So sad to see those wonderful old landmarks of my youth of this friendly, English cotton town. I know progress must be made for transport etc, but still sad to see the changing face, not always for the better, of the town. Each photo a trigger of nights out, meeting friends, courting my girl and many memories long forgotten. Thank you!
I was born in a streeet behind Thwaites brewery in 1951, coal fires, gas ceiling lights, loo in the back yard. As a kid I had to scrub the paving stones outside with vim scouring powder. No tele, no phone, no internet, just honest hardworking and friendly people. How I miss it!
Please please bring back some more videos like this. I love the history of blackburn my whole cildhood has been in blackburn. The people were beautiful inside and outside. Remember the days we could leave our front doors open and not worrie. Now its so much different. Please bring some more old vidios of greatharwood too thats were i lived moved away wen i was 8 years old to a completely new city. Thank you so much for putting this up so nice i cried watching it.❤❤❤ Could you do some more please. Thank you.
I was born in Blackburn and still living here. The old Blackburn was better and it's a shame this and past clueless council have wiped out landmarks and historic streets.
Oh" How I miss the old place ! much like an old friend, My young life growing up here in the old back street terraced houses of Audley, I shall treasure for eternity.All those wonderful people I once knew, who made this old town a pleasure to grow up in,
I was born in Blackburn in 1962. Joined the army when I was 17 and have travelled and lived all over the world but would always come home to Blackburn when I could, its not what it was but for me, it is still my hometown.
Daisy lane at 6:12 is actually Daisy street. As a child we lived at No 108 ,second or third house on the right next to the white corner house. The side street on the right is/was Ross street. The street on the left ( I believe to be Napier street )led on to Moss street.
@@blank-dr2kx Yes , you are right,it is indeen Daisy lane, the wall on daisy street near our house had and still has to this day, rail tracks and no trees. Thanks for pointing that out.
Great video enjoyed the nostalgia as was brought up in Blackburn in the 60s and 70s, maybe being on lockdown in Spain during the pandemic makes you miss the happy times more... stay safe everyone.
You probably wouldn't like to see it now pal. Probably best left as a nice memory. It's a hotbed for child grooming and about 3 weeks ago their was a drive by shooting on King Street. It's gone right down the pan.
This town I grew up in was a wonderful town in every way. but sadly, when I look at it today, I feel nothing but sadness, not because of the change in the towns structure, but the change in , culture, I cannot relate to the so called modern multi cultural system, for me, this is alien to my former town 's history.
Brought a tear to my eye . Recognised most of the places and I was only born in 1962 . What happened and what went wrong ? The whole place including the people have changed and not for the better I may add , thank you for sharing the clip
Very sad a job for life a thing of the past. It’s been made to go this way by corporate greed. Nothings the same anymore, I too was born in 1962, I don’t recognise this world anymore.
Kelcey, hello and greetings to you, hope you received good marks for your homework, having discovered that the photos were taken in various years including the Victorian era.
Lived in Blackburn for 30 years, many fond memories, but we had to leave, always be "home" though, just not a nice place to live anymore. Best night out in the County, back in the day- down the "Barbary Coast".
Monster this country is a cancer ready to grow thanks to your people destroying to their own heritage now everything is imported you should b lucky what ethnic minorities bring to Blackburn if you take away the the food places there's nothing in Blackburn. "your living in the past your living far away" Blackburn is what it is because of the council it's a top place
We loved the views of old Blackburn. My husband appears on your photograph at 06.07 minutes standing by the bus. We'd love a copy of the original photograph, Is this possible?
Lovely old pics ! Makes me so sad and angry to see what Blackburn's become. I know you can't turn the clock back, but these old photos make me yearn for the past. All the little old streets and lovely, ordinary, decent people. All swept away and gone forever.
Lovely old photos of Blackburn. It's a crying shame what's happened to this town! The council should hang their heads in shame. They've swept all our heritage away and destroyed this town! Now all we have are old photographs of a once lovely, characterful old town.
It was a lovely a compilation. I didn't recognise most of the old Blackburn. But I loved seeing it how it was in the old days. Everything seemed innocent.
great photos but bloody annoying effects - couldn't you just cut from one photo to the next - kind of distracts from the actual point of your historical document that you have so lovingly compiled
I really enjoyed that. Even made me feel emotional seeing what Blackburn used to be like before the council wrecked it and they're still wrecking Blackburn.
