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Lock House (1851)

Lodge Farm (1902)

Lodge Gates (1851)

Lodge Street (1851-1966) 21 Whalley (New) Road Brookhouse

Logwood Place (1929) off Revidge Road

Logwood Road (1966)

Logwood Street (1903) Cedar Street Nos 1-63

Lois Place (1980)

Lois Street (1888-1959) Devonport Road Nos 1-7 and 2-8

Lol Hoyle (Lol 'ole, Lol Hole) pit nr Shadsworth acquired by Thomas Simpson & Co., Oswaldtwistle in 1866 and re-named the Lower Darwen Colliery. Closed in January 1918 and the site cleared in 1919. The last seam 18 ins thick was the Lower Mountain Mine seam. Coal was transported by chain tramroad to Sett End coke ovens.

London City and Midland Bank Ltd. Church Street                           manager: J W Pearson (1897-1903)

London Midland & Scottish Railway

Goods Department: Bolton Road & Galligreaves Street (1924-42)     agent: F Bentley (1924-35); L Orr (1942);

Mill Hill (1930); Daisyfield (1930);

Passenger Department: Railway Road (1924-48);

stationmaster: J Hale (1924-30); S R Sayer (1935); G B Brennand (1942)

                                                            Cherry Tree Station: station master; P B Crowther (1930)

                                                            Pleasington Station: station master; J Morgan (1930)

London & North Eastern Railway 11 Church Street (1930-5)              agent: J W King (1930); F J Ince (1935);

London & North-Western Railway Company (1870-1900)

Receiving Office: Railway Street (Road) (1870) 44 King Street (1878);                   

goods agent: John Bell (1870) H V Dixon (1878)

Goods Office: Galligreaves Street (1885-1909) Goods Station

agent: William Beesley (1881-1909) Robert Bell (1915) passenger agent: R E Brownsmith (1900)

London Road (1872) 22 Shear Brow Nos 1-227 and 18-222

London Smoke Farm (1898) Moss Lane Knuzden

London Terrace (1851-1930) London Road / 22 Shear Brow Nos 1-13

Longfield Street (1878-1980) 1 Griffin Street Witton

Long Lane (1980)

Longlane End (1851) Pleasington

Long Lands (1716)

Long Meadow (1856) Audley estate 1 acre 33 perches

Longrow (Long Row) (1851) (now 70-6 Manor Road) (built 1803-20) Ouzehead St Mark's Parish club houses possibly handloom weavers' cottages Nos 4-39

Longshaw (Long Shaw, Longshawe, Longshew, Lonshaw, Langshey, Longshew) (1614) Park Lee Road see Langshaw

Longshaw C Infant School (1992-99) Crosby Road

Longshaw C Junior School (1992-99) Park Lee Road

Longshaw Farm (1870-1930) Ramsgreave                                                       Robert Fletcher (1870)

Longshaw Lane (1903) Bolton Road Nos 3-7 and 2-64

Longshaw Lane Open Air School (1924-5)

Longshaw Mill Highfield Road owned by Longshaw Mill Co Ltd (1930-9) cotton manufacturers

Longshaw Nursery School (1999) Crosby Road

Longshaw & Peel Close Tenants' Association (2004)

Longshaw Street (1888-1980) 73 Hollin Bank Nos 1-13 and 6-10

Long Street (1878) Greaves Street

Longton Close (1980)

Longton Street (1899-1980) Croston Street Nos 19-69

Lord Byron Street (1878-1959) 17 Bank Top Nos 2 & 12

Lord Derby Street (1870-1980) 56 Lower Audley Street Nos 5-53 and 4-68

Lord House (1717)

Lord Square 15 Victoria Street / Church Street, statue of Mother and child made by Welsh sculptor Robert Thomas. Commissioned by John Laing, the town centre developers, at a cost of £2,000, it was unveiled by Lady Mary Eddie and Mrs Hilda Mottershead in May 1974. Demolished 2010 for The Mall development

Lord Street (1795-1980) King William Street / 15 Victoria Street Nos 1-37 and 2-14

Lord Street Foot Clinic chiropodists Bank Chambers Lord Street West (1951)

Lord Street West (1878-1966) 11 Northgate continuation of Lord Street Nos 1-11 and 4-24

Lorne Street (1878-1980) 19 Princes Street Livesey Nos 1 & 3

Lorne Terrace (1878-1930) (138) 126 Preston New Road

Lottice Lane (1966)

Lottys (Lottings') Farm (1893-1966) Delph estate Shadsworth Road         J Frankland (1966)

Louis William Street (1929-80) off Haslingden Road Guide Nos 2-10

Lover Walks (1716) nr Smalden

Lower Ashworth Close (1980)

Lower Audley Street (1870-1980) 9 Park Road

Lower Bank (1826) Branch Road St Paul's Parish

Lower Bank (1832-1929) (70) 58/62 Preston New Road                                George Edmundson (1832)           

                                                Mrs Martha Livesey, Mrs Harriet Riley, Miss Ann Worswick No 7 (1870)

Lower Bank Academy boarding & day school 66 Preston New Road founded by Mr George Edmundson (1826-36) averaging 90 pupils. Last principal: Mr. George Weild (1870-81) often known as Weild's Academy.

T Garnett cabinet maker & upholsterer (1903)

Lower Bank Terrace (1870)         Preston New Road                          Launcelot Porter, Robert Spencer (1870)

Lower Barn pit (1848) in fileds below Lower Barn Farm off Roman Road and worked by James & George Shorrock until abandoned in mid 1860s.

Lower Bencock Farm (1902-96) Carr Lane

Lower Cabin End Farm Knuzden

Lower Cock croft (1795) 19 Northgate

Lower Cunliffe (1872) St Michael's Parish

Lower Darwen (1311) known as Netherderwent

Lower Darwen Bowling Green & Tennis Courts Higher Croft Road (1939-51)

Lower Darwen Bridge reconstructed and widened, and the approaches considerably improved prior to 1915

Lower Darwen colliery (1870) owned by Thomas Simpson & Co see Lol Hoyle pit. A number of shallow shafts were used to mine coal here until one of these was deepened by Simpson & Young in the mid 1860s becoming Lower Darwen Colliery (Lol Hoyle).

Lower Darwen Congregational Church (1889-1969)

Lower Darwen Congregational School (1903) mixed and infants

Lower Darwen Conservative Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers & drapers 30a Rake's Bridge (1881) Lower Darwen; secretary: James Pomfret (1870); George Thompson (1881-1912); manager Job Hargreaves (1912-15)

Lower Darwen (Industrial) Co-operative Society Ltd. grocers & drapers (1870-81)

8 High Street (1881) Lower Darwen                                                                 secretary: Thomas Haworth. (1870-81)

Fore Street, Lower Darwen. Secretary (1903), manager (1912-15) R W Shaw: secretary (1912-15) W E Holden.

Lower Darwen Council School (1924-51) Sandy Lane mixed and infants

Lower Darwen CP School (1912-99) Milking Lane mixed and infants

Lower Darwen Methodist Free Church Fore Street built in 1872. Closed in 2001 and merged with the United Reform Church. Organ sold to the Freetown Methodist Church in Sierra Leone for £500 (2001)

Lower Darwen mill owned by Thomas & Richard Eccles (1870-1939) cotton spinners & manufacturers

Lower Darwen motive power depot behind Ewood Park football ground on the Bolton line contained a coal hopper

Lower Darwen National School (1870) Earcroft

  headmaster (mixed): A E Briggs (1870); infants: Miss A Buckley (1870);

Lower Darwen pit                                                                                       see Lol Hole pit

Lower Darwen Primary School

Lower Darwen Primitive Methodist Church

Lower Darwen Reform Club (1870) Lynwood                                     secretary: T Shuttleworth (1870)

Lower Darwen School (1838)

Lower Darwen Station closed in 1958 and demolished in 1964.         stationmaster: Jonathan Henry Kay (1870)

Lower Darwen Steam Railway Sheds closed 1965

Lower Darwen United Reformed Church Sandy lane

Lower Darwen Working Men's Conservative Club (1870)           secretary: John James Haworth (1870)

Lower Dunscar (1872) St Michael's Parish

Lower Eccleshill Road (1966)

Lower Feniscliffe Farm (1915) Cherry Tree

Lower Fold Farm (1851-1951) Pleasington                                                      John Catlow (1870)

Lower Fowler Height (1935-80) Heys Lane                                          E Rushworth (1966)

Lower Hazel Close (1980)

Lower Hill Farm (1915-58)

Lower Hollin Bank mill (Pinch Noggin) owned by Sharples and Birtwistle (1891) 360 looms jacconettes mulls Turkey reds and twills. J H Birtwistle & Co Ltd (1894) Cottons & Haworth (1902) cotton manufacturers

Lower Hollin Bank Street (1870-1980) 112 Bolton Road Nos 1-31 and 2-58

Lower House (1843) between Lammack and Toddy Fold Pleckgate Road

Lower Meadow (1835) Whitebirk estate

Lower Meadow Head Farm (1939)

Lower Meadows Farm (1902-15) Livesey

Lower Ouzebooth Farm (Bastwell House) (1844-78) off St. James' Road Lawrence Thistlethwaite (1870-8)

Lower Park Liberal Club,                                                                                     secretary: R Burke (1889)

Lower Philips Road (1980)

Lower Raven Wing (1844-1958) Revidge Road 5 familys                              Mrs Mary Ann Cooper (1870)

Lower Raven Wing Farm (1844) Revidge                                                         Richard Hall (1870)

Lower Reaps (1938) Ramsgreave off Yew Tree Drive

Lower Royshaw Farm (1881-1966) off Pleck Farm                                Thomas Harrison (1878) J Sharples (1966)

Lower Royshaw Fold (1929)

Lower Shadsworth Farm (Cromwell Castle) (1881-1966) near the top of Delph Lane W Bilsborough (1966)

Lower Shorrock Hey Farm (1851) Meins Road

Lower Side Beet (1872) St Michael's Parish

Lower Smalden (1716)

Lower Spew House Farm built in the late 18^th cent.

Lower Stock Clough (1851) Livesey

Lower Stoney Butts (1716-39)

Lower Street (1870) Harwood Street

Lower Trout Brook (1851) Pleasington

Lower Twist Field (1843) below Yellow Hills

Lower Walmsley Fold Farm (1902-66) Blackamoor Road, Guide                T Nightingale (1966)

Lower Warble Hey (1938) Barker Lane Mellor

Lower Waterhouse (1851) Livesey

Lower Whitebirk Farm behind the Red Lion at Whitebirk

Lower Whitehalgh Farm (1870-1942) Livesey                                     Peter Knowles (1870)

Lower White House Farm (1878) Livesey                                                         Peter Knowles (1878)

Lower Willow Trees (1938) Lammack Road

Lower Willows Farm (1870-1929)                                                                       George Cook (1870)

Lower Wilworth Farm (1870-1958)         Pleckgate Road                    John Hindle (1870); John Dobson (1878)

Lower Wilworth (1870) Pleckgate Road was weavers' cottages before modernization

Lower Woodgates Farm (1843-1966) Freezeland                                          G A K Chapman (1966)

Lower Yellow Hill (1853) Pleasington

Low Field (1836) Shadsworth

Lowood Place (1947-80) Revidge Road Nos 2-18

Lowther Place (1947-80) Whalley Old Road Little Harwood Nos 1 & 3

Loyal Brothers' Friend Lodge The Order of Druids No 1 Distrct Blackburn Branch (1864) Nelson Inn Grimshaw Park Lane

Loyal Independent Society of Odd Fellows (1837-44) 800 in number comprising 14 lodges

Lucknow Mill Newton Street owned by Thomas Longworth Ltd (1912-39) cotton manufacturer

Lucknow Street (1870-1980) 95 Lower Audley Street named after Lucknow in India. Nos 3-21 and 8 & 10

Lumb Bank (1843) end of Billinge End Road before Alum Scar

Lumb Barn (1872-1929) Christ Church

Lumb's Barn Farm (1872-1929) Shadsworth Road

Lumb's Farm (1878-1915) Shadsworth                                                  William Rawcliffe (1878)

Lund Farm (1878)                                                                                       William Butterfield (1878)

Lund Street (1844-1980) 95 Wensley Street Nos 2/3

Lunds Avenue (1929) Rockcliffe Avenue

Lune Street (1870-1980) 57 Leyland Street Nos 16/28/30

Lune Street Mill owned by George Crompton (1878) cotton manufacturer

Lyceum Theatre Market Street Lane (1885-1902) first films shown here in Blackburn. Closed down in 1902 due to reports of notoriety

Lessee: H H Harold (1885) manager: E H Page (1889-1903)             see Alhambra

Lyndhurst Avenue Knuzden Brook (1966)

Lyndhurst Road (1929) 84 Pritchard Street

Lynthorpe Road (1929) off Pilmuir Street

Lynwood Road (1958) previously Tean Barn Road off Granville Road Nos 1-55 and 10-82

Lynwood Terrace (built 1897) Revidge Road

Lyon Street (1851-1966) 51 Bank Top

Lytham Road (1958) Pilmuir Street

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