'Peace' celebration, 1919. Headmaster, Mr Jamieson is on the left; to the left of him is Annie Crossley. On the right hand end of that row is Minnie Wilkinson. Front row seated, L - R: Sam Hellowell; next ?; Jack Crossley
Back row: John Helliwell, Glyn Howarth, Philip Bradley, Stephen Bowe, Desmond Greenwood, Christopher Greenwood, David Berkley, Stuart England, ?, Mr Thomas.
Middle row: Howard Walker, Janet Stenhouse, Gillian Holt née Longbottom, Anne Whittaker, Jean…
Back row, left to right: Susan Parker, Stephen Jagger. Stuart England, Trevor Haigh, Stephen Walker, Andrew Wilson, Richard Johnstone, Mrs Harrison. Middle row: Margaret Wade, ?, Rosalind Parker, Kathleen Greatorex, Susan Butterworth, Maxine…
During a period of very warm weather the heamaster told the school that one day they could come to school with their swimming costumes. Doris' mum told her that was all very well, but she would have to keep her vest on underneath!
West End at the junction with Bridge Gate, left, and New Road, right. Chambers shop on the right later becomes Blackburn Ironmongers and Greaves Draper and Hosiery was later Z Spence florist who later moved to the corner of New Road and Crown…
West End at the junction with Bridge Gate, left, and New Road, right. Chambers shop on the right later becomes Blackburn Ironmongers and Greaves Draper and Hosiery was later Z Spence florist who later moved to the corner of New Road and Crown…
The timber bridge which gave its name to the town probably stood a little further upstream than the present stone structure which dates from about 1510. Legacies financed the construction: for example, James Grenewode of Wadsworth left 3s. 4d to the…