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At 53°44′41″N 2°28′37″W (53.7449°, −2.4769°), and 184 mi (296 km) north-northwest of London, Blackburn stands 122 metres (401 ft) above sea level, 9 mi (14 km) east of Preston and 21 mi (34 km) north-northeast of Manchester. The Ribble Valley and West Pennine Moors lie to the north and south respectively.
3. Blackburn Empire Theatre. A volunteer led theatre bringing you a range of shows including music, musicals, plays, variety, dance as well as stage school weeks. 4. Blackburn Cathedral. Blackburn Cathedral is one of England's newest cathedrals, yet it is one of the country's oldest places of Christian worship.
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Hoghton Tower
- Corporation Park
- Samlesbury Hall
- Bee Centre
- Turton Tower
- Witton Country Park
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal
- Old Town Hall
On opening in 1874, the Blackburn Museum became one of the first purpose-built museums outside London. Its bountiful collections were donated to the town by textile industrialists like Thomas Boys Lewis, who bequeathed a magnificent set of Japanese prints. The rope-maker, R. E. Hart left the museum one of the country’s finest coin and manuscript co...
When the Diocese of Blackburn was created in 1926, the capacious parish church was upgraded to a cathedral. There has been a church at this place since the Norman Conquest, but today’s church is a Gothic Revival monument, begun 1820 and enlarged and improved all the way up to 1977. As of 2018 the cathedral is at the heart of the regenerated Cathedr...
Ruling the countryside for miles around, Hoghton Tower is roosted atop a hill 170 metres above sea level. This fortified manor house was built in the 1560s and after being abandoned was restored and enlarged twice in the Victorian period. Many famous figures have passed through these doors in the last 500 years, like William Shakespeare and Charles...
A source of pride for Blackburn, Corporation Park is the main central green space entered from the south on Preston New Road via a ceremonious triumphal arch. It was completed in 1857, and as a quintessential Victorian town park is listed by English Heritage as a Park and Garden of Special Historic Interest. The park’s main axis is on the Broad Wal...
With a story that goes back to 1325, Samlesbury Hall is a romantic Medieval manor house open every day throughout the year except Saturdays. More than 750 years of occupation have left the house with lots of exciting tales about witches, ghosts, all told enthusiastically by costumed guides during free tours on Sundays. Some memorable fittings are t...
A separate attraction on the grounds of Samlesbury Hall is the Bee Centre, open Wednesdays and Sundays. Here you can find out all about honeybees and how they shape the countryside. This will be made clear at the indoor observation hive, where glass panels give you an unprecedented look into the world of bees as they bring pollen and nectar to the ...
This fortified manor house is in the same borough, around ten miles south on the edge of the West Pennine Moors. Turton Tower started out as a stone pele tower in the 1400s before being made more comfortable in the century that followed with a timber-framed house. This was enlarged and modified with a Dutch gable facade in the Victorian period. You...
There’s unblemished Lancashire countryside less than a mile from Blackburn’s town centre. At the confluence of the rivers Darwen and Blakewater, Witton Country Park is 480 acres of woodland, landscaped parkland and farmland that was once on the Witton House estate but was sold to Blackburn in the 1940s. Children will be crazy for the Wits adventure...
Crossing the Pennines for 127 miles, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was a massive undertaking that helped kindle the Industrial Revolution in the north. In 1810, Blackburn became the last major town to be connected to the waterway, and on its opening, the first barges transported some 380 tons of coal, as well as timber, lead, yarn, tallow, molasses...
One of a few big sights in Blackburn’s pedestrian-friendly town centre, the old town hall is an exuberant building dating back to 1856. The architect was Scotsman James Paterson, who gave the building an Italianate design, with Corinthian columns, a balustrade and reliefs of garlands and eagles above its cornice. In 2018 the Old Town Hall was going...
Blackburn town centre, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, Eng. Blackburn with Darwen, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Lancashire, northwestern England, 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Manchester. The famous weaving tradition of the town of Blackburn had its beginnings in the 13th-century wool trade.
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The Mall Blackburn has all your high street stores under one roof, and the bright contemporary Blackburn Market offers everything you’d expect from a traditional market & more! Look out for our specialist independent shops such as Eve Lingerie, Reedys Home of Music, Exchange Coffee & Hobkirks Sewing Machines. Or if you’re looking for a fun ...
Nov 22, 2023 · 5. Admire the architecture of Blackburn Cathedral. Located in the heart of Blackburn, Blackburn Cathedral is one of the marvellous cathedrals in the United Kingdom. The cathedral is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin and remains as a place of prayer and devotion.
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