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Madge Hill Bank (1898) Salesbury
Magistrates
Borough Magistrate's Clerk's office Town Hall (1889); Sessions House Northgate (1930-2001);
clerk: George Riley (1878-89) Malam Brothers (1900-30) Thomas J Backhouse (1930-42) George Leach (1951)
Maiden House Farm (1870) Pleasington John Becconsall (1870)
Majestic Cinema & Cafe King William Street see Exchange Picture Hall
Major's (1724) the only house standing at the corner of Preston Old Road and Livesey Branch Road
Malt Street (1878-1966) 27 Snig Brook Cunningham's and T & W Thwaites Ltd Brewery (1903) Nos 5 7 & 9
The Maltings next to Audley House Reform Club on Audley Lane
maltster: W Lamb (1903)
Malvern Avenue (1903) Geraldine Street / Marlton Road Nos 1-25 and 2-26
Malvern Mill Shorrock Lane owned by Malvern Mill Co Ltd (1915) cotton manufacturers later George Taylor Bros (Mill Hill) Ltd (1930) followed by Vandor Mill Co Ltd (1939) cotton manufacturers and John Thompson & Co (Blackburn) Ltd (1958) who had 540 looms
Managers' Mutual Association 208 London Road (1929) 9 Cromer Place (1941)
Manchester & County Bank Ltd. (Natwest) 37 King William Street (1864); Came to Blackburn in 1864. New building opened Monday 31st January 1891. Architects Mills and Murgatroyd of Manchester with Simpson and Duckworth of Blackburn executing the fittings costing £11/12,000 County Club occupied the upper storey.
Branch Lower Darwen (1903). manager: J S Pollitt (1878-1903); William Carmichael (1915)
Manchester Evening Chronicle branch office 4 Mill Lane;
manager: H Walsh (1903); William Jones (1912-15)
Manchester Evening Courier Fleming Square agent: R Culshaw (1915)
Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co. Ltd. King William Street (1878);
manager: William Gibson (1878-81); David Bennie (1903); H A Champion (1915)
Manchester & Northern Counties Costers' Union 58 Victoria Street
secretary: William Reed (1903)
Manchester to Carlisle Royal Mail began running through Blackburn on Sunday 28th May 1809
Manchester Unity of Oddfellows Unity Hall Regent Street (1941)
Manitoba Close (1980)
Manner Sutton Street (1836) 63 Eanam Nos 16/38
Manor House can be seen on Charles Haworth's drawing of Old Salford Bridge. It was the tiny, two-storied structure with an outside staircase adjoining its north-east parapet. Built in 1783 by John Barlow a butcher (supposedly in one day) it was demolished in 1846 for the improvements. The last tenant was Mr Newton a clogger
Manor Mews (1980)
Manor Road (1929) previously Long Row off Crosshill Road
Manxman Road (1958) Sunny Bank Road
Maple Street (1870-1980) off 116 Whalley (New) Road Nos 3-39 and 2-48
Mardale Farm (1930-42)
Margaret Street (1929) St Ives Road
Margaret Ann Street (1870-1959) 28 Hannah Street No 19
Maria Street (1903-66) off Marsden Street Mill Hill 1 & 32
Maricourt Avenue (1958) Accrington Road Intack named after World War 1 French village adopted by Blackburn Corporation
Market (top of Church Street) originally held on Mondays until 1774 when it was held on Wednesdays and Saturdays
(Open) Market (116 years old) covered an area of 12,000 sq yds totalling 310 stalls of which 180 were on the square on Victoria Street. 15 men were employed to erect and dismantle the wood and sheeted stalls, up on Wednesday down on Thursday, part up on Friday complete by Saturday morning. In between it acted as a car-park and wholesale fruit and vegetable market. Closed Saturday 7th November 1964.
(New) Market (12 ¾ acres), covered market, market hall and wholesale market in new town centre development opened by Alderman George Eddie OBE JP, civic development chairman, 11 November 1964 by unveiling plaque. Replacing an outdoor market of some 300 canvas-covered stalls there are a total of 330 shops and stalls. Constructed by Leonard Fairclough Ltd. At a cost of £1,000,000 including the pedestrian subway.
Winner of NALGO Accolade for Enterprise 1965 and commended Civic Trust report 1967.
Market Cross stood at the junction of Church Street and Darwen Street
Market Ground 38 cabins
Market Hall (House) (1848) King William Street was designed by Terence Flanaghan and opened 28th January 1848 (2,253 sq.yds) by Improvement Committee and demolished 30th December 1964. Fish Market added 19th January 1872 having moved from Lord Street. Great fire in No. 2 Market Hall on 19-20 November 1920 damage estimated at £50,000. It was extended in 1934 containing lock-up shops, restaurants, public conveniences, and a Dance or Lecture Room for small parties. Mkt Hall No1 Nos 1-10 and 28 stalls
inspector: George Ainsworth (1870);
Occupants in 1950s: Redmans; Blackburn Co-op; J Walsh Ltd.; Holden's; Palatine; Joe Littler; A Tunnicliffe Ltd.; Evans; R J Kirkup; Strack's; B Lucas; W Bleasdale and Coars;
superintendent: J R Peel (1924-42);
Market Hall No. 2 (1878) top of the main market square 5 stalls
Market Hall Clock
The tower was 72 ft high topped by an 18 ft mast holding a copper ball, 4 ft diameter and 15 st in weight.
Demolished 30th December 1964. The clock mechanism dating from 1881 is now in Liverpool's Museum.
Market Street (1929) Spring Lane Witton
Market Street Lane (1795) between Back Lane and 14 Darwen Street Nos 3-13 and 4-14
Market Superintendent's office Victoria Buildings Market Place (1930-51) superintendent: J R Peel (1915-51
Markham Street (1906-1962) Road (1963) 43 Preston Old Road Witton
Marlborough Road (1980)
Marlton Road (1929) 2 Longshaw Lane previously Geraldine Street (1926)
Marquis Close (1980)
Marsden House (1843) east off road from Billinge End Road to Pleasington
Marsden Street (1929) Bower Street Mill Hill
Marsden Terrace (1903-30) 54 Oswald Street
Marsh Street (1903) 131 London Road Nos 1-25
Mary Street (1888-1980) 44 William Hopwood Street Nos 4-68
Mary Ann Street (1836-1929) Branch Road (51 Montague Street) Nos 5-49 and 4-62 Thomas Whewell Victoria Brewery (1903)
Mary Ann Street (1870) Milton Street / Dock Street
Mary Ann Street back (1878) 4 Mary Ann Street
Mary Ellen Street (1870-1966) 48 Greaves Street / George Street No 2
Maryport Close (1980)
(Blackburn) Masonic Hall Co. Ltd. club Lord Street (1912-15) Richmond Terrace (1924-2002) see Orange Hall
secretary: G G Dickinson (1912-15); C Dixon (1924-5); Frank Osborne (1930-35); Harry Smith (1939-42)
Masonic Ball held at the Town Hall 23/2/1857 attended by 400 ladies and gentlemen
Maternity and Child Welfare centres
Ragged school, Bent Street; All Saints' school, Bolton Road; Kendal Street School; Griffin Parochial Hall; St. Jude's school, Hozier Street; Church Institute, Cornelian Street; Bentham Street school (1939-51)
Maternity Home Springfield Preston New Road (1937-41)
Matthew Street (1899-1903) Stephen Street Mill Hill Nos 1 & 3 and 2-10
Maudsley Street (1885-1980) 77 Higher Audley Street Nos 3-99 and 2-126
Maudsley Street British School (1878-1903) mixed and infants
Maudsley Street (Primitive Methodist) Council School (1912-30) mixed and infants
Mavis Road (1929) Gorse Road
Mavis Street (1966)
Mawdsley Street (1870) 77 Higher Audley Street / Walpole Street
Mayfield (1878) 50 Preston New Road
Mayfield Terrace (1903-30) Cherry Tree Nos 12-30
May House (1929-58) Preston New Road corner of St Silas' Road
May Street (1903-80) off Walter Street Nos 2-12
Mayfield (1929) Park Crescent
Mayfield (1929) 50 Preston New Road
Mayfield Road (1966)
Mayfield Street (1958) School Street
Mayfield Terrace (1929) Cherry Tree
Mayflower Street (1929) Marsden Street
Maynard Street (1929) Shear Brow
Mayson Street (1878-1980) 35 Lower Audley Street Nos 1-13
McKinley Terrace (1903-30) 128 Accrington Road
Meadow Croft (1750)
Meadow Lane (1853-1980) 10 Pitt Street Nos 1-23 and 2-30
Meadow Rise (1980)
Meadow Street (1852) Whalley (New) Road
Meadow Street (1870-80) 42 Lower Audley Street Nos 1-47 and 2-52
Meadowhead (Medowheade, Meddhead, Meddowhead) (1624) Brothers Street
Meadowhead County Infant School (1992-99) Shorrock Lane
Meadowhead C Junior School (opened 1974) Anglesey Street. Extended in 1994 and a further classroom added 2001 to accommodate 358 pupils.
Meadow Head Farm (1832) Ramsgreave
Meadowhead Farm (1870-81) Livesey / Lower Darwen
John Baron (1870); Thomas Marsden (1870); Henry Sharples (1870); Thomas Walkden (1870); James Heys (1870)
Meadowhead House (1931) from Brothers Street Mill Hill
Meadow Head Lane (1966)
Meanheys (1750)
Mecca Ballroom (Bingo) (18/11/1959-closed October 2001) see Olympia Theatre/ Locarno
Mechanic's Institute Market Street Lane (1844-52); King Street (1856);
President: Joseph Feilden (1844) co-secretaries: J Baxter Langley and Alexander Emmett (1844) secretary: J Banister (1852); librarian: Joseph Hodgson (1852)
Meins Croft (1980)
Meins Lane (1903) 10 houses
Meins Road (1929) Preston New Road
Melbourne Mill Fort Street Daisyfield owned by Thomas Sagar (1870) cotton manufacturer then E & T Kirk (1878) cotton spinners & manufacturers. James Fish (1891) 300 looms shirtings and jacconettes.
Melbourne Street (1929) Brothers Street
Mellor (Malve, Meleor, Meller) (1130)
Mellor Street (1929) Shear Brow
Melville Drive (1980)
Melville Street (1929-66) 12 Nightingale Street
Mercantile Bank of Lancashire Ltd. 1 Railway Road
manager: Charles H Gardner (1903)
Merchant Street (1824-1959) 24 Ainsworth Street
Merchant Street (1791) Park Road Grimshaw Park. Workhouse erected here and it became known as Workhouse Lane
Merchant Street Mill off Ainsworth Street (1852-78) owned by William Alston & Co cotton spinners & manufacturer then Merchant Street Spinning Co (Blackburn) Ltd (1878) cotton spinners
Mereclough Avenue (1958)
Merlin Road (1903) Revidge Road 17 families
Merlyn Terrace (1912) Wares Street
Meta Street (1929-80) Abraham Street
Mickle Hey Farm (1902)
Mickle Heys (Michael Hey, Michill Heyes, Michleheyes, Micklehey, Mickelheyes, Mickleheys, Micklhey, Miclehey, Micleheyes, Mikehey) (1505) St Michael's Parish
Middle Bank Lane (1841-63) small cobbled street behind the Quarryman's Arms (now Duck and Puddle) Duke's Brow consisting of 3 corrages part of Wagtail
Middle Cockcroft (1795) Northgate
Middle Shorrock Hey Farm (1996) Meins Road
Middle Tackett (1716)
Middle Wilworth (1980)
Middle Wilworth Farm (1881-1958)
Midge Hall Farm (1825-1915) Ramsgreave John Fletcher (1870); John Parker (1870)
Midland Railway Company (1889-1909) Jubilee Street
Receiving Office: Goods Station (1878-81) agent: George H Howarth (1878) passenger agent: George Eatherley (1900)
Goods Office: Goods Station Jubilee Street (1885-97) agent: Thomas Sheppard (1881-1909)
Midsummer Street (1870-1980) Sarah Ellen Street / Devonport Road Nos 1-21 and 2-24
The Miens (1881) Preston New Road
Middle Wilworth (1929-66) Pleckgate W Whipp (1966)
Mile End(s) (1836-1929) top of Preston New Road
Mile End Lane (1929) Revidge Road
Mile End Row (Dandy Row) (built 1817-30) 14 Revidge Road 1-12 cons. Early 19th c. Grade 2 listed 1974. a colony of handloom weavers' cottages
Miles Wife Hey (1822- demolished 1900-1) was situated at the Blackburn end of Manor Road. House at corner of Crompton Place and Ouzehead Lane denotes exact position;
James Haworth (1836) John Charnley (1870-d 1871) William Haydock (1880-1900) owned by J J L Irving (1900) Name transferred to Bank Hey Farm at Little Harwood
Military Tournament (1893) Whit Monday June at Witton Park
Milk House Farm Duke's Brow (1870)
Milk House Farm Shire Brow (1796) Thomas Sharples; John Pickup (1890)
Milking House Lane (1929) Livesey
Milking House Lane Farm (1929-58) Livesey
Milking Lane (1958) Greenbank Terrace
Milking Lane Farm (1958)
Millbrook Street (1929-80) Fore Street Nos 2 & 4
Mill Croft (1750)
Miller's Yard (1872) St Mary's Parish
Mill Field (1716-39) Canterbury Street area
Mill Field (1835) Whitebirk estate
Mill Gate (1795-1818) now part of Mill Lane at Darwen Street end where an old corn mill once stood.
Millham Street (1870-1980) Whalley Range
Mill Hill (1852) Redlam Brow Bank Top
Mill Hill Bridge Street (1929) Queen Victoria Street
Mill Hill Chapel School (Independent) (1848)
Mill Hill Community Centre (1996)
Mill Hill Congregational church was erected in 1860 at a cost of £6,000 accommodated 1,000 persons. Was closed in 1962 and demolished in 1965. A congregation was in existance from 1847.
Mill Hill Elementary (Council) School (1903-15) New Chapel Street boys, girls and infants; (1924-39) senior and junior; (1947-51) junior mixed and infants
Mill Hill flats three multi-storey blocks Livesey Court, Ewood Court and Griffin Court completed in 1969 were closed in 1998 and demolished in 2001
Mill Hill House (1881) Victoria Street Livesey
Mill Hill Independent School Livesey (1881) boys and girls
Mill Hill mills (Cotton Works) owned by George Whiteley & Co (1844) cotton spinners and manufacturers then Hodgkinson Sawin & Codling (1870-8) cotton spinners & manufacturers becoming Hodgkinson & Codling (1891) 46,560 spindles 934 looms shirtings and madapollams. Codling and Hodgkinson Ltd (1894-1922) cotton manufacturers then Burley Mill Co Ltd (1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers and later owned by Heatley Textile Machinery (Heatley & Son Ltd) (1958) Parts of the mill were demolished in 1936 and the rest in 1973.
Mill Hill Railway Station New Chapel Street and Goods Yard on the Preston line stationmaster: J Latham (1930)
Mill Hill Ropeworks (1958) Edmund Howarth Ltd see Ropewalks
Mill Hill Street (1878) Queen Victoria Street Livesey Nos 1-19 and 2-60
Mill Hill Street Bridge widened in 1911
Mill Lane (1795) 54 Darwen Street leading from Back Lane (Mincing Lane) to old corn mill near the Blakewater Nos 3-47 and 2-44 Benjamin Tattersall (1832)
Mill Street (1844-52) Dock Street / Higher Eanam
Mill Street (1899-1958) Cross Street 15 Accrington Road
Mill Street (1870) Wensley Street
Mill Street (1870) Stanley Street Furthergate
Millgate Street (1929-58) Rakes Bridge
Millham Street (1878-1959) 55 Whalley Range Nos 1-39 and 32-50
Milne (1724) old water corn mill at Ewood
Milton Street (1870-1980) 35 Forrest Street No 15
Mincing Lane (1903) 15 Astley Gate Nos 1-41 and 6-52
Minden Street (1903-66) 21 Dickinson Street Nos 9 & 33 and 8-38
Ministry of Agriculture Lancashire County Agricultural Executive committee No. 5 & 4 District 31 Northgate (1951)
Ministry of Food Market intelligence office Provincial Bank buildings Lord Street (1951) area officer: Edward Waterhouse (1951)
Ministry of Food, Meat and Livestock Control Abattoirs Sumner Street (1951)
Ministry of Health Examination Centre Ainsworth Street (1930) 31 Northgate (1935-58)
Insurance Department (1924-51): 20 Richmond Terrace (1924-30) 31 Northgate (1930-58) and Belper Street (1948) district inspector: J H Sinkinson LL D (1930); T H B Land (1935-42);
Insurance Committee (1930) 44 Ainsworth Street; 31 Northagte (1960s); clerk: H Whittaker (1930);
Ministry of (Health) Labour Employment Exchange 33 King Street (1930-51)
manager: Tom Robinson (1930); F Hanlan (1935); A J Fryer (1942); William R Purdie (1951)
Ministry of National Insurance Department Peter Street (1958-60s)
Ministry of Pensions sub-office Ainsworth Street (1930)
Ministry of Transport 8 Richmond Terrace (1942); traffic officer: H Hibbert (1942)
Minnie Terrace (1878) Gawthorpe / Alexandra Road Nos 2-14
Mission Room 4 Canterbury Street (1951)
Mitton Street (1903-80) 61 Whalley New Road Nos 1-7 and 2-16
Moat House Hotel (Saxon Inn) (98 bedrooms) Preston New Road opened in 1973 closed 6th October 2001 and demolished
Model Welfare Centre 133 Preston New Road (1939-42);
matron: Miss C Pollicott (1942)
Modern Druids (1838)
The Moieties (1739) area between King William Street and Blakey Moor
Mollington Road (1903) 165 Revidge Road 4 families
Molyneaux Lodge (1854) Chapel Street
Molyneaux Square (1870-1949) 19 Pearson Street
Mona Cottage (1885-1949) 101 Revidge Road
Mona Road (1958) Snaefell Road
Monk Street (1903-66) Gate Street 44 Copy Nook Nos 2-8 and 3
Monmouth Road (1958) Whitebirk Road
Montague Close (1980)
Montague Street (1836) previously Branch Road (48)62 King Street / Preston New Road Nos 3-131 and 4-206
Montague Street Baptist Church (1839-89) Branch Road Tabernacle last service conducted by Mr. J Beardwood on 6th December 1959
Montague Street Congregational Church (1864-1922) corner stone laid Whit Monday 25 May 1863. Sittings were for 700 people with schools and classrooms situated at the Higson Street end of the premises.
Montague Street Health Centre opened in 1968
Montague Street Primitive Methodist Chapel Zion foundation stone was laid on 23rd March 1837 by the Rev Mr Verity held 500 people.
Montreal Road (1958) Whinney Lane
Montrose Street (1878-1980) 79 Bank Top Nos 9-63 and 4-64
Moorbrook Mill King Street owned by The Blackburn Manufacturing Co Ltd (1912-22) cotton manufacturers
Moor Farm (1881-1996) Haslingden Road Guide R Whitwell (1966)
Moorfield Avenue (1980)
Moorfield Avenue Farm (1915) Ramsgreave
Moorfield Road (1966)
Moorgate Fold (1724-1969) New Wellington Street Mill Hill
Moorgate Fold Bridge (1848) see Bridges
Moor(e) Street (1832-1980) Starkie Street Penny Street
Moorgate (Fold) Mill (1848) Mill Hill Livesey owned by Joseph Eccles cotton spinner and manufacturer later owned by Aaron Sharples Bury JP (1878) cotton spinner & manufacturer then William Almond and Co 997 looms shirtings jacconettes and dhooties. Edwin Hamer (1902-30) cotton manufacturer followed by Tranmere Textiles (1958) winders warpers and sizers. Began as a bleach works followed by printing by Adam Sanderson (1776) Mr Shaw from Radcliff took over (1808-11) then Robert Turner & Bros printers Mill Hill and Blackburn
Moorgate Heald & Reed works owned by Robert Hogg (1878) making heald yarns nettings & crochet cottons. Robert Hogg (Blackburn) Ltd (1958) doublers of cotton nylon and terylene twines. Known as Hogg's Mill Yard (2013)
Moorgate Square (1881-1929) 117 Moorgate Street
Moorgate Street & Fold (1878) 34 New Wellington Street Livesey Nos 23-125 and 20-140
Moorgate Street Bridge ferro concrete opened in 1911 see Bridges
Moor Leach (1835) Whitebirk estate
Moorside (1870) (Islington) St Mary's Parish previously Novas
Moorside Avenue (1958) 72 Fecitt Brow
Moor Street (1818-1966) Starkie Street Nos 41-95 and 22-70
Moor View (1882) 303 Haslingden Road
Moor (Moore) Yate Fold (1658-1878) later to become known as Moorgate, Livesey where St. Andrew's Church was built and where Moorgate Street is today
Morecambe Road (1958) 94 Manxman Road
Morley Avenue (1929) Green Lane
Mormonites Clayton Street pre 1852
Morris Bank Farm (1870-1942) Livesey Thomas Aspin (1870)
Morris Brow Livesey (1966)
Morton Street (1836-1980) 40 Kirkham Lane / Tontine Street
Moscow Terrace (1929) 45 Altom Street
Mosley mill Bell Street owned by George Slater & Co cotton manufacturers (1894) Thomas Holden & Son (1902) later by Mosley Mill Co (1912) cotton manufacturers then Henry Eastwood & Co Ltd (1915-22) cotton manufacturers
Mosley Place (1929) Derham Street Grimshaw Park
Mosley Street (1870) 58 Grimshaw Park Nos 7-257 and 4-150 some demolished 2008
Mosley Street Methodist chapel (1969)
Mosley Street Schools were opened 25th December 1857
see Grimshaw Park National Schools
Moss Bridge Mill (1870) Lower Darwen owned by Christopher Shorrock & Co (1870) cotton spinners then Taylor Brothers cotton spinners & manufacturers
The Moss Farm (1870) Lower Darwen William Whalley (1870)
Moss Farm (1870-1915) Ramsgreave Edmund Barton (1870) Thomas Pomfret (1878)
Moss Farms (1870) Lower Darwen John Garsden (1870) J Nightingale (1870) James Worsley (1870)
Moss Field (1825) Whitebirk estate
Moss Fold Farms (1870) Lower Darwen James Whalley (1870) Isaac Gardner (1870) Joseph Greenhalgh (1870) Ralph Unsworth (1870)
Moss Fold Road Moss Bridge (1966)
Moss Hall (1832-1958) 177 Accrington Road a popular venue for curling matches during winter months. Home of the Blackburn Caledonian Curling Club
Moss Hall Farm (1692-1958) Accrington Road
William Whalley (1692) James Whalley (1713) Thomas Whalley (1725) John Whalley (1744-68) Kenyons; Nutters; John Yates (1878); Woods
Moss Hall Terrace (1884-1930) Accrington Road
Moss House Farm (1870) Lower Darwen William Duerden (1870)
Moss Lane Knuzden (1966)
Moss Street (1844-1980) (103)79 Birley Street Daisyfield Nos 1-237 and 2-220
Moss Street (Council) Board School (1881-1903) boys, girls and infants; (1912-15) senior and junior; (1924-51) mixed and infants. Was erected in 1880-1 at a cost of £5,327 accommodating for upwards of 700 scholars The architect was Mr. W S Varley of Blackburn. It was enlarged by the erection of additional classrooms and rooms for manual and cookery instruction in 1901 at a cost of £2,800. Replaced in June 1971 by Daisyfield CP School
Moss Street Goods Yard near Daisyfield Station
Moss Street mill (1848) operated by Henry Shuttleworth & Co cotton weavers & manufacturers in 1860.They became bankrupt in 1865. In 1882 W J & A Taylor (later) D & W Taylor (1891-4) with Audley Bridge Cobden Bridgewater Park Place and Jubilee mills 111,800 spindles 2152 looms plain and figured goods dhooties stripes shirtings twills sheetings flannelettes and home trade goods then William Taylor & Sons (1902) took over the mill. The mill was auctioned off in 1911 for £10,500 but because of the war was closed. Owned by Blackburn Commercial Mill Co Ltd (1912-pre 1922) Thompsons Ltd (1922) was purchased by the British Northrop Loom Co in 1924 The site was then cleared for extensions to their own factory
Mother Red Cap (1872) St Thomas' Parish Accrington Road
Mothers' Union see Blackburn Diocesan Mothers' Union
Motor Licences (Motor Car Act 1903) offices Borough Treasurer's Department Town Hall (1928-9); Sessions House Northgate (1939-51);
Moulden Bank
Moulden (Moulding, Molding, Moldinge, Mouldinge) Water (1618)
Moulding Close (1980)
The Mount (1878) (20) 14 Duke's Brow Nos 2 & 4
Mount Pleasant (1852) Daisyfield Carr Lane
Mount Pleasant (1844-1980) 160 Moor Street / Trinity Street Nos 2-66 demolished 1965
Mount Pleasant (1826) Revidge Road Stone Plaque on Corporation Park wall is inscribed “Mount Pleasant, Revedge. The road at this place was made by removing the rock during the distress in 1826 & 7."
Mount Pleasant (1852) Witton
Mount Pleasant Farm (1870-1958) Top o' th' Coal Pits Livesey
William Pickup (1870)
Mount Pleasant Farm (1870) Lower Darwen John Nightingale (1870)
Mount Pleasant Revidge (1843)
Mount Street (1818-1966) Well Street / Foundry Hill Nos 1-21 and 8
Mount Street Independent Chapel erected in 1829
Mount Street Presbyterian Chapel was built in 1810 and demolished in 1964 after being used as a garage by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph
Mount Trinity (2002) formerly Larkhill Flats see Larkhill Flats
Mouse House Farm (1881-1949) tenement in Lower Darwen
Moutre Hall (1903-49) Four Lane Ends Pleckgate
Mowbray Avenue (1966)
Mowbray Drive (1980)
Mowbray Lodge (1949-58) Top o' th' Coal Pits
Mulberry Street (1929-80) Cherry Street
Mulberry Walk (1980)
Municipal Dispensary Blakey Moor (1951)
Municipal Offices (1881-97) Victoria Street see Town Hall
Murdock Street (1980)
Museum and Art Gallery Library Street built in 1874 as a library although facilities had been available from 17th February 1862. The architect was J B McCollum Borough engineer and designed in a mediaeval gothic style costing £12,000. In 1893 it was enlarged for £7,000. The site had been given by John Pickop JP
Museum The “Fox and Grapes Museum," Limefield Preston New Road, first founded by David Crook, (Landlord from 1858 to 1874) probably in about 1860.The collection dispersed on the 26th August 1897 at an Auction. The sale catalogue gave details of over 100 cases of stuffed birds and animals, as well as many old coins, geographical specimens, old pottery, ancient arms and armour and other curiosities.
Museum Street (1990) previously Library Street
Music Hall Market Street Lane see New Assembly Room
Mustard Seed House (1985-2002) Whitehaven Close (1985); 10 Silloth Close (1992-3); 42 Fishmoor Drive (1998-2002) closed 18/12/2002
Mutual Instruction Association (1852) Ainsworth Street
Myery Acre (1835) Whitebirk estate
Myles Wife Hey Bank Hey Lane South Little Harwood (1543) Grade 2* listed in 1951
The Myrtles (1929) Merlin Road
Myrtle Street (1870-1966) (39) 49 Larkhill Nos 1-7 and 4-16
Myrtle Bank Road (1929-66) off Fernhurst Street No 1
Myrtle Bank Terrace (1980)
Nabbs Estate (1750)
Nab Lane (1836-1980) Blakey Moor Nos 1-75 and 2-42 all demolished
Nab Lane Ironworks (1800) run by Messrs. George Barnett & Son iron founders before Robert Railton took over on or about 1820. Demolished around 1889 for new Technical School
Nab Lane Mill with Duckworth Field mill St Paul's Mill Company Ltd. 965 looms shirtings mulls & jacconettes.
Mathias Munroe and Sons (1891) Nab Lane Manufacturing Co Ltd 381 looms fine shirtings jacconettes also Springfield mill Guide.
N A L G O Club 42 Victoria Street (1947-51)
secretary: F Haworth (1947), H Whitehead (1951)
Nancy Terrace (1903-30) 128 Livesey branch Road / Wellington Road Livesey
Nanson Street (1949-80) 44 Nares Street Witton named after Arctic explorer
Napier Street (1870-1980) 116 Whalley Old Road Nos 25-67 and 4-72
Nares Road (1956) off Selous Street
Nares Street (1929-49) off Selous Street
National Assistance Board Henry Street (1951)
National Coal Board 42 Ainsworth Street (1951)
district manager: Fred Balmford (1951)
National Council of Social Service (North Mid-Lancashire) 13 Richmond terrace (1942) assistant regional officer: S E Maltby MA MEd (1942)
National Farmers' Union (Blackburn Branch) 51 Preston New Road (1951);
group secretary: G A Briggs (1931) Robert Parsons (1951)
National Federation of Old Age Pensions Association Clayton Street (1942); 15 Blakey Moor (1940s-1967); 91 Preston New Road (19 );
general secretary: T Hodgkinson (1942); Ernest Melling (1951)
National Health Insurance Committee 44 Ainsworth Street (1924-42)
clerk: H Whittaker (1924-42)
National Health Insurance offices 25-39 Peter Street (1951)
The National Institute for Richardson Home for Deaf Women Bishops House Billinge End Road (1951)
National Road Transport Federation 19a Railway Road (1951)
secretary: Miss P D Bridge (1951)
National Savings committee 17 New Market Street (1951); 9 Richmond Terrace (1951);
National Secular Society Cort Street (1935)
National School (1818) Thunder Alley master: James Hargreaves (1818-29)
National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
office, 8 Bathurst Street; 39 Alma Street (1915); 18 Richmond Terrace (1903); 12 Richmond Terrace (1924-35); 20 Carr Street (1942); 142 Revidge Road (1951-60s);
hon. sec. James Fairfield (1903); Rev. K R Hoyle MA (1912); R Muir Oddie (1915-39); inspector George Turner (1903); Frederick W Beckley (1912); F W Beckley (1915); W B Wilson (1924-5); William Blake (1930); P King (1935); F Parry (1942); D J Evans (1951)
National Spiritualist Church St. Peter Street (1964)
National Telephone Co. Ltd. (1897-1909) 14 Astley Gate manager: John Ashton (1897-1900) C Remington (1909)
National Trade Defence Association 12 Fleming Square (1912-51)
Agent: James Wilkinson (1912) John Livesey (1915-30) superintendent: John Livesey (1924-35) R Geddes (1939) J Chapman (1942) Cecil Kershaw (1951)
National Union of Municipal and General Workers 8 Clayton Street (1929-48) 20 Mincing Lane (1951)
secretaries: H Corston & R Beardwood (1930); W Bond (1939); John Wilding (1951);
National Union of Paper Mill Workers' Association 9 Penzance Street (1930-51):
secretary: H V Dowdall (1930-51)
National Union of Printing, Bookbinding & Paperworkers 1/3 Princess Street (1951)
secretary: J Rossall (1951)
National Union of Railway Clerks' Association club 45 Ainsworth Street (1939-42)
secretary: A Tindall (1939-42)
National Union of Railwaymen Ainsworth Street (1929-48)
National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers 20 Mincing Lane (1939-51) secretary: E McEvoy (1951)
Navigation Bridge over canal at Eanam
Navigation Flour Mills (1844) Dock Street Eanam owned by Richard Shackleton & Son (1870-1903) corn millers
Navigation (New) Mill, Forrest Street, Eanam was erected by James Forrest & Co (183-–1878) in the late 1830s, and, by 1869, had 680 looms. In November 1895 (Messrs James Boyle & Co manufacturing, wholesale & retail confectioners started by James 'Toffy' Boyle) took over the spinning section for the manufacture of toffee. The Mill was managed by James Boyle & Robert Boyle and was known as 'the Japperies'. Their father, James "Toffy" Boyle had died October 23rd 1873. The "Canal Saw Mill" was also occupied by James Boyle & Co. The weavers meanwhile were working for Hargreaves and Allen. In 1887, Hindle Fawcett & Co had 250 looms. Beads & Askew (1891-1903) cotton manufacturers 252 looms shirtings. Hollinshead Mill Co Ltd (1894) John Wilkinson & Sons cotton manufacturer (1894) Navigation Mill Co cotton spinners (1894) then owned by Bury Bros (1903-15) cotton manufacturers and James Bury & Co Ltd (1922) weavers and manufacturers followed by Navigation Mill Co Ltd (1922 until 1952) Pioneer Winding Co Ltd (1958) and W Birtwistle (Damasks) Ltd having 96 looms in 1958 moving in 1961 The spinning section was demolished in 1972 but the weaving mill was occupied first by P Marsden & Sons builders followed by Henry Ibbotson builders from 1970.
Navigation mill (1891) Hartley and Carter with Wensley Fold mill 35,000 spindles medium counts. John Wilkinson and Son with Appleby Street mill (1891) 729 looms dhooties and shirtings and at Providence Mill Clayton le Moors.
Navigation mill owned by McDougall & Ratcliffe Ltd (1958) sizers
Nazareth House Institute for Orphan Children and Aged Poor Beardwood Preston New Road (1917-58) purchased in 1917 for £4,200 from the John Thompson estate. To-day known as Larmenier Village for the elderly.
Sisters of Nazareth see Beardwood Cliff
Nearer Craven Croft (1716) off Blakey Moor
Nearer Dam Hey (1716) Grimshaw Park
Nearer Smalden (1716)
Neath Close (1966)
Ned Hole Wood (1938) in Witton Park off Buncer Lane
Negroes Row (1818-52) Snigbrook
Nelson Street back (1852-1966) 28 Park Road / Gt Bolton Street Nova Scotia Nos 2 and 11
Netherwood (1930) Preston New Road
New Assembly Room Market Street Lane housed many organisations including the Mechanics' Institute and Blackburn Grammar School
New Bank (1836) near Wagtail
New Bank Estate (1750)
(New) Bank Farm and beerhouse demolished 1880s between New Bank Road and Leamington Road Hindles 1850s
New Bank Road (1885) 29 Leamington Road Nos 1-97 and 2-168
New Barn Court (1980)
New Barn Farm (1836-1915) Guide
New Branch Road (1852) Montague Street
New Brewery 49 & 81 Bolton Road owned by Richard Holden (1878) brewer maltster and beerhouse
New Brewery Salford owned by Henry Shaw & Co (1878) ale & porter brewers maltsters and dealers in hops
Newcastle Street (1929) 115 Griffin Street
New Central Hall Picture House Mill Lane (1924-51) see Central Hall
New Chapel Street (1903) Mill Hill Street Nos 3-39 and 2a-86
New Church Close (1980)
New Drop (1818)
New Empress Ballroom Town Hall Street opened in 1936
Newfield (1900) area before Blackamoor crossroads on Roman Road
Newfield Drive (1980)
Newfield(s) Farm (1870-1966) Roman Road Lower Darwen
John Haworth (1870) Robert Haworth (1870) M J Baron (1966)
Newfield Mill (1870) Lower Darwen owned by Thomas Orrell & Co manufacturers
New Garden Street (1870-1980) 155 Bolton Road Nos 1-27 and 2
New Hey (1856) Audley estate with Little Meadow (Cicely Hole) 6 acres 2 roods 30 perches
New Holme (1894) left side Pleckgate Road below Four Lane Ends
Newington Avenue (1958) Bank Hey Lane
New Inns Farm (1915)
New Jerusalem Methodist Chapel Anvil Street (1854-89) was opened in 1854 seating 214 persons
New Jerusalem church (1969) Blackburn Street
New Jerusalemites (1852)
New Kings' Hall Picture Palace Bank Top (1915) see King's Hall
Newlands (1980)
New Majestic Cinema see Exchange Picture Hall
New Market Chambers (1870-1949) New Market Street
New Market Street (1870-1980) 37 King William Street Nos 1-17 and 6-26
New Market Street back (1878) 64 Northgate
New Market Street West (1878) 35 Northgate
New Mill owned by W D Coddington & Sons (1878-1930 exors) cotton spinners & manufacturers with Ordnance Crossfield and Wellington mills 96,470 spindles 1817 looms
New Mill Street (1844-1980) (19)13 Whalley New Road Brookhouse
New Olympia Theatre St. Peter's Street see Olympia
New Palace Theatre Railway Road see Palace Theatre
New Park Street (1870-1980) 53 Preston New Road Nos 1-105 and 2-42 1-73 & 2-42 demolished
New Prince's Theatre Jubilee Street see Grand Theatre
New Row (1820-68) later Farmers Row (for sometime known as Ashleigh Road) restored 1983 off Heys lane
New Row Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1805) Heys Lane Livesey built on land donated by G W Turner calico printer of Stakes Hall Mill Hill whose inscription GWT 1828 is over the door of the chapel. Grade 2 Listed in 1974.
New Shambles (1818) New Bull public house
New Shorrock Field (1848) Waterloo Livesey Branch Road
New Springs (House) Farm (1836-1966) off Cuckoo Hall Lammack Road now part of Blackburn Golf Club course. Robert Haworth (1836) Joseph Hargreaves (1878) J H Entwisle & T W Whitfield (1966)
New Spring House (1900) Blackamoor Road
New Square (1920) see Fleming Square
Newsroom (operative) Wensley Street (1870)
New Street (1838) Tontine Limbrick
New Sunshine Club for unemployed women Weir Street (1939)
Newton Street (1870-1980) 64 Bottomgate Nos 3-23 and 16-86
Newton Street Mill owned by Thomas Longworth Ltd (1915-58) had 808 Lancashire and 96 automatic looms
New Waters (Waves) Farm (1838-70) Alice Rushton (1870)
New Water Street (1836-1959) Holme Street Nos 1-5
New Wellington Street (1903) 39 New Chapel Street Mill Hill Nos 1-117 and 2-42
Nightingale Court (1929) Nightingale Street
Nightingale Street (1870-1966) 87 Snig Brook Nos 1-11 and 2-18
Nightingale Street back (1878) 12 Nightingale Street
Nightsafe Trust opened its doors to the young homeless of Blackburn in November 1990
Nisden Brook (1789)
Noblett Street (1852-1980) 3 Hannah Street / Primrose Bank Nos 1-7
(The) Nook (House) Farm (1789-1881) Livesey Alexander Mercer (1870)
Nook Terrace (1903) East View Terrace Cherry Tree Nos 1-23
Norbreck Close (1980)
Norden Film Company founded by Sagar Mitchell & James Kenyon Blackburn (1897-1913) Clayton Street
Norfolk Close (1980)
Norfolk Court (1980)
Norfolk Street (1891) R Thompson and Sons at No 10 cotton manufacturers
Norfolk Street (1903-80) 41 Parkinson Street Mill Hill Nos 3-17
Norman Street (1903-80) 79 Griffin Street Nos 1-33 and 2-18 to be bulldozed 2012
North Bank (1872-1929) Wellington Street
North Bank (1929) Pleckgate
North Bank Avenue (1958) 142 Pleckgate Road
North Bank House (1870) 31 Wellington Street (St. John's) Mrs J Hall (1870)
North Bank Terrace (1881-1930) 6 Shear Brow
North & North-East Lancashire Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Association 4 Richmond Terrace (1897) secretary R Taylor
North-East Lancashire Bottle Exchange Weir Street. secretary: Samuel Livesey (1903)
North-East Lancashire Bottlers' Trade Protection Association Copperfireld Street (1930); 56 Artillery Street (1951); secretary: J M Lloyd (1951)
North-East Lancashire Card and Blowing Operatives' and Ring Spinners' Association 56a Victoria Street. secretary: P Maguire (1903); M Brothers (1912)
North-East Lancashire Chemists' Association 2 Richmond Terrace;
secretary: Fred Law (1915)
North-East Lancashire Deaf and Dumb Institute 52 Victoria Street;
secretary: W H Sames (1903); hon. sec. T R Thompson (1912-15), E Docharty, missioner (1912-15)
North-East Lancashire (Region 1) Joint Town and County Planning committee 13 Victoria Street (1939)
Town planning officer: Thomas A Ridgway PASI AMTPI MCyE (1939-42)
North East View (1903-29) Eastwood Street
Northern Crescent (1903-30) William Holt Street/Highbury Place
'Northern Daily Telegraph' office Railway Road
proprietor and publisher: Thomas Purvis Ritzema (1903-15)
19 & 21 Railway Road (1886) corner of Railway Road and High Street (1894) present site (1982)
North-Western Newspaper Co. Ltd. (1930-9); Northern Daily Telegraph Ltd (1951); became Lancashire Evening Telegraph (1963)
Designed by Architects Stones and Gradwell and opened in 1894. First copy appeared on the streets Tuesday 26th October 1886 selling for half a penny. The Sports Telegraph 'Pink' was first published in 1897. Printing offices of the NDT/ Lancashire Evening Telegraph closed and demolished in 1984. New premises built on adjoining site with Morrison's developing super store on site and former Dutton's brewery site, High Street/Eanam.
Northern Topographical Society (1838)
North-East Lancashire Mineral Water Makers' Association Copperfield Street
Northfield Road (1966)
Northgate (1772) Astleygate / 1 Church Street Nos 1-81 and 2-108
North House Farm (1878)
North Road (1929) off Audley Range
North Street (1929) Whalley Road
Northern Crescent (1929) Highbury Place
North-Western Area Wholesale Meat Supply Association abattoirs Sumner Street (1951) depot manager: A J West (1951)
North-Western Electricity Board No. 5 sub area Jubilee Street (1951-60s)
manager: R H Harral AMIEE MInstF (1951)
North-Western Gas Board Blackburn Group Cardwell Place (1951-8); Duke Street (1958-60s) general manager: A H Nicholson AMInstGasE (1951)
Norwich Street (1929-80) Bangor Street
Norwood Avenue (1929) Park Lee Road
Notaries Public Albert Hall (1897) 34 Richmond Terrace George H Lewis (1909-42) 32 Richmond Terrace Herbert Allan Smitton (1909-42) 5 Richmond Terrace
Notre Dame see
Nottingham Street (1899-1980) 27 Queen's Park Road Nos 4-68
Nova Scotia (1787) High Street became Bolton Road / Town's Moor