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Blackburn Trades Council and Labour Party Victoria Chambers Victoria Street (1930-5); 21 Clayton Street (1939-66) merged in 1923                                                                          secretary: George B Eddie (1930-51)

Blackburn Tradesmen's Association 20 Richmond Terrace (1909)

                                                                                                                        president: Coun. W Kenyon (1909)                                                                                                                 secretary: W I Garland (1909); V Manley (1909-12)

Blackburn Tradesmen's Glass Association 4 Strawberry Bank (1951)    secretary: J Edgar Dixon (1951)

Blackburn Tramway Men's Institute 1 Fleming Square (1912)       secretary: H West (1915); Fred Berry (1924-5)

Ainsworth Street (1939)                                                                              secretary: R Barker (1939)

Blackburn Trinity F C (1914-5) played 28 games winning all including 3 trophies

Blackburn Trustee Savings Bank                                                                     see Blackburn Savings Bank

Blackburn Turkish Baths Richmond Terrace opened 25/5/1891by Blackburn Turkish Baths Co Ltd who operated them until liquidated on 6/3/1920                  lessee and manager: A Arbury (1894-1903); G H Hinchcliffe (1912-20)

Blackburn Typographical Society (1871-1981)

Blackburn Union Club (1870) 11 Church Street (1870)                     secretary: Joseph Ward

Blackburn Union office Cardwell Place foundation stone laid by James Hoyle 22/12/1886 architects Stones and Gradwell MSa 10 Richmond terrace. House the Guardians of the Poor. Demolished after later use being the Registrar's Office

Blackburn Victoria Benefit Building Society (1870) 17 Market Street Lane    sol. William Pickop

Blackburn Vocal Society (1896)

Blackburn Water Polo Team won the English Championships in 1923 under the captaincy of Richard (Dick) Hodgson

Blackburn Waterworks Company (1870) (4) 2 Clayton Street                     see Water

Blackburn Waterworks office Municipal Offices                                             see Water

Blackburn WEA (1938-55)

Blackburn Weavers' Winders' Warpers' Association Clayton Street (founded 1853-1964);

Wellington Street St John's (1964-  );

'Blackburn Weekly News' office Victoria Street (1915)

'Blackburn Weekly Standard & Express' 41 Church Street (1903-4) manager: Samuel Thomas Weston (1903)

'Blackburn Weekly Telegraph' office Railway Road                                      Saturdays

proprietor and publisher: Thomas P Ritzema (1903-15); North-Western Newspaper Co. Ltd. (1930);

'Blackburn Weekly Times' 31 Lord Street Liberal newspaper born out of the demise of The Darwen Examiner   

Edition No 1 Saturday 2nd June 1855 priced 1d.

proprietor & publisher: Frederic Joseph Nichols (1855-58) printer & stationer

Blackburn Wesleyan Mission band

Blackburn West Rotary Club (1996)

Blackburn Women's Liberal Association (1922)

Blackburn Workshop's Bowling League (1940)

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council formed 1974. Education, Highways and Social Services however were still being administered by Lancashire C Council. Became unitary borough 1st April 1998 when these services were handed back

Blackburn with Darwen Carers Centre Oakenhurst Road

Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service (2003)

Blackburn with Darwen Racial Equality Council (2003)

Blackburn with Darwen St. John Ambulance (2003)

Blackburn with Darwen Snooker League (2002) formed from Darwen Hotels League (1962) and Blackburn Hotels League

Blackburn with Darwen Sports Acro club (2004) Harrisons Gym Charles Street Blackburn

Blackburn with Darwen Youth Forum (2004)

Blackburn Waterworks Company (1844)                                                         see Water

Blackburn & Withnell Rifle Volunteers Corps (1864)

Blackburn Workshops for the Blind Thornber Street (1942-58); Mill Hill Street (1960s);                                                                                                                                                            manager: E Greenhalgh (1942-51)

Workroom for the Blind Women hosiery manufacturers Mayson Street (1912-15)

Blackburn Young Unionists League Club 41 Church Street                      secretary: J Seed (1915)

Blackburn Youth Employment Bureau Richmond Terrace (1951) secretary: G F Hall (1951)

Blackburn Youth Theatre (2001) Thwaites' (Red Brick) Theatre

Blackbutts (1750) Brown Street & north of John Street

Black Diamond Street (1870-1929) Bolton Road / 28 Highfield Road Nos 5-21 and 2-12

Black Hill Farm (1915-59) Haslingden Road Guide

Black Hill Farm Lower Darwen (1902-58)

Blackesnape (Blakesnape) (1614) Eccleshill

The Black Hole (1772) the tunnel from Blackburn Station on the Daisyfield side

Blackwater Street (1852) Penny Street

Blackyate (1831 map) now known as Pleckgate in Wilworth area

Blakewater College previously Everton High School since 2012 Tauheedul Islamic Boys' High School

Blakewater Lodge (1982)

Blakewater Street (1852-1966) Off Anvil Street Lark Hill

Blakey Court (1948-51) Blakey Street No 9 (1951)

Blakey Moor (Blakley, Blakeley, Blakely, Blaklemoor, Blakleymore, Bleakey Moor) originally large open space mentioned in 1249 as a park or chase in Blagborne Ville later with squalid slum property used for political meetings, fairs, cattle markets etc. 35 Northgate Nos 5-63 and 2-86

Blakey Moor (Central) Higher Elementary School (1911-15) mixed. Was erected in 1910-11 at a cost of £26,000; opened in July 1911 by the Right Hon. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Education. Higher Elementary School (392 children) on first floor, ordinary Elementary School (421 children) on the ground floor and a ladies' plunge bath 75 ft by 25 ft was constructed in the basement costing £4,435 but closed in July 1998. There was provision for instruction in science, art, handicraft and domestic subjects. In 1920 the mixed classes were separated and two schools were formed – The boys' Central School upstairs (headmaster H W Boddy B Sc (1927) and the Girls' Central School downstairs (headmistress Miss W Alty MA (1927) they were evacuated in 1939 to Troy and never returned, they were evacuated from Troy to Spring Mount Preston New Road. Became Blakey Moor Secondary Modern School in 1944 with the newly created Blakey Moor Technical High School taking over the lower floor Closed as boys' secondary modern school in 1958 the pupils were transferred to the new Witton Park Secondary School. The Tech and Grammar pupils were moved to Billinge School 8 years later and their places taken by Bangor Street Secondary Modern boys who 2 years later moved to Pleckgate School merging with Blakey Moor Girls. The building was taken over by the Blackburn College Business & Secretarial Studies School in 1984. Demolished in 2002

Blakey Moor Co-operative Society (Limited) grocers, drapers etc

Central Stores: 26 & 30 Simmons Street (1870-8); Follywell Street; Frances Ann Street;

                                                                                                                        secretary: Thomas Collinson (1878)

Blakey Moor Council School (1947-51) senior boys and girls

Blakey Moor Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, butchers, drapers, boot and shoe dealers Simmons Street.

Branches: 59 Follywell Street, Cherry Tree; 26 Adelaide Street; 47 Sarah Ellen Street; 32 Hazel Street; 231 Whalley New Road; 58 London Road; 20 New Bank Road; 157 Wensley Street; Eldon Street;

manager: Peter Duerden ; secretary: Thomas Collinson (1878); Walter Hatton (1903)

Blakey Moor Secondary Modern Boys' School (1951)

Blakey Moor Secondary Modern Girls' School (1951)

Blakey Street & back (1818-1966) 6 Winter Street Nos 11-49 and 32-86

Blakey Street Court (1929-59) off Blakey Street

Blakey Street Mission formed in 1894 in the former public house 'The Rock of Ages' it was to last for 60 years.                                                                                                             see St. George's

Blakewater the river, which is now largely under ground has plagued the town for centuries with winter floods and summer smells. Culverting in earnest commenced in 1962. It rises near School Lane Guide and flows due north, under Knuzden and along Abbott Clough through Whitebirk following closely the old parish boundary. It is joined by Little Harwood brook in the Greenbank area and then flows through the old Notre Dame grounds before going under the town eventually arriving at Witton Park and joining the River Darwen at Feniscliffe Bridge

Blakewater College Shadsworth Road was previously Shadsworth High School

Blakewater Street (1851-1959) 33 Larkhill Nos 7-41 and 4-38

Bleasdale's Band (1940) (Old Reno's) 48? Roney Street off Johnston Street

Blind Society for Blackburn and Darwen (1996)

Blow Up Cottages (1848-1900) Little Harwood named after explosion at nearby colliery in 1819. Local pond used for curling especially by the Rose and Crown pub team.

Boardman's Court (1844-1949) Redlam Witton later off Dale Street Whalley Banks

Board of Guardians ceased 27 March 1930                                                     see Select Vestry

Boardroom 8 King Street (1870);                           office: 8 King Street (1878); Cardwell Place (1901)

                                 clerks: Thomas Brennand (1878); Robert Carr Radcliffe (1901); Charles E Bygrave (1903-15)

Board of Trade Labour Exchange 100 Darwen Street opened in 1910. Central office for Blackburn Accrington Darwen and Rishton              district manager: Livingstone          manager: H N Grundy (1912); Tom Robinson (1915)

Ministry of Production Library Street (1946-7)                                    district manager: J L G Robinson (1946-7)

Boating Lake Queen's Park also used for skating in winter when the lake froze over until 1970s.

Bogart Barn (1836) Revidge

Bog Height (Bog Bank 1724) betwen Four Lane Ends and Earcroft on Broken Stone Road

Bog Height Road, Moss Bridge (1966)

Bog House (1851) Pleasington

Bohemian Club (1897) 3 New Market Street                             secretary: T Whittaker (1897)

Boland Street (1899) 21 Pine Street Nos 3-33 and 2-62

Bold Street (1870) 1 Randal Street to Wimberley Street Nos 1-93 and 16-82

Bold Street Sawmills (1903) J Widdup & Sons (1903-1945)

Bolton Darwen & Blackburn Railway Station Nova Scotia opened in 1848 demolished in 1881

Bolton Road (1851) 75 Great Bolton Street Nos 1-609 and 22-562 became Bolton Road between 1852 and 1854 having previously been High Street Nova Scotia

Bolton Road (1885) Lower Darwen Nos 200-460

Bolton Station (1870) Great Bolton Street

Bolton Street (1832-51) Richmond Hill

Bolton Street (Great) (Novas Lane) (1824-1903) Darwen Street St. John's / Nova Scotia Nos 1-75

Bolton's Court (1870-1990) 28 Richmond Terrace / Richmond Hill

Bolt Street (1870-1966) 2 Manner Sutton Street

Bombay Street (1899-1982) East Street Nos 2-72 to be bulldozed 2012

Bonaccord Mill nr Higher Audley Street Mill erected by W B Dewhurst in 1865-6. 4 storey, stone, spinning mill Built as a co-operative in the mid 1860s but leased to Glenny and Cruikshank (1870-3) cotton spinners Leased by E & T Knowles (1873-1885) cotton spinners & manufacturers, spinning ceased 1885 Then Shackleton's Corn Millers used it as a store. Gutted by fire in 1938 and later demolished

Bonaccord Street (1870-1966) 128 Higher Audley Street Nos 1-13 and 2

Bonchurch Street (1929-41) off Audley Range

Bond Street (1868-1903) from Nab Lane to 30 Feilden Street Nos 1-13 and 8-26

Bonsall Street (1903) Shorrock Lane Mill Hill Nos 49 & 73 and 6-60

Bonsall Terrace (1903-41) Bonsall Street / Shorrock Lane Mill Hill

Booth Street (1903) Nos 1-19 and 2-26

Boothman Street (1929-82) 11 Lower Hollin Bank Street

Boothman Street Mill owned by L & C Cotton (1930) cotton manufacturers

Borough Analyst (1924-47)          W H Roberts M Sc FCI Liverpool (1924-42); J F Clark MSc FRIC (1946-7);

Borough Arms Exchange Street Built by James Caughey in the 1850s

Borough Engineer's office (1897) Municipal Offices Victoria Street;          

Engineer: William B Bryan C E (1881) J B McCallum (1885-9) William Stubbs (1897-1915) H M Webb B Sc AMICE (1930) W Pickstone MInstCE MIMunE (1951)

Borough Improvement Rate Collector's office Municipal Offices Victoria Street;

collectors: G S King, Richard Kay, James Duckworth (1881)

collectors: W Barton (1889); G E Eastwood (1889-1915); George Pickup (1903) and Frank Duckworth (1889-1903)

Borough Magistrates' Clerk's Office (1897) Town Hall                                     clerk: Malam Brothers (1897)

Borough Police Fire Brigade Clayton Street (1852-89) formed on 1st March 1852                                                                                        superintendent: Thomas Marshall (1852); chief George Lewis, inspector J Fox (1889)

The force consisted of 1 superintendent; 1 sergeant and 10 constables

Borough Police Station (1870) Town Hall                                                        superintendent: William Laverty (1858)

chief constable: Joseph Potts (1870-8) Major H W Shoubridge B S C (1881) William Ward (1885) Isaac George  Lewis (1897-1912) C Hodson (1915)                                  inspectors: Thomas Houlden and Robert Eastwood (1870)

Sessions House Northgate:                                         chief constable: C Hodson OBE (1930); C G Looms (1939-51)

Borough Surveyors' office (1870-8) Town Hall                    Frederick Smith (1870); William B Bryan CE (1878)

Borough Treasurer's office (1870-81) Municipal Offices Victoria Street; Town Hall (1897-1951)

treasurer: Michael McManus (1870) William Counsell (1878) John H Bailey (1881-1915) R G Pye FSAA FIMTA FSS (1924-39) J Nennet ASAA (1947) N W E Hamm FIMTA ASAA (1951)

Borough Works (1903) 11 Mincing Lane Albert H Duckworth (1903) wire worker

Borrowdale Avenue (1982)

Borrowdale Road (1966)

Bottom Gate (Botham Gate) (1750) started at 49 Copy Nook to 172 Bottomgate then Furthergate Nos 1-131 and 2-172

Bottomgate Billiards Hall 51 Bottomgate                                                          J E Shorrock proprietor (1930)

Bottomgate Farm (1870)                                                                           John Barton (1870)

Bottomgate Independent School (1870)

Bottomgate Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, drapers, tailors, clog and shoe makers. 4, 6, 8 & 5 Ordnance Street (1870-8); Walpole Street (1870); 129 Higher Audley Street (1878-81); 72 Withers Street (1878-81); 29 & 31 Furthergate (1878-81); (41) 49 Lower Audley Street (1878-81); 78 Audley Range (1878-81);                                           secretaries: Robert Walsh (1878-81); manager: John Bolton (1878); Timothy Grime (1881)

Bottongate Spring works (1958) James Crook complete mill furnishers.

Bottomgate Sunday School (1838-48)

Boulevard (Spring Gardens) a large open space going back to Roman times, as a causeway erected by Agricola crossed the Blakewater near Salford and the holy well probably supplied legionnaires with water. The 1822 Gillies' map shows it already taking shape alongside Hallows Spring Lane.

The railings, piers, lampholders and statue erected in 1905 were Grade 2 listed 1974. The cab shelter was erected in 1913 and removed in 1944. It was developed as a bus station (designed by the Borough Engineer's Department) by the use of Blakeley Shelters (covering an area of 5,000sq ft) and completed in May 1956.

Boundary mill Bastfield Willow Street Little Harwood built 1879 by William Thompson 500 looms shirtings and jacconettes (1894). Owned by Thompson, Riley & Co Ltd (1897-1927) cotton manufacturers

Boundary Villa (1881-1941) Whalley Old Road/Coniston Road

Bow Street (1824-1966) 24 Salford Nos 3/5 & 10                                             Thomas Veevers (1832)

Bowden Avenue (1982)

Bowen Street (1903) 63 Queen Victoria Street Mill Hill Nos 1 and 2-8

Bower House Fold Bridge (1848) Livesey

Bower House Fold (1786-1959) Primrose Terrace Livesey                         James Dearden (1870); Ann Eccles (1870)

Bower House Fold Lane (1848) Livesey now Shorrock Lane

Bower Street (1903) Marsden Street Mill Hill 45-49 and 52/54

Bowk House (1824) at the Montague Street end of Winter Street

Bowland House (1982)

Bowlplex 10-pin bowling alley Peel Leisure Park Lower Audley closed June 2015 see Ten Pin

Bowman Court (1982)

Bowness Close (1982)

Boxwood Drive (1982)

Boxwood Street (1885) 172 Cedar Street Nos 1 and 21-59

Boyle Street (1899-1982) Brookhouse Lane no houses

Bracken Close (1982)

Bradda Road (1941) Snaefell Road

Bradshaw Close (1982)

Bradshaw Street (1818-1959) 64 Feilden Street / Hanson Street Nos 17-25 and 2 & 12-32

Brandyhouse Brow (1851)                                                                                  see Grimshaw Park

Brae Side (1870) Edgeware Road 7 houses

Brae Side F C (18  ) T P Campbell played for them before playing as guest for Blackburn Rovers F C

Bramwell House Heaton Street (Salvation Army Hostel) built on site of Dr Morley's house.

Branch Mill owned by Hilden Manufacturing Co Ltd (1958)

Branch Road (1888-1982) 466 Bolton Road Lower Darwen 1-51 and 2-8

Branch Road (1832-52) became the top part of Montague Street (1869-70)

Branch Road Tabernacle                                                                                    see Montague Street Baptist Church

Brandy House Brow (1836-1982) Grimshaw Park

Brantfell Road (1903) off East Park Road Nos 2-68

Branthwaite Close (1982)

Brantwood Avenue (1951) Intack

Brantwood Road Knuzden Brook (1966)

Brecon Road (1941) Monmouth Road

Brennand's Yard (1824) Church Street

Brewery Bridge over canal at Grimshaw Park named after the Park Place Brewery.

Brewery Row (1872-1959) 2a Burnley Road

Brewery Street (1870-1982) 24 St Paul's Street Nos 2-22

Briar Nook (1929) Park Crescent

Briar Road (1941) Rosewood Avenue

Brick House Farm (1881) Lower Darwen

Brick Makers' Association Mill Hill Livesey (1881)

Brick Street (1941) off 297 Audley Range

Bridge End Farm (1870) Lower Darwen                                                            Thomas Haworth (1870)

Bridge Mills (Speculation Mill) Moorgate Street Mill Hill built by David Kearton & Co. (1853-66) in 1853 powered by a Swift, Derham & Co. 25hp beam engine. Building work completed in1866 by Benjamin Swain & Co. the mill was worked by Richard Meadows (1878) cotton manufacturer followed by Richard Galloway

(1884-94) 690 looms mulls jaconettes tanjibs checks stripes handkerchiefs etc. Then purchased by James N Boothman (1902-12) and run by Lawrence Cotton also used by Richard Galloway (1903-4) and exors. it closed in 1925.

Bridge Street (1852) Spring Gardens now called the Boulevard it extended from Jubilee Street to Station Road (Railway Road)

Bridge Street (1870-1982) Bank Top Witton Nos 1-11

Bridges

            Canal             Aqueduct; Audley; Bolton Road; Bower House Fold; Cherry Tree; Cicely Hole (1893); Eanam; Eden; Golden Hill; Grimshaw Park; Hall Street; Harwood; Highfield Road; Hollin Bridge Street; King's Mill Hill (widened 1911); Livesey Hall; Moorgate Fold ferro-concrete (1911); Shorrock Lane (1926); Whitebirk;

            Foot                Merchant Street (1893);

            Rail                 Cherry Tree; Cicely Lane; Clinton Street; Cob Wall Viaduct; Iron Freckleton Street; Lower Hollin Bank Street; Laburnum Road; New Chapel Street Mill Hill; Plane Street; Seven Trees; Skew Bridge; Mickle Hey Ramsgreave Road; Three Arch Preston Old Road; Waterfall;                                                   see also Tunnel

            Road              Aqueduct over Darwen (1911); Cob Wall (1844); Darwen Street (27) (House of Correction) (1852); Derrikins Bridge Whalley New Road; Ewood (1923-5) (£4,000); Feniscliffe; Gorse Street ferro-concrete (1911); Havelock (£3090); King Street; Little Harwood Recreation Grounds fero-concrete (1911); Sour Milk Hall Harwood Street (1911); Union (1893) Union Street / Old Chapel Street; Waterfall;

Bridgewater Court (1982)

Bridgewater mill Bridgewater Street / Hart Street built by Thomas Hart (1861-2) cotton spinner. The last mill to be built for the sole purpose of spinning In 1877 taken over by D & W Taylor (see Audley Bridge Mill) cotton spinners & manufacturers becoming John Taylor (Blackburn) Ltd. (1893-1959) branch of Joshua Hoyle & Sons (Burnley) Ltd who was the last proprietor when the mill closed in 1959. Demolished in 1962-3 had 35,208 ring spindles

Bridgewater Street (1903-66) 2 Redlam Brow Nos 2/4 and 19

Bridlington Crescent (1951)

Bridlington Terrace (1951) 10 Lytham Road became Thornton Drive (1980)

Briercliffe (1870-1941) 33/5 Wellington Street (St John's)                              John Deane, Rev. John Morgan (1870)

Briers (Bryers) Farm (1870-1915) Wilpshire                                 Thomas Lund (1870) Robert Catlow (1881)

Bright Street (1870-1982) 1 Harwood Street / Stanley Street Nos 7-29 and 28

Bright Street mill Greenbank built by Henry Livesey (1876) leased to tenants (1886-96) including John Brown, J H Haydock manufacturer (1891) 878 looms printers jaconettes and fine shirtings. Re-built by John Bright to incorporate 650 looms worked by 220 people. Haydock & Duerden cotton manufacturers (1894). Taken by Richard Thompson & Co. (1896-1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers successively then by Dean, Holt & Co. Ltd. (1920-50) cotton manufacturers followed by Pickup & Young (1950-6) when weaving ended 1956 Closed down in 1956 and the building was then worked by Shaw's Brush Fibres from 1957 also Greenbank Engineering Co. Ltd. (1957-66

Bright's Working Men's Reform Club (1870) 36 Bank Top

Brighton House (1929-41) St Silas' Road

Brighton Terrace (1912) previously Banana Street Woodbine Road / 63 New Bank Road

Brindle Street (1870-1982) 17 New Wellington Street Livesey Nos 1-5 and 2-12

Bristol Close (1982)

Britannia Cricket club (1855) Mile End

Britannia mill Bolton Road built in 1856 by Joseph Harrison & Sons and leased to John Oddie with 130 looms.

Britannia works Canterbury Street Thomas Parkinson engineers & millwrights (1894)

Britannia Yard (1929-59) Penny Street

British Eccles School (1870) Lower Darwen

British Legion Association Astley Gate (1924-39) Barton Street (1941) 60 Victoria Street (1946-8) 13 Clayton Street (1951-8) Cardwell Place (1960s)          secretaries: J W Conboy (1930-5); Thomas Kenyon (1939); J Whitehead (1924-30); A Holden (1951)

British Legion (Blackburn) Club Ltd. 14 Astley Gate: secretary: J Conboy (1930); Thomas Kenyon (1939)

Clayton Street (1951)          closed in 1953

British Northrop Loom Co. established in 1902 by William Livesey of Greenbank Iron Works and others to import the automatic loom from USA. By 1905 the loom was being made at the Greenbank works followed by the erection of the first Northrop building in 1907. In its hey-day it employed 2,700 workers but had dropped to 500 in 1968. Demolition and a fire in 1982 had left one remaining building.

British Railways (1951)

Goods Yard: Great Bolton Street (1951-8)                                                           agent: S Jones (1951)

Passenger Department: Railway Road (1951-8)

Stations: Mill Hill, Cherry Tree, Lower Darwen (1951)                          stationmaster: G Morrison (1951)

British Railways Road Motor Engineers' department Hamilton Street (1951)

British Red Cross Society Richmond Terrace (1924-47);                              secretary: E Rudd JP (1924-47)

British Road Services (East Blackburn Group), Bennington Street (1951)

British School (1870) School Street 92 Oxford Street run by schoolmaster James Walsh (1870)

British Socialist Party club New Water Street (1903-24)                                secretary: F E Broughton (1915)

British Waterways Office Eanam Wharf  c 1820 Grade 2 listed 1974 along with capstan and warehouses.

Britannia Foundry Greaves Street owned by Seth Lang (1870-8) iron founder & machinist

Britannia Mill Bolton Road built by Joseph Harrison in 1856 with 130 looms. Leased to John Oddie & Son Ltd (1856-1955) cotton manufacturers 536 looms checks and fancy goods with Syke mill Belthorn Offices, beam engine and boiler house demolished 1984.

Brittannia Works Canterbury Street owned by Thomas Parkinson (1878-1903) brass & ironfounder coppersmith & machinist

Britten Close                       Roman Road

Broad Entry (1872) St Peter's Ward

Broadfields Farm (1942)

Broad Fold (1848-72) next to Little Harwood Hall St Michael's Ward

Broadfold (1956-9) St. Stephen's Ward

Broadfold Avenue (1941) off Benson Street Little Harwood

Broadfold Farm (1844-1949) Little Harwood St. Stephen's Ward

Broadhalgh Farm (1870-1951) Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles            Thomas Cliffe (1870)

Broadhalgh Farm (1870) Livesey                                                                        Humphrey Waddington (1870)

Broadhalgh Terrace (1903-66) Feniscowles

Broadhead Farm (1825-2001) Moorfield Avenue Ramsgreave                     William Ellison (1870)

Broadhurst (1851) Feniscowles

Broadlands Special School (1992-99) Roman Road

Broad Leach Farm (1915) Ramsgreave

Broad Walk (1966)

Broadway (1929) Pleckgate Road

Broadway Street (1903) Bentham Street Livesey Nos 1-19

Brodick Road (1959) Shadsworth

Brogden's Court (1852) Darwen Street

Brogden's Yard (1824) off Back Lane between Market St Lane and St Peter's Street

Broken Stone Road (1966)

Bromley Street (1870-1980) Addison Street / 183 Preston New Road Nos 1-65 and 2-58

Brook Farm (1825-2001) off Pleckgate Road Ramsgreave        John Harrison (1870) Edward Shorrock (1881)

Brook Street (1824) now Quarry Street

Brook Street (1870) 5 Carr Street / Whalley Range Nos 9/45/4/26/28

Brook Street (1870-1951) Mill Hill Livesey

Brookfield Villa (1878-1941) 91 Preston New Road

Brookfield Mill owned by E & G Hindle Ltd (1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers

Brookfield Street (1903-80) 5 Carr Street Nos 1-45 and 4-34

Brook house (Brookhowse, Brookehouse, Bruchouse, Bruckehouse, Bruckhouse) (1545)

                                                                                           William Beardsworth & William Kenworthy (1832)

Brookhouse Cottages (1852) Brookhouse Fields/197 Whalley Range     

                                    E K Hornby MP, William Henry Hornby (1870); William Henry Hornby Jnr. (1870-81)

Brookhouse CP School Troy Street (1992-99)

Brook House Estate (1750)

Brookhouse Fields Mill Ward Street Whalley Range built by David Murray (1860) muslin manufacturer and sold to Forrest, Moulden & Tiplady (1861-70). Owned by C C & J Dunkerley (1870-2) manufacturers then leased by J W Wood & J M Rishton (1872-1891) cotton manufacturers 892 looms shirtings jacquards and dhooties. Followed by Brookhouse Field Mills Co (1894-1904) Ward Street Mill Co. Ltd. (1903-26) closed 1930. Demolished 1970s

Brookhouse Fold (1851)

Brookhouse Gymnasium between Whalley Road and Whalley Old Road founded by W H Hornby and W Kenworthy for their workers' recreation opened 21st August 1840 and provided facilities for 'quoiting, football, tennis ball, skittles, etc'

(Old) Brookhouse yeoman's dwelling occupied by the Bolton's from the 1500s demolished about 1860

Brookhouse Lane (1844) 103 Larkhill / 48 Whalley Range Nos 9-67 and 10-64

Brookhouse Lodge (1844-52) built by William Kenworthy later to be the Sisters' of Notre Dame Convent Girls' School

Brookhouse mills Whalley New Road John Hornby laid foundation stone in 1828 building a 3 storey spinning mill. Six-story mill added alongside in 1832 by William Henry Hornby. A still larger mill added upstream in 1844 and the final phase was another six-storey mill in 1875. Then worked by Astley & Inchelwood followed by T & J W Fielding in 1882 The area between Brookhouse and St. Michael's Church was completely covered containing 1,288 looms and 76,838 spindles employing 1,200 people making shirtings. The Hornby's had built 183 cottages around the complex where their workers lived. William Henry Hornby & Co Ltd was still cotton spinning and manufacturing in (1891-1922) 77210 spindles 1261 looms shirtings. The mills were last used for cotton weaving by Haworth Bros. (Blackburn) until 1954. They re-opened for textile accessories by Thomas Reeder 3 years later.

Brookhouse Rectory Estate comprised 317 acres in Audley and 78 acres in Brookhouse. Owned by the Fleetwoods and Feildens until 1853 when the Ecclestiastical Commissioners took over control of the Rectorial Estates of Blackburn. The estate extended from the north side of the Blakewater to Ousebooth and the Hole i'th Wall Shear Brow. Some parts of the estate were later sold Mr Ward and Mr Hornby.

Brookhouse School (1848-52) Whalley Road funded by W H Hornby and associated with St. Michael's church.

Brookhouse Well (1154)

Brookhouse Wesleyan School Chapel

Brooklands (1870-1941) 9 West Park Road                                                      John Hutton (1870)

Brooklands Terrace (1899) St. Stephen's Road Little Harwood Nos 1-15

Brooklyn House (1870-1941) 93 Preston New Road           Capt. Robert Jackson RN, Thomas Hindle (1870)

Brookside Hostel (1980)

Brookside Lane Knuzden Brook (1966)

Brook Street (1929-80) 2 Queen Victoria Street

Brook Street (1929) Fore Street Lower Darwen

Brook Street (1844-72) Eanam

Brook Street (1870) 5 Carr Street / Whalley Range

Brookway (1980)

Brook's Yard (1870-1941) Little Peel Nab Lane St Paul's Ward

Broomfield House (1881) Broomfield Place Witton

Broomfield Place (1870) Witton Nos 1-11 and 2-18

Broomfield Terrace (1870-1941) 107 Redlam Witton Nos 1-23

Broom Street (1888-1903)(now Woodfold Place) Nos 1-19 and 2-22

Brothers Street (1903) Broadway Street Livesey Nos 2-42

Brotherston Drive Fearnhurst (1990s)

Broughton Close (1980)

Brow Brick & Tile Works (1903) Grimshaw Park Whitaker & Co Ltd (1903)

Brown Calf Farm                                                                                        see Heys Gate Farm

Brownhill (1750)

Brownhill Arms

Brownhill Congregational church (bef 1929–69) became Trinity United Reform Church in (1988)

Brownhill Cottages 577-587 Whalley New Road was a short row of handloom weavers' cottages converted in 1915.

Brownhill Drive (1929) Arterial Road / Whalley New Road

Brownhill Entertainers (1994)

Brownhill Farm Bank Hey Lane (1870-1911) 73 acres when sold (1911)   John Lund (1870) T Lund (1911)

Brownhill Housing Estate (pre 1948)

Brownhill Plantation (1969) off Whalley New Road

Brownhill Road (1929) 722 Whalley New Road

Brownhill Terrace (1903-41) Whalley New Road 7 premises

Brownhill United Reform church was moved stone-by-stone from Blackburn Cemetery and rebuilt on its present site

Brownlands Farm (1870-1942) Pleasington                                                     Robert Chester (1870)

Brown Law (1851) Pleasington

Brownlow Street (1903) Shadsworth Road Nos 2-16

Brown Street (1788-1980) continuation of James' Street across the Blakewater to 149 Penny Street Nos 1-25 and 2-44

Brown Sand Farm (1851) Pleasington

Bruce Street (1929-80) 148 Harwood Street                                          No houses

Brunel Drive (1980)

Brunel Nursery School Brunel Walk (1999)

Brunel Walk (1980)

Brunswick Mill (works) Canterbury Street (1853) built by John Fielding hand-loom manufacturer and William Hopwood surveyor with 432 looms. Leased to Henry Sellars (1862-5) then Henry Green & Sons (1870-76) Taken over by Clayton Mill Co Ltd (1876-85) cotton manufacturers who were liquidated The lease was acquired by Henry Mercer Bros & Co Ltd (1885-1930) cotton manufacturers 522 looms dobbies dhooties and India duty free shirtings with Atlantic mill 964 looms dobbies dhooties & India duty free shirtings. The machinery sold 1933. James McMurdo (Manchester) Ltd (1958) jacquard machines

Brunswick Street (1818-1980) 14 Harrison Street Nos 3 & 33 and 52/56

Brunswick Terrace (1836) Nova Scotia

Bryan Street (1929-80) Pritchard Street

Builders' Labourers' Union Weir Street                                                            secretary: M O'Malley (1912-15)

Bullen Street (1870-1980) 34 Harrison Street

Bullion Moss (House) Farm also see Cunliffe Moss (1832-2001) off Whinney Lane Ramsgreave

                                                                                                                        William Holden (1832)

Bull Farm (1881)

Bull Inn Row (1851) Heyes Lane hand loom weavers cottages now demolished

Bull Meadow (1819) land on which St. Peter Street is now

Bullocks (1789)

Bull's Head (1870-1941) Whalley New Road was a hamlet within Little Harwood

Buncers (1844) Buncer Lane above Witton Lodge

Buncer Lane (1930) by-pass relief road (978 yds long) Billinge End Brow was inaugurated by the Mayor Alderman Luke Bates in 1930 costing £18,000

Buncer Wood (1938) Witton Park off Buncer Lane opposite Livingstone Road

Bunker's Farm (1902) Witton

Bunker's Hill (1851) Gib Lane Livesey

Bunker's Hill Close (1980)

Bunker's Hill Cottages

Bunker's Hill Farm (1957)

Bunker's Hill Wood (1900)

Burford Close (1980)

Burgess Street (1929) nr Accrington Road Board School

Burial Board formed in 1854 opened the Cemetery on 1st July 1857. Situated in Whalley New Road it has 40 acres of land. There are three mortuary chapels and a house for the registrar costing £19,000.

Offices: 32 Clayton Street (1870-85) clerk: Thomas Ainsworth (1870-85)

Transferred to the corporation 26th March 1893 The revenue in 1914 was £1,800 with an average interment annually of 2,500. The total number of interments up to December 1910 was 118,155 and by 1950 176,000 averaging 1,800 per year.

Burley Mill Wrigley Street owned by Burley Mill Co Ltd (1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers

Burlington Street (1870) off Leamington Road / 32 Adelaide Terrace Nos 3-29 and 2-42

Burmah Mill (Burmah Dye Works) Gladstone Street / Cobden Street Brick weaving shed built in 1886-7 by Micah Birtwistle and leased to Cobden Street Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (1887-1928) weaving dhooties with 468 looms. Amalgamated with Alexandra Mill Co Ltd (1928-1933) cotton manufacturers Closed in 1933 to be used by Fountain Yarn Dyers (Blackburn) Ltd. for dyeing Operations ended 1983.

The Burn radio station started broadcasting on 106 FM on Monday 17th September 2001 backed by the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, the Fusion Radio Group and various individuals. Station manager Peter Salt

Burnley Close (1966)

Burnley (Old) Road (1851) 57 Furthergate had 108 “Orlit" prefabricated houses built from 1948.

Nos 9-145 and 10

Burnside Works Weir Street (1958) Peter Walker (Blackburn) Ltd jacquard machines.

Bury Hill (Brow) (1844-1949) 224/212 Brandy House Brow Grimshaw Park possibly handloom weavers' cottages

Bushousefold (1851) Feniscowles

Business & Professional Women's club Blackburn (2001)

Business Training and Civil Service College (1912) 9 Exchange Street Smart & Co

Butcher's Yard (1872) St Mary's Ward

Bute Billiard Club 30 Alma Street (1939-51)                                         secretary: A Entwistle (1939-47)

Bute Road (1966)

Butler's Delph (sandstone) (1848) between Yellow Hills and Pleasington

Butler Street (1870-1966) 76 Regent Street / Anvil Street Nos 1-35 and 2-30

Buttermere Close (1980)

Buxton Street (1870-1941) Turner Street /14 Wood Street

Byerden House (1881) Corporation Baths Freckleton Street

Byr(a)om Street (1818) 69 King Street Nos 3-115 and 4-54

Byrom & St Peter Street Sawmills (1903) Thos Higson & Sons (1903)

Byrom Terrace (1941) 21 Lansdowne Street

Byron Street (1844-70) Bank Top

Byron Terrace (1980)​