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Quaker (Friends) Meeting House Barley Street Snig Brook (1794-1809); Clayton Street (1809-24); Paradise Terrace King Street was erected in 1824 in Alice Sudell's 'Cherry orchard'. Seated 226 members 1851 census records 32 members and 17 attendees. Gravestones are not named only numbered. Now used by "Spiritual Healing" group, Blackburn Hindus, Blackburn Ramblers and Amnesty International.

Quarry Bank (1878) Preston New Road

Quarry Street (1832-1980) 35 Eanam previously Brook Street Nos 5-59

Quarry Street mill with Hole House mill Livesey Smith and Forrest 885 looms shirtings & jacconetts (1887).

R T Livesey and Co Ltd (1891-4) 858 looms shirtings and jacconettes

Quarter Sessions Court Borough Police Court, Town Hall (1889). The first Court of Quarter Sessions for the Borough of Blackburn was held on October 18^th 1886

Recorder: Miles Walker Mattinson MP; clerk of the peace: W E L Gaine Borough coroner: H J Robinson; Court crier: W Wilkinson (1889)

Quay Street (1851) Higher Barn Street

Quay Street Mill Eanam owned by Pickering & Abbott (1870) cotton manufacturer then Thomas Abbott  (1878) cotton spinner & manufacturer

Quebec Road (1958)

Queen Elizabeth Street (1878-1929) 65 Taylor Street

Queen Street (1795-1878) from 59 Northgate to Blakey Moor named after Queen Charlotte

Queen's Hall (The Blackburn Methodist Mission and Community Centre) Darwen Street (1923-71) was opened on 3 January 1924 to seat 1600 persons (by 1939 seating was 1750) costing £46,555. Closed in 1971 and demolished in 1974. The mission was founded in 1906 in Clayton Street premises, later transferred to rooms in Town Hall street, then rented the Palace Theatre for Sunday afternoon and evening services before moving in 1923. Rev. Charles J Tribe (1951) Rev G Eric Dobson (1965)

Queen's Park Queen's Road laid out under the supervision of the Borough Engineer was opened on the 20th June 1887 by the Prince of Wales to commemorate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. The total 33 acres of land bought from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, was at a cost of about £10,000 with some £13,000 being spent on construction. A condition of sale was that the Corporation had to construct an approach and an encircling road. Added later was an artificial lake (The Serpentine) about 3 1/2 acres in extent where in summer motorboats and rowing boats (40) were available for hire from the cafe adjacent and in winter ice skating was enjoyed. There were 4 bowling greens (first one opened 4^th May 1904) with pavilion two tennis courts and a children's play area with swings. At the top entrance where there was an ornamental arch, there were also eight cannons similar to those in Corporation Park. These along with a World War 1 tank were sold as scrap in 1937. In 1912 a bandstand with seating for about 1,750 persons was erected but removed for the war effort in 1941.                                                                                    superintendent: William Hudson (1897-1912)

Queen's Park Close (1980)

Queen's Park Deck access flats (1977)

Queen's Park flats three multi-storey blocks Alexandra House, Victoria House and Elizabeth House completed in 1965. Comprising 80 units each they were demolished on Sunday 13^th January 2002

Queen's Park High School (9/1988-9) Shadsworth Road. New building opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire Simon Towneley in 1990                                               see Shadsworth Secondary Modern School

Queen's Park Hospital and Institution Haslingden Road opened in 1864 and since additions have regularly taken place notably in 1901, 1925 and 1929. The value of the hospital and institution in 1930 was over £250,000. In 1948 there were provision for 1200 persons. matron: Miss E A Richards (1930); Mrs Poole (1935-42); superintendent: C H Roberts (1930); master: George W Poole (1935-42); A J Hopkinson (1951)

Queen's Park Road (1899)108 Audley Range Nos 1-145 and 2-128          previously Chalk Street (1937) ?

Queen's (Park) Tennis Club Shadsworth Hall Shadsworth Road (1930-51)

                                                secretary: W Schollick (1930); O N Barlow (1935-47); Fred Haworth (1951);

Queen's Park Terrace (1903-30) Queen's Road Nos 2-14

Queen's Place (1878-1929) Gawthorpe Duke's Brow Nos 1-7

Queen's Road (1903) Queen's Park Road Nos 1-217

Queen's Street (1878) Livesey Nos 5 and 8-44

Queen's Terrace (1903-30) Holland Street

Queen's Terrace (1878-1980) 86 New Chapel Street Mill Hill Livesey Nos 6-24

Queensway (1966)

Queen Victoria Statue Boulevard was unveiled by HRH Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll on 30^th September 1905 at its present location. It cost over £3,000 all of which was raised by public subscription. The sculptor was Mr. E Bertram MacKennel and is a much admired work of art. The eleven foot statue is made from Sicilian marble surrounded by a Butler Delph stone balustrade

Queen Victoria Street (1903) Peel Street Mill Hill Nos 1-77 and 2-40

Queensway (1980)

Quick Place (1861) Barton Street

Radcliffe Street (1929-58) 29 Bank Top

BBC Radio Blackburn took to the airwaves in December 1970 in King Street see BBC Radio Lancashire

Ragged School Bent Street formed in 16^th October 1881 by Christian friends connected with Presbyterian, Wesleyan, Congregational and other churches. Appointed Mr James Dixon (1881-9) secretary and Mr John Walkden (1891-  ) treasurer and rented premises in Leyland Street.       

Foundation stone Bent Street laid by Earl Compton MP 3^rd July 1897. Foundation stone laid by Mr R A Yerburgh JP for extension 1^st August 1908. Further extension opened by Earl Peel 29^th October 1966. Then part of the United Reformed Church known as The Ardley Centre. Last service held Sunday 19^th October 2008 for demolition and rebuilding. Replaced by the new Kingsway purpose built social services centre.

superintendent: Jesse Chilman (1901-41); David Pluckrose (1941-47) Rev Philip Royston-Bishop (1947-71)

chairman: Canon J E Samuel (1935) J P Robinson (1971)

Ragged School Brass Band (1896)

Ragged School Amateur Minstrels

Railton Avenue (1929) Green Lane

Railton's Foundry Blakey Moor                                                               see St Paul's Foundry

Railway Court (1903-29) 2 Cherry Tree

Railway Grove (1903) Alder Street off Bay Street Little Harwood Nos 16-26

Railway Lines

Blackburn & Preston opened 1^st June 1846

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway opened to Blackburn Whit Monday 1846 later Darwen Bolton & Manchester. Bolton Blackburn & Chatburn 1850 (Hellifield by 1881) Loop line Padiham & Rose Grove Burnley 1^st June 1877

Blackburn Chorley & Wigan opened (goods) 1^st November 1869 (passengers) 1^st December 1869

Railway Road (1903) Nos 1-45 and 4-12                                                           previously Station Road

Railwaymen's Club 45 Ainsworth Street (1930-9)

Railway Side (1929) Albert Street

Railway Station (Station Road) Railway Road (1846) Blackburn entered the railway age on Whit Monday 1st June 1846 when line to Preston was opened. Resident engineer Terence Woulf Flanagan built the first station for £6,309 when lines to Bolton, Chatburn and Colne were constructed. This station was re-built in June 1885 by Robert Neill & Son for £53,233 and opened 12th September 1886

station master: Roger Houghton (1878) E Howard (1881); Goods Dept. George Street: goods agent: Thomas Mitchell (1881)

Railway Street (1870) Stanley Street Terrace

Railway View (1929) 4 Galligreaves Street

Railway View (1878-1980) 34 New Chapel Street Stanley Range Mill Hill Livesey Nos 2-24

Raith Court (1851)

Rake's Bridge (Railway) 36 Fore Street Lower Darwen built in 1842. Nos 1 and 8-32

Ramsey Road (1958) off Marlton Road

Ramsey Road East (1958) Sunny Bank Road

Ramsey Street (1929) off Geraldine Street

Ramsgreave (Romsgreaue, Romesgreaue, Romesgreave, Romesgreue, Romsgreave, Romsgreaue, Romsgreave) (1360) originally a 200 acre wood in the chase of Blackburn

Ramsgreave Avenue (1966)

Ramsgreave Drive (1929) Arterial Road / Lammack Road

Ramsgreave Farm (1902)

Ramsgreave Hall Farm (1841-1996) Higher Ramsgreave Road                  

Thomas Charnley (1870); Edward Harrison (1870); Robert Harrison (1881)

Ramsgreave Lane Farm (1870) Ramsgreave                                      

Duckworth (1870); James Fecit (1870); Thomas Kay (1870); Thomas Walmsley (1870)

Ramsgreave Road

Randal Street (1870) 28 Limbrick / Oswald Street Nos 1-61 and 12-116

Randal Street mill (1891-1922) Limbrick James Haydock doubler of heald yarns and reed and heald manufacturer

Randal Street Paper Mills (1903) Blackburn Paper Co Ltd (1903)

Randolph Street (1899) 4 Queen's Park Road Nos 1-33 and 2-24

Ratcliffe House (1851) Feniscowles

Ratcliffe Street & back (1851-72) 29 Bank Top

Rating Surveyor and Valuer 4 King Street (1935-42)                         J H Wilson FSA (1935-42)

Raven Road (1929) Manor Road

Raven Wing Higher & Lower (1832) Revidge                                        see Higher & Lower

Ravenglass Close (1980)

Raven's Bank (1903-29) Revidge Road

Ravenswood (Raven's Wood) Farm (1902) Bank Hey

Ravenswing Avenue (1958) Revidge Road

Ravenswing (Ravens Wing) (1872) Revidge Road

Ravenwing Estate (1807) Revidge now Lower Ravenswing and Higher Ravenswing Houses.

Rawstorne Street (1903-80) Arthur Street Nos 63-101

Raynor Street (1958-66) Winter Street

Reading Close (1980)

Reading Room Exchange (1870)                                                                        secretary: W Roylance (1870)

Reaps (Reapes) (1609) Whinney Lane

Rechab's Terrace (1872-1929) Brown Street

The Rechabites' Hall 7 Cable Street Water Street (1850-70) will hold 600 people

Recorder of Court Quarter Sessions Northgate (1897-1915)                                             

      M W Mattinson KC. (1897-1915) Sir Harold Smith (1924-5) J Henry Thorpe OBE (1930-42)

Recruiting Office 40 Ainsworth Street (1915-25); 47 Eanam (1939); (army) 47 Preston New Road (1942);

Officer: Major T G Hopkins (1909); recruiting sergeant: C W Platts (1915); naval, William G Mulachy (1939)

Rectory Street (Road)(1851-1929) 16 Pomfret Street / Wellington Street

Red Brick Theatre                                                                                      see Empire Theatre

Red Cap Accrington Road.

Red Cap Farm (1935-42)

Red Delph Wood (1938) Witton Park past the site of Witton Hall

The Redeemer CE Church Shadsworth Road opened in the 70s. Services ended December 2002. The church was badly gutted by fire January 2003.

The Redeemer Parish created on 1^st April 1982 Shadsworth estate

Redlam (Redlom, Redlumb, Redlomme, Redlome, Redlumme) (1583) the area was known as Redlum Farm

Redlam (1885) Redlam Brow Witton No 187 late 18^th c. Grade 2 listed 1986. Nos 1-107 and 38-196 107, 121 and 125-33 weavers cottages

Redlam Brow (1852) 144 Bank Top Witton Nos 1-7 and 2-32

Redlam Cottage (1851)

Redlam Farm (1851) Witton

Redlam Works Pleasington Street (1958) Mercer's Fire Protection Engineers

Red Lion Inn Whitebirk (1735) Grade 2 listed in 1974. Used to have a bowling green at the front

Red Rake (Readreake) (1750) Revidge Road handloom weavers' cottages opposite Corporation Park. Nos 5 and 7 (1903) 2-7 (1951)

Red Rake Farmhouse (1816) had handloom weaving, was demolished, the farm become part of Corporation Park

Red Sand Street (1929) St Ives Road

Red Scar Farm (1870)                                                                                           John Worthington (1870)

Redvers Road Moss Bridge (1966)

The Reed Hotel (St Paul's Tavern) (Albion Inn) St Paul's Street (1758 once owned by the Sudells of Woodfold Park then the home of Robert Railton whose foundry was close by. The licence was surrendered by Messrs. Cunningham & T & W Thwaites Ltd. in 1913

Reed Manufacturers' Association 7 Lord Street West (1930-9) secretary: E & B Haworth sols

Reform Club (Central) (1861-1951) (Liberal Party) 37 Victoria Street (5/1864-70) 28 Victoria Street (1881-1909) New Market Place Higher Church Street Preston New Road

Building at 37 Victoria Street commenced in May 1864 and opened in 1866 at a cost of £5,000. It comprised a news-room and billiards room. It's gentlemen members were of Liberal politics.

president: James Briggs (1878);                                             

secretaries: Frank Johnston (1870) Richard Slater (1878) J H Briggs and R F Lonsdale (1881) steward: Albert Longmire (1878) J Makinson (1881) secretary: George Slater (1885) H J Abbott (1889) J N McNeill (1897) J Higson & J Kenyon (1900) James H Kenyon (1903-25) secretaries: J H Kenyon & H Tomlinson (1930) J J Widdup & A P Matkin (1935) T Greenbank (1939-51)

Reform Club (Working Men's) Audley House 9 Audley Lane (Park Ward) founded 1870;

secretary: James Almond (1870) G B Illingworth (1878) A McLellan (1881) E Charnley (1885) William Cooper (1889-1897) Thomas Pye (1897-1909) C Davis (1912) Thomas Smith (1930-42) John H Somers (1947)

E Atherton (1951)

Reform Club (Working men's) branches, Brights' 36 Bank Top (1870-89); Cavendish 139 Moss Street (1870) Russell (1870) Randal Street Cob Wall House (1889-1935) Beechwood Road sec William Aspinall (1897-1900) Cobden (1870-1925) Corporation Street; King William Street (1897-1909) sec J E Hand (1897-1900)  St. Paul's (1903) 55 Montague Street (1897-1909) sec W Barton (1897) J Swarbrick (1900) Galligreaves Street (1903); Intack / Knuzden Intack Crescent (1885-97) sec J Bradley (1897) 307(311) Accrington Road (1903-12) Kendal Street (1897-1909) sec Thomas Woolfall (1897-1900) St. James' Street, Livesey (1885-1947): 86 Duckworth Street (1897-1925) sec William Shuttleworth (1897) St. John's and St. Michael's Kendal Street (1912-15): St. Peter's and St. Luke's (1915) Nuttall Street;(1915) Mill Hill (1885-1942) St. James' Street sec Alexander Dearden (1897) William Smith (1900) Redlam Witton (1885-9) Lower Darwen sec R E Entwistle (1897) F Whalley (1900)

Refuge Assurance Company

Moved from Montague Street to new purpose built offices on Ainsworth Street May 17th 1890. Built by Stones & Gradwell, architects, Richmond Terrace

Regency Club Regent Street (1960s) gambling club

Regency Hall (1969)

Regent Buildings (1929-49) 1 Larkhill

Regent Picture Palace 107 King Street (1920-61) opened on 14/10/1920. Became Roxy in1935. Closed in 1961 to become a credit drapery store John Blundell Ltd. The Peoples Mission Hall was between 95 & 103 King Street (1915-25)

Regent Street (1878-1980) 72 Victoria Street Nos 7-45 and 2-88

Regent Street Mission (1852-1930)

Regent Street Special School (1924-5)                                                 headmistress: Miss Annie Clayton (1924-5)

Regent Works (1903) Old Chapel Street Thomas Crossley (1903) weighing machine makers

Registrar of Births and Deaths office (Blackburn East sub-district) 4 King Street (1924-58)

T H Cross (1924-5)

No. 1 South-Eastern sub-district: J R Atack (1924-30); No. 2 South Western District: H T Wade (1924-30); No. 3 Northern District: George Heatley (1924-51); J Parkinson (1935-9); West sub district: G Heatley (1942); R Holden (1951); East sub district: J Parkinson (1942-51);

Registrar of Marriages 4 King Street (1924-30); Richmond Terrace (1935);

T H Cross, Carnlough, Feniscowles (1930-35); H T Wade (1930); Reg. Clayton (Blackburn Diocesan) (1935);

Relation Street (1929) 22 Stopes Brow

Relieving Officers Roger Greaves (1870); George H Ashworth (1942); Richard Cowell (1942); J L Dunkerley (1942); Walter Dewhurst (1942); Fred Ormerod (1942)

Renfrew Crescent (1966)

Reservoirs

Guide reservoir in 1852 had an area of 11 acres and contained 75m gallons of water.

Audley reservoir in 1852 was 2 roods containing 362,000 gallons.

Pickup Bank reservoir 5 acres contained 31 ¼ m gallons

Daisyfield or Green reservoir 2 acres containing 12.3 m gallons

Retail Fruit Trade Federation – Blackburn Branch commenced 1942 closed 1999. First president Fred Harty father of Russell Harty

Revidge (High Ground) Revidge Road was constructed in 1826 under the direction of the famous road maker John McAdam. It was one of a number of relief measures to alleviate the distress and find work for the starving weavers. A stone with inscription as follows:- Mount Revidge: the road at this place was made by removing the rock, during the distress in 1826-7.  Just off Revidge Road on the right going from Billinge End was the Mile End handloom weaving colony (now Mile End Road) where as late as 1851 three-quarters of those in employment were still engaged in handloom weaving. The bricked-up cellar loomshop windows can still be seen to-day

Revidge Community Association (2000)

Revidge Delf (1844) behind Top of Revidge where old Tank used to be

Revidge Estate (1750)

Revidge Fold (1836) Revidge Road Four Lanes End 18^th c. Grade 2 listed 1974

Revidge Fold Farm (1881-1966)                                             Joseph Holdsworth (1878) R H Thorp (1966)

Revidge Fold United Reform Church

Revidge Fold United Reform Church Amateur Dramatic Society (2001)

Revidge Lane Ends (1844) junction of Dukes Brow and Revidge

Revidge Moor delph (1618) under a decree from King James that an acre of land be reserved for the getting of stones for the farmers and tenants

Revidge Mount (built 1878) Revidge Road terrace facing Brantfell Road. Nos 2-18

Revidge Road (1885) 254 Shear Brow / Preston New Road Nos 1-225 and 4-208. 397-407 535 & 537 weavers cottages

The Revidge Tank built by Ashton Frost & Co. of Blackburn 1897 at 700ft above sea level. A water storage reservoir standing on the site of a bronze-age burial mound dating from about 1500 BC At the end of the 1800s was known as the “Blackburn Pier". Demolished in 2001 as the Borough and North West water couldn't come to an agreement about its preservation. The stainless steel disc, which was on a table on the tank indicating the views from the top was taken down some time ago is still in the hands of the North West Water Co.

Revidge Youth Football Club (1995-2000)

Rewe Close (1980)

Rheinfels (1881) 169 Preston New Road

Rhodes Avenue (1980)

Rhodes' Farm (1878-1951) Pleckgate Road     below Aspinall Fold                         Henry Forth (1878)

Rhyl Avenue (1966)

Rialto Luxury Cinema Penny Street (21/12/1931-74) a new 1878 seater luxury cinema with Holophane lighting built by William Livesey & Co. designed by S Butterworth & Duncan and opened in 1931 later bought by Rank-Odeon and became the Odeon in 16/5/1959, was used as the Victor Sylvester Dance Studio before it became Top Rank in 1968 was closed 23rd March & demolished in 1974. The Compton 3 Manual/ 7 Rank theatre organ was removed in 1964 to become spares.

Ribble House (1980)

Ribble Social Club 4 Salford (1935)                                         secretaries: W Battersby & T Rumfitt (1935);

Ribble Street (1885-1980) 69 Whalley Range Nos 1-35 and 2-32

Ribblesdale Place (1947-66) Ouzehead Lane / Saunders Road No 2

Ribchester Road (1852) Northgate

(Back) Richard Street (1851)

Richard Street (1851-1980) 58 Whalley Banks King Street

Richard Street Mill Whalley Banks Mill Co (pre 1922)

Richmond Chambers (1881-1949) Richmond Terrace. 6 businesses (1903)

Richmond Crescent (1947)

Richmond Hill (1795-1980) Bolton's Court / James' Street Nos 7-15

Richmond Street (1852) Whalley Banks

Richmond Terrace (completed 1838) (West Street) Limbrick / 51 Ainsworth Street / St. John's Place built of light-coloured brick with a Flemish bond coursing was completed in September 1838. Each house had Ionic columns at the doors. The homes were for wealthy business and professional people with servants. Nos. 1-21 and 22-27 built 1835 were Grade 2 listed in 1973 and 1974. Nos 28/30 (1903) previously known as West Street.

No 11 bears shield of arms and lettering donating Witton Estate Office

Ridings Building Ewood (1879) No 157

Rifle Club Quarry Street (1942-7)

Rifle Volunteers (1^st V B. E L Regiment) H Q Canterbury Street;

      Col. Robinson C O; Captain H J Martin adjutant (1903)

Rifle Volunteer's (2^nd L R V) H Q Canterbury Street

                                                                                                                        adjutant: Major H C Whitlock

Riley's Court (1851-1949) Moor Street / Starkie Street

Riley Street (1870-1966) 47 Higher Audley Street Nos 3-111 and 10-124

Riley Terrace (1903-30) 347/381 Whalley New Road

Rimmington Close (1980)

Ripon Street (1885) 43 Queen's Park Road Nos 1-55 and 2-94

Risedale Close (1980)

Rising Sun F C (1879)

Ritz Cinema (1953)                                                                                     see King's Hall

River Street (1885-1980) 108 Higher Audley Street 2 businesses (1888) 4 (1903)

River Street Mill owned by Wm Armitage (1903) wadding manufacturer Garden Street Mill Co Ltd (1912) cotton manufacturers

Rivington Street (1903-80) 76 Newton Street Nos 6/8

Road Hole Farm Billinge Scar (1789)

Robert Street (1851) John Street

Robert Street (1870-1980) 31 Mosley Street Nos 1-13 and 10-16

Robin's Nest (1881-1980) Adelaide Terrace

Robinson Street (1899-1980) off 246 Whalley Old Road Little Harwood Nos 2-16

Rockcliffe (1929) Grimshaw Park

Rockcliffe House (1878) Mosley Street / Robert Street

Rockcliffe Street (1870-1966) Highfield Road / 114 Grimshaw Park bordering the Highfield estate of Sir William Coddington sold to Blackburn Corporation in 1898.  Recreation area laid out in 1923 to the Borough Engineer's design. Comprises two bowling greens pavilion and children's playground Nos 31-45 and 20-60 some demolished 2008

Rockfield mill Bolton Road owned by English Spinners Ltd (1951-8) paper yarn spinners previously Greenwood Bros Ltd (1878-1930) cotton manufacturers 667 looms dobbies and dhooties with Carr mill Haslingden. Also Geo Holden Ltd cotton manufacturers (1925) Rockfield Cloth Co. in 1887 had 336 looms & 16000 spindles shirtings.

Rockfield Street (1958-66) 28 Highfield Road

Rock Mount (1864-2013) 4/6/8 Adelaide Terrace                                 Joseph Dugdale, John Whalley (1870)

Rock Terrace (1870-2013) 132/154 Duke's Brow / Revidge              Mrs C Barton (1870) No1

Rock View (1870-2013) 39 Alexandra Road

Rockwood (1870-2013) 4 East Park Road                                                                    Mrs Margaret Yates

Rodgett Row a group of cottages connected with Whalley Banks Mill in the early 1800s.

Rodgett Street (1878-1958) 3 Bates Street

Rodney Street (1929-80) Hardman Street / Sandon Street

Roebuck Close (1980)

Roebuck Street (1885-1966) 7 Dickinson Street Nos 1-33 and 4-34

Roe Lee (Rowley) (1750) Whalley New Road

Roe Lee Cottages (1980)

Roe Lee (Lea) Farm (1870-1966) St. Michael's Ward              Thomas Cort (1870) R Margerison (1966)

Roe Lee Lane (1870) Toddy Lane Ends

Roe Lee mills and Roe Lee New mills used by J E Sharples & Sons (1891-1904) 816 looms jacconettes mulls Turkish reds spots coloured and fancy handkerchiefs. Owned by Duckworth & Eddleston (1902-30) then by John Duckworth & Son (Blackburn) Ltd (1939) had 1,050 looms. In 1887 was Higson & Sharples with Peel mill 1296 looms fine cambrics mulls & jacconetts etc

Roe Lee Park was opened on the 30 May 1923 by John Duckworth JP and John Eddleston JP of Duckworth and Eddleston cotton manufacturers at Roe Lee Mills who gave the site to serve a growing population in the Whalley New Road district. It has an area of 17 acres containing 3 bowling greens five tennis courts a putting green and children's playground. The park is surrounded by a Municipal housing estate and in this layout both the estate and the Park owe to each other much of the resulting effectiveness of setting and any necessity for fencing the park has been rendered superfluous

Roe Lee Park housing estate

Roe Lee Park (Junior) CP School (1928-99) Emerald Avenue was erected in 1928-9 at a cost of £14,600 and was formally opened in July 1929 by Alderman Sir William Forrest OBE chairman of the Education Committee.                                                                                                  Headmistress: Miss Ellen Simm, who, later became Mrs Grime (1951)

Roe Lee Park Tennis Club (1951) 5 courts

Roe Lee Shed (1929) near Cemetery

Roe Lee West Cricket and Football Club Rosewood Avenue, new clubhouse opened 1976.

R O F Social Club New Market street (1951)                                         secretary: R Duffield (1951)

Roller Skating Rink (19  -14) situated in what is now Voith Fabrics (Scapa Dryers) The first roller skating rink was opened on Canterbury Street in 1872 by Mr Ramskill closing in 1894. Three more opened in Mincing Lane (Central Hall cinema) 1911, St Peters Street (Olympia cinema) the third being the Scapa Dryers being purpose built. In 1933 the Alfredo rink opened in the Overlookers' Hall in High Street. Later in the 1960s Star Skate opened.

Rolleston Street (1929-80) 247 Wensley Street now Rolleston Road

Roman Catholic first church built (1773) with burial ground of plain brick hidden in Chapel Street behind the old County Police Court sufficed for 50 yrs until St Alban's was built.

Roman Catholic club Fleming Square (1870)                                      secretary: John Rigby (1870)

Roman Road (1903) Bury Hill. Nos 40 & 110-166 and 167/171

Roman Road Community Centre (1996)

Roman Road CP School (1992-99) Fishmoor Drive

Roman Road Industrial Estate (1979)

Romney Walk (1980)

Ronald Street (1929-80) off Moss Hall Accrington Road

Roney Street (1878-1980) Sarah Ellen Street / 28 Johnston Street Nos 1-47 and 6-48

Rope Walks

                        Cicely Hole Mount Street Boulevard (1795-1848)

                        Northgate (1822)

                        Simmons Street (1822)                                                       Roger Pomfret (1822)

                        Broad Fold Little Harwood (1931)

                        Mill Hill (1958)                                                                      Edmund Haworth Ltd (1958)

Rose Bank (1878-1929) 9/11/13 Duke's Brow

Rosebay Avenue (1980)

Rose Bud Cottage (1929) 160 Duke's Brow

Rose Cottage (1881) next to Troy Preston New Road

Rose Cottage (1851) Pleasington

Rose Hill (1844-80) Higher Barn Street off Higher Eanam

Rose Hill (1870) Patterson Street

Rose Hill (1980) Pleasington

Rosehill Farm (1881-1929) Lower Darwen

Rosehill Terrace (1929) Haslingden Road

Rose Hill Foundry Higher Eanam owned by Robt Willan & Daniel Mills (1852-1950s) iron and brass founders machinists and power-loom makers

Rosehill (Rose Hill) mill 1 Higher Barn Street built 1860 by Willan & Mills, machinists leased/sold to Messrs. James & W E Briggs cotton spinners & manufacturers (1870-91) 28,000 spindles 392 looms mulls jacconettes fine fabrics etc. Albion Mill Co Ltd cotton manufacturers (1894) Then Calcutta Mill Co Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers with John Walker (Blackburn) Ltd (1894-1903) cotton spinners followed by James Dewhurst & Co Ltd (1912-22) cotton manufacturers and succeeded by the Audley Ring Mill Ltd (1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers. The spinning mill was closed but Queen Street Mill Co. (Darwen) Ltd. continued to use the weaving shed until the machinery (393 broad looms) was sold off in 1931

Rose Hill Terrace (1930) Haslingden Road Guide

Rose Street (1870-1966) 26 Mosley Street Nos 3/7 and 10-24

Rose Terrace (1903-30) 404 Whalley New Road

Rosebery Terrace (1903-30) Calder Street

Rosewood Avenue (1958) Whalley New Road

Ross Street (1899-1980) off Daisy Street / Mosley Street Nos 1-5 and 2-12

Rossall Terrace (1951) Manxman Road

Rotary Club of Blackburn Borough (1979) meet at Northwood 1 West Park Road

Rothesay House (1903) Spring Lane Witton

Rothesay Road (1958) Shadsworth

Rothwell Farm (1902) Lower Darwen

Rothwell Scar Farm (1915-35) Lower Darwen

Rotunda Ainsworth Street built to give access from the shopping precinct across Ainsworth Street to the market. Threatened with demolition in 1993, closed 2011 to be demolished with market

Roughs (1851) Pleasington

Rough Hey (1851-58) Whinney Lane No 143 handloom weavers' cottage

Rough Hey Farm (1786-1902) Whinney Lane Lammack

Rover Street (1885-8) Nos 7-35                                                               (now Wellfield Road 1903)

Rowan Close (1980)

Row Lee (Rowley) (1750)                                                                          see Roe Lee

The Roxy Picture House (1951)                                                                         see Regent Cinema

Royal Air Force Association HQ & Club 53 Regent Street (1948-58)

Royal Air Force Recruiting office 1 Preston New Road (1939)

Royal Lancashire Volunteers, disbanded in 1802. Colonel was Thomas Clayton Little Harwood Hall and High Sheriff of Lancashire.

Royal Ancient Order of Foresters (1838) 100 in number mounted on horseback

Royal Chambers (1878-1949) 33 Victoria Street 3 businesses

Royal Hippodrome Ainsworth Street (1909)                                         see Cinema Royal

Royal Independent Mechanics (1838) 150 in number

Royal Infirmary Bolton Road                                         see Blackburn & East Lancashire Royal Infirmary

Royal Infirmary Nurses' Home 1 Sunny Bank Road (1951)

Royal Mill Little Harwood owned by E & G Hindle Ltd (1907-60) cotton spinners & manufacturers sold to Lion Brewery (1960)

Royal Oak Avenue (1980)

Royal Oak Inn Rosewood Avenue 1764 listed 1974 of local interest.

Royal Ordnance Factory Romas Road known as “The Fuse" Opened 1938 closed 2002

Royal Park Gardens (1857) Addison Street                                                        see California Gardens

Royal Shepherds (1837-8)

Royalty Theatre (1894)                                                                             see Alhambra

Royal United Free  Mechanics (1838)

Roycrofts (1750)

Royshaw (Roishawe, Roishey, Royeshawe, Roysawe, Roysey, Royshawe, Royshey, Roysley, Rysha, Ryshaw, Ryshawe) (1600) situated in Pleckgate area where there is a Royshaw Avenue

Royshaw Avenue (1980)

Royshaw Close (1980)

Royshaw Farm (1836)

Royshaw Grove (1903-29) (352) 336 Whalley New Road

Royshaw Hill (1843) at Green Gown Pleckgate Road

Royshaw Lower to the east of Aspinall Fold Pleckgate Road

Royshaw Mill Boxwood Street owned by Henry Livesey Ltd (1891) 430 looms fine shirtings. Royshaw Mill Co Ltd (1902-22) cotton manufacturers then by Thompson Riley & Co Ltd (1912-15) cotton manufacturers

Royshaw Street (1929) Sycamore Street

Royshaw Street mill with Bright Street mills Henry Livesey Ltd had 804 looms fine shirtings (1887). John Hargreaves & Co. cotton manufacturer (1894)

Royshaw Terrace (1903-30) 265/275 Whalley New Road

Royshaw Upper (1853) to the east of Green Gown Pleckgate Road

Royshaw View (1903-29) (342) 336 Whalley New Road

R S P C A 52 London Road (1924-5) 97 Roe Lee Park (1929-35) 42 The Croft (1939-60s) 5a Feilden Street (1951)                                                                         inspector: George Sargeson (1924-42); P Cameron (1951)

R S P C C 17 Wellington Street St John's (1941)

Ruby Street (1929) 522 Whalley New Road

Ruby Terrace (1903-30) 492 Whalley New Road

Rupert Street (1851-1929) Hamilton Street

Russell Street (1847-1980) 80 Park Road Grimshaw Park / Gt Bolton Street Nos 11-31 and 2-26

Russell Street (1878) Livesey

Russell Working Men's Reform Club (1870) Randal Street

Russia (1831 map) on the top bend of Pleckgate Road

Ruthin Close (1966)

Rutland Street (1903-80) 99 Redlam Witton Nos 1-17 and 20-28

Ryburn Avenue (1958) off Beardwood Brow

Rydal House (1881) 4 Duke's Brow

Rydal Mount (1903-29) 2/4 Adelaide Terrace                                                    see Rydal House

Rydal Place Preston Old Road Witton (1902) named after Lake District

Rydal Road (1929) Little Harwood

Rydal Street (1879)

St. Aidan's Avenue (1912) late Caroline Street 23 New Chapel Street Mill Hill

St. Aidan's Close (1980)

St. Aidan's CEP School (1924-2011) Norfolk Street Mill Hill mixed and infants

St. Aidan's Church Mill Hill consecrated September 1932 accommodates 300 people. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Blackburn. A previous church had been built in 1826.

St. Alban's (1832)

St. Alban's Men's Club 14 St. Alban's Place (1951)

St. Alban's Boys' Recreation Centre 19 St. Alban's Place (1942-51)

St. Alban's Catholic Higher Grade School (1924-1951) St. Alban's Place 

       see St. Alban's RC Modern Secondary Boys' school

St. Alban's Catholic School (1870-1947) St. Alban's Place boys and girls; (1951) boys, girls and infants

St. Alban's Close (1980)

St. Alban's Court (1980)

St. Alban's Hall next door to the church used as a church when the present building was being erected from 1898.

St. Alban's Place (1836-1980) 2 Whalley New Road Larkhill Nos 1-27

St. Alban's R C Church St. Alban's Place Brookhouse first church recorded in 1773 in a pair of cottages in Chapel Street. A second building was used in 1781. A church was erected in 1824 accommodating 1,000 people. The opening took place on 22^nd June 1826. It was much embellished in 1850 and in 1877 a magnificent high altar of pure marble designed by Angelo Herbert was added costing £900. The present Decorated Gothic style church is the fourth building having been opened on 8^th December 1901 by the Bishop of Salford. Designed by Edward Goldie of London and built by John Boland of Blackburn at a cost of £20,000 excluding the spire and tower. It never did receive its spire but a tower instead. It seated 1,000 people. The previous chapel commenced in 1824 after the land had been bought for £1,260 3s 9d and was opened with solemn mass June 1826 adding a tower in 1883.

St. Alban's RC Infants school

St. Alban's RC Junior Boys' school St. Alban's Place

St. Alban's RC Junior Girls' school Yates' buildings

St. Alban's RCP School (1992-2011) Trinity Street

St. Alban's RC Modern Secondary Boys' School (1951)

St. Alban's Square (1872)

St. Alban's View (1836-1930) 83 Larkhill

St. Andrew's C of E Church Livesey built in 1877 of Early English style from designs by Paley & Austin costing over £6,000 including site. Consecrated on 10^th February 1877 The organ by Bishop & Sons of London cost over £600. Was consecrated on 10^th February 1877 and seats 552 worshippers, all free. A new vicarage built in 1894 at a cost of £2,500. Closed 2007.

St. Andrew's CEP School (1992-2004) Scotland Bank Terrace merged with St. Bartholomew's C of E P school 2004 at Fernhurst Farm estate Ewood 2006

St. Andrew's Close (1980)

St. Andrew's Elementary Schools the foundation stone was laid on 12^th May 1912

St. Andrew's Mission Norfolk Street Mill Hill was opened in February 1896 at a cost of £1,200. Was designed by Stones & Gradwell 338 Livesey Branch Road, recently occupied by Livesey Amateur Boxing Club

St. Andrew's (C of E) National School (1849-1951) Livesey Branch Road Waterloo Livesey opened 2^nd December 1849 mixed and infants

St. Andrew's Parochial Hall 220 Livesey Branch Road (1912-15)   secretary: J Aspin (1912)

St. Andrew's Place (1870) 17 Wellington Street St. John's / Strawberry Bank Nos 4/6

St. Andrew's Street (1870) 16 Wellington Street St John's / 43 Limbrick Nos 1-15 and 4-8

St. Andrew's Terrace (1903-29) 190 Livesey branch Road / Wellington Road Livesey

St. Anne's Branch of Rescue Society and Boys' Orphanage (1897-1929) France Street Franciscan Sisters

St. Anne's R C Church France Street / Paradise Lane opened 4^th May 1851 having started a mission in 1849. On Saturday 4^th July 1925 the foundation stone of a new church was laid and opened at a Christmas eve 1926 Midnight Mass. Costing over £36,000 it was officially opened by Dr. Henshaw Bishop of Salford on 6 February 1927. Fire severely damaged fabric prior to 'Xmas 2000. Re-built and opened by the Rt Rev Bishop Brain leader of the East Lancashire Catholic Community Sunday 13^th June 2004.

St. Anne's Catholic Club 3 Paradise Lane.                                                       secretary: Thomas O'Hara (1903)

15 Clayton Street (1912-15).                                                                                  secretary: P Cunningham (1915)

St. Anne's Catholic School Paradise Lane (boys) (1870-81); Paradise Street (girls and infants) (1870-81); Witton (1878); Prince's Street (1903-51) boys, girls and infants

St. Anne's Parochial Hall Paradise Street (1939-66)

St. Anne's RCP School (1992-2011) Feilden Street

St. Ann(e)'s Street (1844-1980) 16 Grimshaw Park

St. Ann(e)'s Terrace (1912-30) Wellington Road Livesey

St. Anthony's RC church (1959)

St. Anthony's RCP School (1992-2011) Shadsworth Road

St. Anthony's Presbytery North Road (2011)

St. Barnabas' C of E Church Addison Street / Johnston Street was designed by W S Varley of Blackburn and erected in 1875-6 at a cost of £6,500. It accommodated 722 worshippers. The foundation stone of a church/school premises was laid on 16^th September 1876. Church re-established in co-op building on 85 Johnston Street in 1988 with community centre, bookshop and cafe after the closure and demolition of the original building because of dry rot in 1979.

St. Barnabas' Community Centre (1996)

St. Barnabas (C of E) National School (1878-1951) Johnston Street mixed and infants

St. Barnabas and St. Paul's C of E primary school (1972-2011) off Oakenhurst Road opened 1972

St Barnabas Street (1885-1980) Belle Vue Street Nos 3-27 and 2-40

St. Bartholomew's C of E Church Ewood consecrated 12^th December 1910 and cost £7,000. Designed by Diocesan Architect Mr Seward of Preston Foundation stones were laid by G Stewart Bowles MP and Miss Lund of Preston New Road in November 1909. Demolished 2008

St. Batholomew's C of E Church Jack Walker Way Ewood designed and built by Cassidy and Ashton (2006)

St. Bartholomew's CEP School (1903-2004) Bolton Road Ewood mixed and infants merged with St. Andrew's C of E Primary school (2004) at Fernhurst Farm estate Ewood 2006. Demolished 2008

St. Bartholomew's Sunday School foundation stone laid by Sir W H Houldsworth MP on 9/5/1896

St. Bede's RC High School (1992-2012) Livesey Branch Road demolished for new school 2014

St. Bees Close (1980)

St Cecilia & Vocal Union (1896-1922)                                       conductor E C Robinson MB FRCO (1922)

St. Cedd In his book "Blackburn as it is" (1852), Peter Whittle states on page 41