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Darwen Tower 008

Jubilee Tower on Beacon Hill, overlooking the town of Darwen, was completed in 1898 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and also to celebrate the victory of the local people for the right to access the moor. It was opened to the public on September 22 1898.

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Image Height 423
Image Width 640
Image Copyrights Blackburn with Darwen
Image Location Blackburn Library
Date 1891-1900
Image Format Photographs - Black & White
Place Darwen
Subjects Darwen Tower and Moors
Image Collections Peters, Howard