Gill Johnson
Lancashire Telegraph
United Kingdom
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Secret history of ancient well in Blackburn town centre
BEHIND the pub in Railway Road, Blackburn, is the site of an ancient spring and town well. → Read More
The story of how 'cotton town' Blackburn produced new wonder material Netlon
NEWS of a special non-woven material, invented by Blackburn manufacturer Brian Mercer, was revealed by the Telegraph, back in 1958. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Setting the scene in Bacup in the early 1900s
AN evocative image of life on one of our East Lancashire communities more than 100 years ago. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Scapa Porritt workers receive 25 years' service awards, 1977
IN the days of heavy industry and large scale manufacturing, Blackburn was home to several big name companies → Read More
NOSTALGIA: The Stanhill Ring Mill workers who started their jobs as children
AS youngsters John Rawcliffe and Ada Savage watched Stanhill Ring Mill, grow brick by brick. → Read More
Miner James Gorton dug deep to become mine host at The Stanhill pub
NEWS that The Stanhill is to undergo a makeover had Virginia Aighton digging out her family albums, as her great grandfather James Gorton kept the… → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Historic Holker House displays artefacts of Darwen's heritage
THIS distinctive building in Darwen, built 140 years ago, is fittingly now the town's heritage centre. → Read More
PICTURED: Rare image of Billinge tram terminus in Blackburn from 1903
IF this image is anything to go by, the pace of life, a hundred and more years ago, seems to have been relaxed. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Sparks fly at British Northrop's foundry in Blackburn, 40 years ago
IT was once a familiar sight in East Lancashire's industrial heartlands - flying sparks and red-hot,molten metal - as heavy machinery was crafted in… → Read More
In the line of fire through time across East Lancashire
THE dangers of fire were evident as soon as making flames was first discovered. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: A Prestige new industry for Burnley in 1937
THE arrival of a household goods manufacturer in Burnley 80 years ago was a prestige achievement for the local council. → Read More
Darwen soldier George Willie, the only patient on hospital ship in 1917
HOSPITAL ships once played a vital role in conflicts around the globe, before evacuation by air became the norm. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: A memorial to 330 miners who lost their lives in Burnley's coal pits
THIS image is a haunting reminder of a black day in the history of mining in Burnley. → Read More
Trouble at t'mill, the declining years of our cotton industry
IN the hey day of the cotton industry, Britain's bread hung by Lancashire's thread. → Read More
A cotton worker sets his gratitude to Blackburn magnate William Hornby in stone
A FASCINATING story behind one of Blackburn's statues was revealed in 1968. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Darwen Tower has stood guard over the town for 120 years
THIS image of Darwen, taken on a winter's day in 1980, is so typical of our East Lancashire communities. → Read More
Appeal for image of a Lancaster bomber airman from Blackburn, killed over France in 1944
A FRENCHMAN, who has kept alive the memory of an Allied aircrew, who perished over northern France in the last war, has asked Bygones' readers for… → Read More
NOSTALGIA: Stepping back into 19th century Blackburn
TODAY we are transported back to 1890s Blackburn - this is how the town centre was more than 100 years ago. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: The end of the (production) line at Mullard Blackburn
MULLARD'S was the first company to move on to the new Whitebirk Industrial Estate when it opened in Blackburn in the late 1930s. → Read More
NOSTALGIA: The YMCA on the ball in Blackburn for 120 years
THE YMCA in Blackburn has been meeting the diverse needs of the local community for more than 120 years. → Read More