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The Gilbert & Sullivan Society Blackburn Branch (founded 1963) first performance was The Gondoliers produced by Ruth Prest (2/1964) at the Community Theatre Troy Street until (1979) before moving to the Civic Theatre Oswaldtwistle. Since 2004 has been based at Thwaites Empire Theatre
Gillibrand's Farm (1851) Livesey
Gillies Street (1929-80) off Haslingden Road
Girl Guides' Association 15 Preston New Road (1915-39); Victoria Street (8/4/1960- )
Girls' Charity School Thunder Alley (Town Hall Street) endowed by William Leyland (1765) built and opened in 1764 with a house for the mistress adjoining, it was demolished in July 1928. mistress: Elizabeth Parkins (1828-9); Miss Susannah Feilden (1858-81)
Girls' Friendly Society King William Street (1903); 21 Preston New Road (1912-15);
Girls' High School see Blackburn Girls' High School
Gisburn Place (1966)
Gisburn Street (1929-58) off Rawstorne Street
Gladstone's Memorial Statue (Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone) unveiled by Lord Aberdeen on the Boulevard on 4th November 1899 being moved in September 1955 to the area outside the old Technical College. In 1983 it was again moved to its present site at the junction of Northgate and New Market Street. The 10 ft high white Italian marble statue, standing on a pedestal of red Peterhead granite, cost £3,000 when unveiled by the Earl of Aberdeen watched by a crowd of 30,000 people. Sculpted by Mr. J Adams Acton of London was paid for by public subscription. In 1983 was relocated again to Northgate facing the Public Halls.
Gladstone mill St. Peter Street owned by Duckworth & Eddleston 217 looms jacconettes shirtings handkerchiefs scarves printers etc and at Waterloo mill Clitheroe 436 looms. Leach & Bury cotton manufacturers (1894) James Halliwell & Co (1902) cotton manufacturers
Gladstone Reform Club (1870) Quarry Street see Reform Clubs
Gladstone Street (1959-80) Bruce Street previously Cobden Street
Gladstone Terrace (1878-1980) 9 Wellington Terrace Cherry Tree
Glasson Close (1980)
Glenbrook Close (1980)
Glencoe Place (1903-30) East Park Road
Glendene (1930) Adelaide Terrace
Gleneagles Court (1980)
Glenluce Crescent (1959) Shadsworth
Glenluce Road (1966)
Glenville (1929) 218 Livesey Branch Road
Gloucester Road (1959) Whitebirk Road
The Goit (1739) a millstream in Canterbury Street area providing water for the Mill at Mill Field
Goit Street (1903-80) Stakes Hall Place
Golden Lion Hotel Church Street. closed June 1958 and demolished .
Golden Palms Dance Hall see Olympia Cinema
Goldhey Street (1903-80) 20 Sour Milk Hall Lane / 20 Beechwood Road Nos 1-65 and 2-54
Goodshaw Avenue (1980)
Goodshaw Close (1980)
Goodshaw Fold (1796)
The Good Shepherd RC Church (1968-92) Northfield Road / Earl Street
Good Templars' Mission Hall (Star of Blackburn Lodge) New Market Street West (1878-81); 11 Exchange Street (1915);
Gordon Mill Lower Hollin Bank Street owned by Robinson, Seed & Co Ltd (1958) had 136 looms
Gordonstoun Place (1980)
Gordon Terrace (1903-30) 39 Shear Brow Nos 39/41
Gordon Villas (1903-29) Infirmary Road
Gorse Bridge (1878) 81 Burnley Road
Gorse Bridge mill nr Gorse Street built by John Dean in 1850 The shed was enlarged in 1870 and 1882 with a total of 570 looms. Aaron Sharples Bury JP owned the mill in (1878) then in the 1880s the proprietors were W H Almond & Co (1880-1915) with Greenlow Mill had 1051 looms. Later Gorse Bridge Mill Co Ltd (1922-59) who manufactured until 1959 Later Reconditioned Looms Ltd operated from the building
Gorse Road (1903) off Stanley Preston New Road 13 houses (1903)
Gorse Street (1903-80) 89 Burnley Road Nos 18/20
Gorse Street Bridge a ferro concrete construction opened in 1911.
Gospel Halls in Victoria Street (1889-1964), Oxford Street, Ordnance Street and New Wellington Street (1930) Livesey
Gowan Bank (1870-1929) East Park Road Henry John Robinson (1870)
Gowan Brae (1888-1929) 22 East Park Road
GPO Telephone and Engineering department
sectional engineer's office, Ainsworth street (1930); Richmond Terrace (1942-58)
GPO Telephone Sales department Law Court Chambers Northgate (1946-51)
14 East Park Road (1951)
Grace Street (1903-80) 136 Whalley Range Nos 2-16
Grafton Street (1929-80) 32 Wilson Street
Grammar and Song School founded 1514 replacing an earlier Chantry School
Grammar School Freckleton Street (1878). Previously, from its inception, in the parish church grounds Received its charter in 1567 and known as the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School. It moved to West Park Road in 1884. Has grown steadily on this site thanks to many handsome legacies and was grant aided by the Corporation of the County Borough of Blackburn for many years where scholarships were tenable at the school, by boys from elementary schools within the borough. The school is represented on the headmasters' conference and is thus recognised as a public school. It is now co-educational. Internal scholarships are awarded such as the 'John Lund' and 'John Cotton Memorial' scholarships with the 'Irving' and 'Tattersall' tenable at Oxford and Cambridge and many more tenable at various universities. In 1939 the number of boys attending was 630. Girls admitted at age of 11 for first time from September 2001 already in the sixth form for some years.
Headmaster: Thomas Ainsworth MA (1878-89) F Allcroft MA (1897-1900) G A Stocks M A (1912-15) A Holden MA. B Sc JP (1924-42) N S T Benson (1948-56) B Kemball-Cook (1965) D J Coulson (1967-77) P F Johnston MA B Litt (1978-94) Dr D Hempsall (1995-2002)
Grand Theatre Jubilee Street (1906-1956) from 1906 to 1928 was the New Prince's Theatre. In 1930 became a talkie cinema but reverted to variety theatre in 1932. Will Murray & Sons (Theatres) Ltd. took over in September 1934. Closed in 1956 and was demolished in July 1958.
manager: A Horner (1889); proprietor: E H Page (1903-15); man. dir: Roy L Murray (1955);
The Grange (1870) Whalley Road Wilpshire William Pilkington (1870)
Grange Mill Witton built in 1906 owned by Birtwistle & Fielding Ltd (1912-58) cotton manufacturers had 716 looms in 1958
Grange Road (1980)
Grange Street (1906-1966) Grant Street Witton
Granny's Farm (1902-49) Shadsworth Road opposite Shadsworth Hall just below North Road
Grant Road (1980)
Grant Street (1929-66) 67 Preston Old Road Witton
Grantham Street (1903) 46 New Chapel Street Mill Hill Nos 7-35
Granville Place (1881-1929) 51 New Wellington Street Livesey
Granville Road (1903) 41 Duke's Brow named after victorian statesman Nos 1-87 and 2-94
Granville Street (1878-1966) Cherry Tree
Granville Terrace (1878) 41 Duke's Brow see Granville Road
Grasmere Avenue (1966)
Grasmere Place (1907-129) Preston Old Road Redlam named after Lake District
Gray's Square (1851-1929) 82 Chapel Street
Great Bolton Street (1851-1980) 136 Darwen Street Islington
Great Central Railway Co. gen. enquiry office 1 Richmond Terrace (1903-12); 10 Cort Street (1915)
Agent: James Morris (1903); Alfred Holden (1912-15)
Great Croft (1835) Whitebirk estate
Great Harwood junction at Greenbank where the rail line to Padiham left the Rishton line
Great Lancashire Exhibition June 1936 at Blackburn
Great Low off Haslingden Road Guide became Louis William Street
Great Maudsley Hey (1716-1856) Audley estate with Little Maudsley 15 acres 2 roods 3 perches
Great Northern Railway Co. inquiry office 10 Town Hall Street (1903); 9 Railway Road (1912-15);
Agent: J W King (1903-15)
Great Peel (1852) Nab Lane
Great Tackett (1716-39) Northgate/King William Street
Greaves Street & back (1851-1959) 65 Montague Street Nos 23-91 and 8-58 Oakenhurst Road (1964)
Greaves Street Mill built by Henry Aspden timber merchant about (1868) owned by Barton & Walsh cotton manufacturers (1872-9) extended to 430 looms with 160 employees weaving jaconnettes. Then Benjamin Barton with 428 looms jacconettes (1891) second bankruptcy in 1892 closing mill. Horrocks Sons & Rawson (1898) wholesale clothing manufacturers followed by Banister Bros. & Moore Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers later by John Mather & Sons Ltd (1912-15) cotton manufacturers. PW Parker Ltd formed 1917 to run mill. Weaving ended 1926 later run by textile machinists. Demolished in 1960s
Green Bank (1837-1930) Stanley Terrace Furthergate behind where Tesco's is to-day
Green Bank Close (1980)
Greenbank Foundry owned by Henry Livesey Ltd (1870-94) machinist ironfounders loom makers shuttle bobbin and picker makers & general mill furnisher cotton manufacturers
Green Bank Hall (1837-52) between Harwood Street and canal
Greenbank Iron Works owned by Henry Livesey (Blackburn) Ltd (1903-58) loom manufacturers (automatic pirn changing loom) mill furnishers established in 1863.
Greenbank mill (Cobden Street) Gladstone Street built in 1863 as a co-operative it was taken over by J Porter later to be James & John A Porter Ltd (1865-closed 1979) had 144 Northrop looms in (1887) had 520 looms dhooties shirtings & jacconettes
Green Bank mill (The Mousetrap) Harwood Street built by Edward Briggs & Co (1837-94) cotton manufacturers contained 696 looms jacconettes mulls dhooties and madapollams employing 290 people also Bridge End and Perseverance mills Padiham. Owned by James Spencer & Co (1970) manufacturers then Thomas Walley (1978) cotton manufacturer Used by Parker & Hasler (1902) cotton manufacturers then by Edward Briggs & Co until it closed in 1929 and was demolished in 1957.
Greenbank Terrace (1881-1980) Duchess Street Lower Darwen Nos 53-119
Greenbank Terrace (1929-66) 120 Harwood Street
Greenfield Place (1881-1958) 110 Redlam Brow
Greenfield Primitive Methodist church Greenfield Street Witton (founded 1895)
Greenfield Street (1878-1966) 7 Redlam Brow Witton
Greenfield View (1951) 22 Stopes Brow Lower Darwen
Green Gate (1872) St Thomas'
Green Gown (1767) Lane Ends weavers' cottages off Pleckgate Road below Carham Road
Rev. John Nicklin (1870)
Green Head (1843-72) St Michael's Parish Little Harwood
Green Head Avenue (1959) Benson Street
Green Head Farm (1870-1958) 59 acres when sold by owner Percy Ashton (1911) Little Harwood
Ralph Leeming (1870) W E Moon (1911)
Green Head Lane (1966)
Green Head Road (1929) Benson Street
Greenhurst Close (1980)
Greenhurst Farm (1902-58) Lower Darwen
Green Lane (1848) Livesey branch Road
Green Lane Community Centre (1996)
Green Lane Estate built from 1920. First houses opened by Alderman Fielding 10/11/1920.
Greenlow Mill (The Lobby) (Owd Gants) Harwood Street built in 1840 was worked in 1857 by J & T Walmsley. The shed was rebuilt in 1882 by W H Almond. With Gorse Bridge Mill it had 1051 looms. It had 458 looms in 1903 owned by W H Almond & Co (1882-1922) later tenants were the Greenlow Mill Co Ltd
(1930-59) cotton manufacturers who continued production until 1959. It re-opened in 1963 as a manufacturer of tables and kitchen furniture by L Phillipson Ltd but closed in the 1990s
Green Park Ewood has an area of 5 acres containing children's playground and 2 (2 added later) bowling greens pavilion footbridge and children's playground being opened on 30 May 1923.
Green Row (1851-1980) Heys Lane Bank Hey handloom weavers' cottages
Green Street (1929-66) Sydney Street
Greenside Avenue (1959) Andrews
Green Thorn Farm (1939)
Gregson Court (1851)
Gregson Lane & back (1836-1980) 30 Nab Lane Snigbrook
Gretna Road (1929) Crystal Terrace Whalley New Road
Gretna Walk (1980)
Greyhound Stadium Hill Street closed 1984. Demolished to allow Tesco to build superstore on site the following year. First meeting in 1933.
Greystoke Avenue (1980)
Griffin Court (1980)
Griffin Lodge Witton early 19c The entrance and stone setts of roadway were Grade 2 listed in 1974 and the building was Grade 2 listed in 1986. Home of the Dugdales Was the centre for the County Museum services restoration department Adam Dugdale, James B Dugdale, Thomas Dugdale DL JP (1870);
Griffin mills (Physic) Witton owned by Adam Dugdale (1893) of Thomas Dugdale Brother & Co (1870-1930) cotton spinners & manufacturers 99,000 spindles 1768 looms shirtings. Sold by private treaty in 1937 half was used for mushroom growing and the other half for chemicals.
Griffin (CEJP) National School Witton (1878-81) boys, girls and infants opened 18th February 1871
see Griffin Park CP School
Griffin Park CP School (1972-99) Cavendish Place opened February 1972 replacing Bank Top CP and Griffin CE Schools
Griffin Park Mill Hill in grounds of Griffin Lodge (home of the Dugdales) of 9 acres acquired by Blackburn Corporation in 1937
Opened as a public park including children's playground by Councillor Walter Tempest chairman of the parks committee on 17th September 1937
Griffin Park football ground
Griffin Street (1878-1980) 85 Bank Top Witton Nos 1-115 and 38-126
Griffin Street Wesleyan Methodist (Free) Church (1882-1969) Witton see Wesleyan Chapel
Closed and demolished
Grime's Yard (1870-1949) 22 Water Street
Grimshaw (Grimeshawe) (1625)
Grimshaw Park (Road) (1788) (Pottery Hill) Park Road named after the Grimshaws of Eccleshill and Clayton le Dale Nos 1-69 and 2-224
Grimshaw Park Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, drapers, butchers, bakers, confectioners, boot, shoe and clog makers, milliners and tailors. Founded in 1860 Office: 3 Proctor Street, central store: 10 York Street.
Branches: 69 Bolton Road; 20 Park Road; 32 Canterbury Street; 7 Ivy Street; 152 Hollin Bank; Registered Office: 62 Grimshaw Park; Mosley Street; Belthorn; 84 Lower Audley Street; Guide; Pritchard Street; Havelock Street; Hamilton Street; Wellington Street; Mill Hill Street; Bower House Fold; Ewood;
General manager and secretary: George Whiteside FCIS (1903-20)
Grimshaw Park Dyeworks erected in 1922 by Blackburn Yarn Dyers on site of former brickworks.
Grimshaw Park Church of England Sunday School (1826) stood on the site of Christ Church being opened March 1826 and was demolished in 1856 to prepare the site of the building of the church
Grimshaw Park Lane section of Grimshaw Park below canal bridge
Grimshaw Park Mill (1826) owner John Houghton
Grimshaw Park National Schools opened Christmas Day 1857 became Christ Church Schools on 31st January 1870
Grimshaw Park Working Men's Conservative Club (1870) 26 Grimshaw Park
Grindleton Road (1980)
Grindleton Street (1929-66) 191 Downham Street
Grisedale Avenue (1980)
Grosvenor Way (1980)
Grove Street (1885-1980) 71 Mosley Street Nos 1-3 and 2-4
Guardian Society for the Protection of Trade 7 Lord Street West (1951)
secretaries: E B Haworth & Nuttall sols
Guardians of the Blackburn Union (Guardians of the Poor) Union Offices (1889) Fish Lane
see Blackburn Union
Guide (1881) 325 Haslingden Road
Guide Industrial Co-operative Society (1881) grocers etc secretary: Caleb Enwistle (1881)
secretary: Caleb Enwistle.
Guide Board School demolished 1997
Guide School C of E Church, Lower Darwen
Guide Square (1951-67) off Blackamoor Road
Guide Temperence Band (1880-1)
Gumpstey Street (1847-1980) Workhouse Lane Grimshaw Park
Gurney Street (1929-80) Broomfield Place No 2
Gymnasium & Athletic Club, 17/19 St. Peter Street (1930) hon. sec. J B Bertwistle (1930)
Hacking Court (1872) St John's Parish
Hacking House (1843-1938) Preston New Road Mellor
Hacking Street (1836)
Hacking Street (1958-66) off 29 Kemp Street Grimshaw Park reputedly the smallest street in the borough at only 14 "photographic" paces long
Hadlock Street (1966) No 36
Haggs Hall Farm (1825-1996) Ramsgreave James Roberts (1870)
Hall Croft Farm (1902-15)
Hall Farm (1939-42)
Hall House Farm (1930)
Halliwell Fold Farm (1902-15) Tockholes
(All) Hallows Spring (Well) see All Hallows Well
(Upper & Lower) Hallows (Alleys Spring) (1716) adjacent to Hallows Spring owned by the Church commissioners
Hallow Street (1824-52) Foundry Hill
Hall Street (1878-1980) 171 Bolton Road Nos 1 & 41-75 and 42-68
Hall Street bridge constructed in 1928 at a cost of £1,700
Hall Street Mill owned by L Thompson & Son (1922) Hall Street Mill Co Ltd (1939) cotton manufacturers
Halstone Lee (Halstonleigh) Farm (1870-1902) Little Harwood Mrs Jane Thistlethwaite (1870)
Hamer Avenue (1929) Whitebirk Road
Hamilton Street (1878) 36 Lower Hollin Bank Street Nos 1-121 and 4-52
Hamlet Close (1980)
Hamlet Street (1868-1966) 28 Shakespere Street
Hampton Court (1881-1951) Cherry Tree
Hampton Terrace (1929) 33 Gladstone Terrace
Hancock Street (1878-1980) 67 Bank Top Nos 3-169 and 2-134 to be bulldozed 2012
Handel's Terrace (1878-1929) 1 Sarah Ellen Street / Devonport Road
Handicraft Centre 67 Moorgate Street Mill Hill (1924-51)
Hanging Croft was on the west corner of the Old Square near Sandy Lane
Hanging Ditch (1836-43) Grimshaw Park
Hanley Street (1851)
Hannah Street (1851-1966) 17 Smithies Street / Noblett Street / Primrose Bank
Hannah Terrace (1870-1929) 102 Montague Street / Duke's Brow
Hanson Street (1818-1966) 30 Bradshaw Street / Montague Street Nos 3-19 and 4-18
Harcourt Road (1929) 23 Granville Road
Harcourt Street (1903) 23 Granville Road Nos 1-51
Harden's Farm (1878) Livesey see Horden
Hardman's Law Farm (1881)
Hardman Street (1903-80) 80 Stansfeld Street Nos 1-13 and 2-16 to be bulldozed 2012
Hardy Street (1878-1980) Pemberton Street nr Cemetery Nos 2-20
Harebell Close (1980)
Hare Clough Close (1980)
Hareden Brook Close (1980)
Hargreaves' Court (1870-81) Hargreaves Lane Bolton Road
Hargreaves' Lane and Square (1851-80) High Street / 70 Bolton Road
Hargreaves Place (1851)
Hargreaves Street (1789)
Harley Street & back (1832-1966) 31 Leyland Street St. Peter's
Harley Street mill (1824) George Street West used by Fielden, Throp & Townley (1824-8) cotton spinners (by power) then R Raynsford Jackson & Brother (1878) cotton spinners & manufacturers followed by James Livesey (1887-1912) cotton manufacturers 547 looms shirtings etc. then Harley Street Mill Co Ltd (1915) cotton manufacturers followed by Industrial Manufacturing Co (Baxenden) Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers then English Textilose Manufacturing Co Ltd (1951).
Harold Street (1870) Whalley Range
Harrier Drive (1980)
Harrington Gardens (built1901) 599 Bolton Road
Harris Yard (1872) St Peter's Parish
Harrison Boys' Gymnasium 48 Hamilton Street (1908-2002) Opened in 1908 by Henry Harrison JP costing £8,000 and given to the town under a trusteeship. Consisted of gymnasium room with 4 dressing suites for each sex adults and juniors.
chief instructor: Samuel Stephenson (1912-30) secretary H Knowles (1930); A S Cowell (1935)
Harrison Girls' Institute Lower Hollin Bridge Street opened 13/9/1911-2002 by Hon. Maud A Stanley
At a cost of about £4,000. Equipped for training girls in cookery, domestic science, dressmaking etc. 2 hard tennis courts and a badminton court laid in 1922 and handed as a gift to the trustees by Mrs Henry Harrison.
principal: Miss Mabel Paget Moffatt BA (1924-38) Miss L Bolton-King (1938-4/1957)
Mrs G M Osborne (1/1958-61)
Harrison Street (1836-1980) Bolton Road named after Joseph Harrison
Harrison Street (1836) 7 Whalley Banks Nos 17-41 and 8-50
Harrison Street Wesleyan (Free) School Chapel erected in 1864 costing £1,000. Later became the school buildings only. Closed and demolished
Harrison's Court (1872) All Saints Parish
Harrison's Crossing (1881) Captain Nolan Street Whalley Banks
Harrison's Yard (1870) Friday Street
Harrison's Yard (1870-1958) 56 Syke Street off Eanam
Harrow Drive (1966)
Hart's Chambers (1903-49) 2 Victoria Street
Hart Street (1878-1980) Higher Audley Street / 6 Cicely Street Nos 12-16
Hartley Street (1903-80) Kendal Street Nos 2-10
Harwood Court (1851-1930) 40 Penny Street
Harwood Fold (1851) Pleasington
Harwood Industrial Industrial Estate (built during 1979) comprising 2 nursery blocks of 5 factory units each having a floor area of 140 sq m approx.
Harwood Road (1966)
Harwood Street (1870-1980) Stanley Street / 129 Bottomgate Nos 1-189 and 14-198
Harwood Street Wesleyan (Free) Methodist Chapel the foundation stone was laid on 3 April 1874 and opened July 1965 costing £3,300 and seating 650 persons. The last services were held in December 1958. Sold to Bayliss Kenton Installations Ltd for £1,700 it was used until it was demolished in August 2002.
Haslingden Road (1870) 27 Grimshaw Park Nos 5-127 and 2-126 was Pot House Lane
Much demolished 1971
Haslingden Road (1903) Guide Nos 287-417 and 300-424
Haslingden Road Wesleyan Chapel (1885-1969) built in 1885 it sat 250 persons.
Hastingley (1872) St Michael's Parish
Hastings Close (1980)
Haston Lee (Harstonley, Harstonlee, Harstonleigh, Harstonly, Harthstonelee) (1609) Hartanesleigh (1357)
Haston Lee Avenue (1929) off Brownhill Road
Haston Lee Mill Emerald Street owned by Herbert Slater (1915-22) later owned by John Bury & Co (1930) cotton manufacturers followed by Vale Cotton Manufacturing Co Ltd (1939-58) who had 646 looms
Hastonlee Farm (1911-1929) 44acres when sold (1911) James Ellison & Son (1911)
Haudley (Hadley, Hawdley, Hordley) (1640) see Audley
Havelock Bohemian Club Hollin Street (1903-25)
secretary: Thomas Tipping (1909-12)
Havelock Bridge with its approaches cost £3,090
Havelock Industrious Bees Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers, drapers etc.
54/56 Havelock Street (1878-1915) Blackburn. secretary: H E Ainsworth (1903)
Branches: 35 Hamilton Street (1888-1915), 12 Mill Hill Street (1903-1915), 35 New Wellington Street
(1903-15), Bowerhouse Fold (1903), 88 Stansfeld Street (1886-1915);
Taken over or merged with Grimshaw Park Co-operative (1915) although Stansfeld Street is listed as Blackburn Co-operative (1915)
Havelock Iron Works (1894) William Walsh & Sons iron & brass founders (1894-1903)
Havelock Mill Duke Street owned by Richard Greenwood (1870-8 exors) William Greenwood (1887-91) cotton manufacturers 470 looms dhooties dobbies & sateen stripes.
Havelock mill Stancliffe Street owned by James Beads (1878) cotton manufacturer; Francis Howarth (1887) 640 looms shirtings mulls & jacconetts. Thomas Slater & Co cotton manufacturers (1894) Marriages Ltd (1902) cotton manufacturers; followed by T & A Holden Ltd (1912-58) cotton manufacturers who had 618 looms
Havelock Street (1870-1980) 99 Taylor Street named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock who relieved Lucknow India in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny. Nos 1-99 and 2-112
Hawarden Terrace (1903-30) Penzance Street Mill Hill
Hawdley (1750) see Audley
Hawkhead Street (1980)
Hawkhurst (1929) 16 Shear Bank Road
Hawkins Street (1929-1980)) Queen Victoria Street
Hawkshaw Bank(s) Farm (1870-1942) right off Lammack Road below Four Land Ends
Thomas (1870) & William Pomfret (1870-8)
Hawkshaw Bank Road (1980)
Hawkshead Street (1903) West View Witton Nos 1-23 and 2-36
Hawley Street (1899) Delph Lane
Haworth Square (1818-52) Church Street
Haworth's Court and Square (1872-1949) 64 Penny Street
Haworth Street (1870-1980) 126 Bank Top Nos 7 and 2-16
Haworth Street Independent School (1878) Bank Top
Hawthorn Street (1929) 263 Whalley New Road
Hawthorn Villa (1878-1930) 39/41 Duke's Brow
Hawthorne Street Primitive Methodist Chapel (1920-69)
Hawthorns C Junior School (1992-99) St James' Road
Haydn Terrace (1878-1930) 154 Shear Brow
Haydock Fold (1851) Under Billinge Pleasington
Haydock Street (1878-1980) 3 Pemberton Street nr Cemetery Nos 1 & 7
Haydn Terrace (1878-1929) 163 Shear Brow
Haygarth Street (1903-66) Hutton Street Nos 2-24
Hazel Bank (1881) Edgware Road / 37 Alexandra Road Nos 2-6
Hazel Close (1980)
Hazel Grove (1951) Avandale Avenue
Hazel Street (1869-1966) 18 Wensley Street Nos 3-71 and 32 & 80
Hazelwood Close (1980)
Health Centres
Audley Longton Close (1994); Bangor Street; Bentham Road Mill Hill (1994); Larkhill Mount Pleasant (1994); Little Harwood Plane Tree Road (1994); Montague Oakenhurst Road (1994); Roman Road Fishmoor Drive (1994);
Health Department Day Nursery 7-11 St. Alban's Place (1951)
Heaning Avenue (1958) Bank Lane
Heaps Farm (1915) Ramsgreave see Barker Lane Farm
Hearnhirst Bottom (1724) later Fernhurst Ewood
Heathfield Park (1980)
Heathfield Preparatory School (1992) Meins Road part of Westholme school
Heatley Close (1980)
Heatley Street (1878-1966) 3 Dickinson Street Nos 1-35 and 6-40
Heaton Land (1750)
Heaton Street (1795) 33 King Street Nos 5 & & and 2-12
Heber Villa (1870-1929) 87/89 Preston New Road Charles Braybrook, Capt. W H Flynn (1870)
Hedge Nook Farm (1902-49) Shadsworth
Heights Farm and house (1872) St Michael's Parish
Heightside Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Richard Turner (1870)
Helen Street (1878-1980) Lower Audley Street / Windham Street Nos 19-89 and 20-90
Hendry Lane Fearnhurst (1990s)
Henrietta Street (1878-80) 32 Arthur Street Nos 24 & 56-66
Henry Street (1818-1966) 21 Union Street Ainsworth Street Nos 2-26 and 1
Henry Whalley Street (1903-80) Primrose Hill Mill Hill Nos 1-47
Herbert Street (1903-80) 77 Hamilton Street Nos 33-51 and 34
Herbert Terrace (1881-1929) 37 Moorgate Street Livesey
Hereford Road (1958) Devon Road
Herschall Street (1903-80) off Archibald Street Mill Hill Nos 1-15
Hertford Street (1903-80) 9 Parkinson Street Mill Hill Nos 1-21 and 2-24
Heyes (1851) Livesey
The Heyes (1890) Heys Lane Livesey
Heyes Cottages (1956-8) St. Andrew's Ward demolished
Heyes (Heys) Gate Farm (1848-1958) (Brown Calf Farm) Heys Lane Livesey demolished
Hey(e)s Farm (1900-58) Livesey demolished
Heyes Street (1903-66) 47 Artillery Street Nos 1-23 and 4-24
Hey(e)s Lane (1903) 125 Livesey Branch Road Livesey 10 dwellings
Heyhurst Road (1966)
Heys Close (1980)
Heys Lane (1942)
Heys Lane Farm (1942)
Heysham Crescent (1958) Lytham Road
Heyside Farm (1870) Livesey William Greaves (1870)
Heywood Entry (1851)
Heywoods Terrace (1852-1929) 85 Bank Top
Hibbert Square (1872) St Mark's Parish
Hickory Street (1903-80) Cedar Street Nos 1-39 and 6-68
Highbury Place (1912-66) late William Holt Street off Wimberley Street Shear Brow
High Court of Justice Victoria Street (1903-51)
Registrar: J Nowell Withers (1903-15); R Bremner (1935-42); W Woodcock (1935-39); W J Plant (1942-51);
C R Davies (1946-51)
High Street (1832-1980) Salford / Railway Road Nos 7-13 and 2-24
High Street (1836) Nova Scotia became Bolton Road
High Street (1888) Lower Darwen Nos 2-24 and 31/37
Highbury Place (1980)
Higher Audley Street (1870) 2 Cicely Street / Higher Eanam
Higher Audley mill Higher Audley Street William Barton doubler and reed and heald manufacturer 500 spindles (1891). £3,000 fire damage on 15th February 1908 under ownership of Messrs Joseph Dugdale & Sons from (1894) Owned by Higher Audley Spinning and Manufacturing Co Ltd (1915-58) cotton spinners & manufacturers spun rayon yarns viscose aceteate triacetate nylon terylene etc previously John Dugdale & Son (1878-1912) cotton spinners & manufacturers
Higher Bank (1870-1930) Adelaide Terrace Thomas Green (1870)
Higher Bank Hey Farm (1915)
Higher Bank Street (1885) 133 Duke's Brow Nos 1-13 and 4-12
Higher Bank Villas (1870) 2 Adelaide Terrace / Duke's Brow
Higher Barn (1832) owned by the Critchleys on site near Oxford Street Chapel James Wilkinson (1832)
Higher Barn (Houses) (1836-1938) Whinney Lane
Higher Barn Cottage (1936) Whinney Lane
Higher Barn Farm (1870-1966) Whinney Lane
Richard Critchley “ 'Owd Dick o' Dad's “ John Cort (1870) R C Butterfield (1966)
Higher Barn Street (1870-1980) off Wharf Street / 2 Higher Eanam No 1
Higher Barn Street Mill (1915) owned by James Dewhurst & Co (Blackburn) Ltd cotton manufacturers and Audley Ring Mill Ltd (1915) cotton spinners & manufacturers
Higher Bencock (1851) Freezeland near Pellmell
Higher Bent Gap (1824-1980) the area between Johnston Street and Manor Road
Higher Broadhalgh 782 Livesey Branch Road (1851) handloom weavers' cottage
Higher Brookhouse Farm (1870-1958) Whalley Range John Hacking (1870)
Higher Cabin End Farm also known as Cabin Endhall
Higher Church Street (1958) Darwen Street
Higher Cockcroft (1795) 29 Northgate
Higher Copster (1881) Guide
Higher Croft (1929)
Higher Croft Cottages listed 1974 of local interest.
Higher Croft Farm (1870-1966) Lower Darwen
Howarth & Paker (1870) Ann Leigh (1870) H B Haworth (1966)
Higher Croft Housing Estate comprised 204 traditional type houses when built in late 40s plus 60 by private enterprise
Higher Croft Methodist chapel (1969)
Higher Croft Road (1929) Lower Darwen Railway
Higher Cunliffe Farm (1843-1980) T M Turner & B Buckle (1966)
Higher Cunliffe pits (1836-44) some nine shafts were worked by a Mr Clark exploiting an outcrop of the Lower Mountain Mine at Bank Hey. Fireclay was also mined here.
Higher Cunliffe Quarry (1938) right off Whalley Old Road Sunnybower
Higher Eanam (1844) 69 Eanam
Higher Eanam Brewery owned by Joseph Eatough & Co Ltd (1878) brewers
Higher Elementary Council School (1912-15) Blakey Moor mixed headmaster: H W Boddy BSc (1912-15)
Higher Farm (1853) north of Shear Brow Farm west of Shear Brow above Shear Bank
Higher Feniscowles Farm (1870-1915) Pleasington Nicholas Wearden (1870)
Higher Feniscowles Lane (1980)
Higher Fowler Height Farm (1935-51)
Higher Gate (1870-81) Shear Brow
Higher Grade School see Blackburn Higher Grade School
Higher Hill Farm (1881-1958) Lower Darwen
Higher Hollins Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Hugh Chester (1870)
Higher Horse Load (1838) Nova Scotia
Higher House Farm (1870-1966) Blackamoor Road Guide James Haworth (1870-8) dwelling house (1966)
Higher & Lower Hill Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Edward Shorrock (1870)
Higher Langham Street (1903) No 67
Higher Meadow (1835) Whitebirk estate
Higher Mill Audley Bridge owned by Henry Mercer Bros. & Co Ltd (1930) cotton manufacturers
Higher Moss Street (1870) Daisyfield
Higher Oozebooth (Ousbooth) Farm (1672-1958) built by Thurstan & Katherine Maudsley Robert Gorton (1870)
Higher Raven Wing (1844) Revidge Lane below Mount Pleasant
Higher Rock Mount (1929) 158 Duke's Brow
Higher Royshaw Fold (1870-1958) St. Michael's Ward Thomas Crook (1870)
Higher Shadsworth Farm (1958) at the junction of Rothesay Road and Fecitt Brow junction
Higher Shorrock (1900) Shorrock Lane Waterloo
Higher Shorrock Hey Farm (1870) Pleasington Christopher Ashworth (1870)
Higher Slacks Farm (1851-1958) Whinney Lane
Higher Smalden (1716)
Higher Spew Spout Farm (1915)
Higher Springfield Farm (1935-66) Guide J B Holdsworth (1966)
Higher Stocks Clough Farm (1851) Livesey Christopher Tattersall (1878)
Higher Stoney Butts (1716-39)
Higher Tinct Farm (1851) Pleasington
Higher Toad Hole (1797) farm and coach-house 491 Preston New Road
Higher Town End Farm (1915)
Higher Twist Field Farm (1843-70) Pleasington James Marsden (1870)
Higher Walks (1716-1856) Audley estate see Snape Fields
Higher Walmsley Fold Farm (1902-58) Blackamoor Road, Guide
Higher Waterhouse (1851) Livesey
Higher Waves Farm (18th cent.) East of Seven Acre Brook Nos. 1 & 2 Ramsgreave Drive listed 1974 of local interest.
Higher Weaver Farm (1951)
Higher Whitberke (1659)
Higher Whitebirk Farm on the left of the Rishton Road
Higher Whitehalgh Farm (1881-1996) Stockclough Lane, Livesey
Higher Willows Farm (1915-59) Pleckgate
Higher Wilworth Farm (1843-1958) Isaac Fawcett (1870); William Oliver (1878)
Higher Witton Farm (1851-1915)
Higher Witton Road (1958) 13 Buncer Lane
Higher Woodgates Farm (1853-81) Freezeland Witton
Highfield (1852) Nova Scotia
Highfield Athenaeum (1852) Nova Scotia (a literary or scientific clubroom, institution or library)
Highfield Cottage / House (1851-78) Mosley Street / Robert Street
Highfield Farm (1870-81) Honey Hole James Ashworth (1870) William Bentley (1878)
Highfield House (1870) Mosley Street / Robert Street Robert Hopwood Hutchinson DL JP (1870)
Highfield mill Highfield Road Nova Scotia owned by Frederick Textiles Ltd (1958) previously owned by Joseph Harrison & Co (1870-1904) cotton spinners & manufacturers and Harrison Sons & Co (1870-94) cotton spinners 33,400 spindles 360 looms printers & shirtings later by William Walker Sons & Co (1912-15) cotton spinners and manufacturers Lawrence Cotton (1922)
Highfield Park has an area of 2 acres containing 2 bowling greens and a children's playground. The land was sold to Blackburn Corporation by Sir William Coddington Bart MP in 1898 for £1,902 12s.
see Rockcliffe Street
Highfield Road (1851) (Saw Mill Lane) 139 Bolton Road Nos 3-71 and 4-70 demolished 2008
Highfield Road Mill Longshaw Mill Co Ltd (1922)
Highfield Street (1898)
Highfield Terrace (1903-29) Highfield Road
High Street (1795-1878) Foundry Hill near Salford where Telegraph offices are now
High Street (1852) St. John's Church
High Street (1851) Nova Scotia became Bolton Road
High Street East (1851)
Highton Terrace (1888-1929) 62 Redlam Nos 64-134 named after Highton family plumbers of Redlam
Highways
Blackburn Corporation Highways Department storeyard Pembroke Street (1930-51);
Higson Street (1870-1980) 2 Johnston Street named after Thomas Higson joiners & builders Nos 1-51 and 2-44
Higson Street Independent School (1878)
Higson Street Mill owned by J & R Astley Ltd in 1958
Hillcrest Road (1966)
Hill Farm (1870) Lower Darwen Edward Shorrock (1870)
Hill of Health (1903-49) 185 Shadsworth Road
Hillock(s) Farm (1935-51) Feniscowles
Hill Street (back) (1870-1980) Harwood Street / 15 Furthergate Nos 65-99 and 6-16
Hill Street Dog Track last race 1984 site of Tesco
Hillside Avenue (1958) 52 Fecitt Brow
Hillside Close (1980)
Hillside Walk (1980)
Hill View (1980)
Hilmont Terrace (1929-80) 50 Troy Street / Cedar Street / Oak Street
Hilton Street (1852-1966) 20 Duxbury Street
Hilton Terrace (1903-12) Redlam Nos 17-23
Hindle Street (1836) Lark Hill Street / Moor Street
(The) Hindley School of Dancing (1939) 15 Preston New Road; (1947) Lees Hall Mincing Lane; (1951) 14 Astley Gate; principal: Miss Winifred E Boderke (1939-51)
Hippings Farm (1870-81) Wilpshire James Hill (1870-81)
H M High Court of Justice (1897) Victoria Street registrar: John Bolton (1897) J Nowell Withers (1900)
H M Inspector of Factories (Blackburn District) (Textile Particulars Clauses Act) office Bank Chambers Lord Street West (1909-41) Law Courts Chambers Northgate (1941-58) King Street (1960s)
inspector: L H Hamilton 2 Edgeware Road (1889) John T Birtwistle 34 Richmond Terrace (1897-1900) G Allen Taylor (1909) Norman H Jones (1930) W J K Cook (1935) F G Bellerby (1942) A Minnell (1942)
H M Inspector of Schools W H Brewer MA (1889-97) 24 Shear Bank Road
H M Inspector of Taxes Law Courts Chambers Northgate (1930); Regent House Regent Street (1939-58); Broseley House (1960s);
No 1 District: W E Whitworth (1930); J R Taylor (1942)
No 2 District: G E Hilliard (1930); A W A Jones (1942)
No 3 District: 23 Preston New Road: A H Potter (1930); F E Douglas (1942)
H M Senior Inspector of Textile Particulars Law Court Chambers Northgate (1951)
inspector: John T Birtwistle (1909); Arthur Mennell (1951)
Hodder Street (1885-1980) 85 Whalley Range Nos 3-31 and 2-32
Hodson Street (1870-1966) 69 Victoria Street / 69 Follywell Street Nos 1-31 and 4-14
Holden Street (1870-1980) 29 Wensley Street
Hole Bottom (1851) Livesey
The Hole Farm (1870-1915) Wilpshire William Smith (1870)
Hole House Estate (1565) off Burnley Road
Hole House Farm (1851-1915) Accrington Road Nancy Gorse (1870); John Simm(1878)
Hole House Lane (1851)
Hole House mill Kenyon Street owned by John Smith (1870) cotton spinner; Livesey Smith & Forrest (1887) with Quarry Street mill 885 looms shirtings & jacconetts then Smith & Forrest (1891-1922) cotton manufacturers 440 looms jacconettes mulls and cambrics. Later owned by Sir Elkanah & Sons Ltd had 4,184 doubling spindles and 193 looms in 1958
Hole House Street (1870-1980) 137 Burnley Road Nos 1/5 and 2-14
Hole 'ith Wall (1832) 184 Shear (Shire) Brow marked by the Hole 'ith Wall public house behind which Blackburn Olympic Football club played their matches.
Hole i' th' Wall Farm (1836-1902)
Holgate Farm (1878) Livesey Robert Spencer (1878)
Holker Place (1881) Wilpshire Street
Holland Street (1888-1980) named after eminent judge 37 Shear Brow Nos 1-31 and 2-34
Hollyville (1929) 65 Preston New Road
The Hollies (1881) Park Crescent
Hollies Close (1980)
Hollies Road Farm (1915) Wilpshire
Hollin (Holam) Bank (1750) below Bolton Road located where the various Hollin Bank streets are to-day
Hollin Bank Buildings (1872-1930) Bolton Road Christ Church Parish
Hollin Bank Crescent (1878-1930) John Thomas Street / 3 Kirby Road
Hollin Bank mill owned by James Thompson (1870) & Sons (1878-94) cotton spinners and manufacturers and Cotton & Slater (1870) manufacturers then James Nuttall Boothman (1878-91) cotton manufacturer 432 looms printers mafapolloms jacconettes and mulls white and grey. James Thompson & Sons (1891) 52,000 spindles
742 looms shirtings and dhooties. Followed by Greenwood Bros. Ltd cotton manufacturers (1902-15) Riley Leach & Co (1922) For sale 1936 Disused by 1937
Hollin Bank Mission (Christ Church) Kirby Road (12 John Thomas Street) opened 17th March 1893 and enlarged by the addition of two cottages on March 1st 1894 and three years later. Closed at last service 2nd November 2003
Hollin Bank Ring Mill Bolton Road Hollin Bank Ring Mill (1920) Ltd (1912-37) cotton spinners & mftrs.
Hollin Bank Ropery (1958) John Hayes
Hollin Bank Street (1870) Havelock Street / Bolton Road
Hollin Bank Terrace (1878-1930) Infirmary Bolton Road
Hollin Bridge Street (1851-1980) Bolton Road Nos 1 & 9 and 2-94
Hollin Bridge Saw Mills Waterfall operated by McMullen & Woodcock (1935) timber merchants
Hollin Street (1885) Wilson Street Nos 1 to 35, 2 & 50 to 66 all demolished. Harrisons' Institute demolished 2005. Only Hamilton Arms Hotel remains.
Hollins Fold (1833)
Hollinshead Mill St. James' Road owned by Hollinshead Mill Co Ltd (1912-39) cotton manufacturers later owned by Scrim Manufacturing Co Ltd (1958) had 437 looms
Hollow Head Farm (1870-915) Wilpshire Stephen Eddleston (1870)
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