretary: John Riley (1903)
Post Office (Stamp Office) Clayton Street agent: Mary White
14 Church Street postmistress: Mrs Elizabeth Cross (1818-29)
Northgate Luke Wade
Clayton Street Moore
King Street postmaster: Thomas Butterfield (1848-58)
Corporation Street
30 Church Street distributor: Edward Wharton (1870)
New Market Street 13 Fleming Square (1878-85)
postmaster: Euclid Shaw (1878)
Lord Street (1881-97) George Brooks (1881-5) Francis Oldfield (1897)
25 Richmond Terrace (1885)
postmaster: George Birchall (1860- ); R Winter; William Gregson (1878-85); George Scott (1889-91); Francis Oldfield (1903-5); D E Jones (1905);
Post Office (and Savings Bank) (New General) Darwen Street built of ashlar stone and some brick opened 11th November 1907 costing £15,000 to a design by Walter Pott from the Offi8ce of Works. Closed in 1972 Extended to include telephone exchange previously on Astley gate now wine bar 'The Postal Order'
postmaster: George Harris (1905-12); George Frederick Herring (1915); B Cockayne (1924-5); C Harvey (1930-5); A H Trinder (1939); George Stark (1942);
Post Office Engineering Department St. John's Lodge Ainsworth Street (1930) 11 Church Street (1939)
Post Office Telephones 8/10 Astley Gate (1912) Darwen Street (1915) St. John's Lodge 21 Richmond Terrace (1924-48)
district manager: C Remington M I E E (1912); D J Barnes A M I E E (1915); E E Stockens (1924-5)
Contract Department: Ainsworth Street (1930)
Engineering Dept. Witton Lodge, Cavendish Place (1939-51)
Postal Telegraph Office 11 Town Hall Street (1878) clerk: C E Colbeck (1878)
(Old) Pothouse
Pot House Lane (1852) Grimshaw Park now Haslingden Road
Potter's Farm (1870-1942) (Potter's Plantation) Broken Stone Road Livesey John Ayrton (1870)
Pottery Hill see Grimshaw Park
Powder Magazine (built 1790s-1852) on north side of the Moor Grimshaw Park
Power Loom Weavers' Association founded June 1854 14 Back Lane (1870-81); Clayton Street (1924-5) secretary: John Whalley (1870-81); L Bates (1924-5)
Pre-fabs were the answer to post-war housing shortages.
145 temporary ones were erected in Audley area and 55 more at Blackamoor.
Permanent ones include 80 'BISF' house at laburnum Road, 148 'Wates' houses at Philips Road and 108 'Orlit' houses at Burnley Road.
Presbyterian Chapel Mount Street (1818)
Preston Guardian office 9 Northgate (1878) agent: Thomas Yates (1878)
(3) 12 Church Street (1881) publisher: George Toulmin (1881)
New Water Street. publishers: George Toulmin & Sons (1903-15)
Preston Herald office Corporation Street (1878); Church Street (1881); 17 King William Street (1885); publishers: Henry Davies & Co. (1878-81)
Preston New Road Sudell Cross Nos. 42, 44 & 46 built 1850-70 Grade 2 listed in 1974. The road was opened in 1825 having been built by the Turnpike Trust. 58 built in 1840? Nos 11-301 and 4-196
Preston Old Road (1929) Griffin
Pretoria Terrace (1912-30) Heys Lane
Primitive Methodist Chapel 9 Bentham Road opened on 28/5/1910 by Mrs James Kay ex mayoress costing £1,163 0s 10d prior to this in 1888 house meetings were held and a Sunday school formed. A corrugated iron building was erected in 1895 but was too small and a building was purchased from Darwen Unitarians costing £360
Primitive Methodist Chapel Ebenezer Eanam (bef 1817)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Eccles Street (bef 1895)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Greenfield Street (bef 1895)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Mosley Street opened in 1872
Primitive Methodist Chapel Oxford Street Higher Audley (bef 1895)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Salisbury Street Daisyfield (bef 1895)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Waterfall Buildings (1889)
Primitive Methodist Chapel Zion Montague Street (bef 1895)
Primitive Methodist school / church Hawthorne Street opened 4th April 1908
Primrose Bank (1852-1980) 96 Lark Hill / Trinity Street Nos 1-55 and 4-54
Primrose Hill (1870-1980) Crossfield Street / Park Place handloom weavers cottages
Primrose Hill (1929) Primrose Terrace St Mark's
Primrose Hill Bridge (1848) Mill Hill
Primrose Hill Farm (1848-70) Livesey T Bradshaw (1870)
Primrose mill (Th' Smut) Bower House Fold Livesey owned by William Birtwistle Allied Mills Ltd (1958) previously John Fish Ltd (1878-1930) cotton spinner & manufacturer with Waterfall mill 66,952 spindles 1752 looms shirtings. Demolished 1964 to build St Peter's RC junior school
Primrose Street (1852) Grimshaw Park
Primrose Terrace (1903) Hawkins Street / Bowerhouse Fold Mill Hill Nos 35-41 and 28-34
Prince Albert Street (1870-1929) School Street No 1
Prince's Street (1832) previously Princess Street Nos. 1 & 3 built 18th c. Grade 2 listed 1974 off (44) 50 King Street Nos 1-11 and 2
Princes Street back (1878) Princes Street