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Hornby's House 001

The Hornby Mansio, King Street.rnNot the handsome Georgian doorway with pillars and pediment. W.H. Hornby, Blackburn's First Mayor, lived here in 1851. It is recorded that the halberds, the symbol of civic authority, were first placed outside this door on Saturday, March 27th, 1852.rnPhotograph by Walley and Howard Talbot. January 1966.

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Image Height 463
Image Width 640
Image Copyrights Talbot, Wally
Image Location Blackburn Library
Date Unknown
Image Format Photographs - Black & White
Place Blackburn
Subjects Manors, Halls and Large Houses
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