Join me for a walk around the striking town centre of Blackburn, once a hub of Lancashire's immense cotton industry and a hive of textile production, and now home to an impressive blend of old and new architecture, as well as some great heritage on display all around.
As we walk around Blackburn, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Blackburn Cathedral, Church Street, Blackburn Market, Transitions sculptures, Exchange Arcade, Fleming Square, Northgate, King George's Hall, Blackburn College (Victoria Building), statue of William Gladstone, Blackburn Magistrates' Court, The Braid, Sudell Cross, Cotton Exchange, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Richmond Terrace, Blackburn Town Hall, statue of William Henry Hornby, Blackburn County Court Buildings, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Blackburn Bus Station, The Mall, The Adelphi, Blackburn Station, Grandmother and Child, and the Queen Victoria statue in Cathedral Quarter.
Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Blackburn:
www.cottontown.org/
www.visitblackburn.co.uk/attra...
www.visitblackburn.co.uk/dbimg...
www.localhistories.org/blackbu...
bwdvenues.com/about/the-histo...
exchangeblackburn.org.uk/arch...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...
www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...
0:00 Blackburn Cathedral
1:37 Church Street
1:54 Blackburn Market
2:05 Church Street
2:58 Church Street (former site of Blackburn Market Cross)
3:20 Darwen Street
3:31 Fleming Square
3:52 Exchange Arcade
4:15 Fleming Square
4:36 King Street
4:55 Corporation Street
5:17 Lord Street West
5:36 Northgate
6:28 King George's Hall & Statue of William Gladstone
6:42 King George's Hall
7:14 Blakey Moor
7:30 Blackburn College (Victoria Building)
8:11 Blakey Moor
8:53 Statue of William Gladstone
9:14 Northgate
9:42 Blackburn Magistrates' Court
10:10 Northgate
11:00 Sudell Cross & The Braid
11:25 King William Street
11:52 Cotton Exchange
12:17 King William Street
12:22 Museum Street
12:37 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
12:55 Richmond Terrace
13:25 Museum Street
13:55 Cotton Exchange
14:07 Blackburn Town Hall
14:38 King William Street
14:54 Statue of William Henry Hornby
15:20 King William Street
15:27 Town Hall Street
16:01 Tackett Street
16:17 Blackburn County Court Buildings
16:32 Tackett Street
17:05 Richmond Terrace
17:37 Church of St. John the Evangelist
18:20 Richmond Terrace
18:44 Ainsworth Street
19:40 Blackburn Bus Station
20:08 The Mall & Blackburn Market
20:54 Church Street
21:05 Railway Road
21:47 Blackburn Cathedral
22:05 The Adelphi
22:24 Railway Road
22:48 The Boulevard
22:56 Blackburn Station
23:23 Grandmother and Child
23:40 Cathedral Quarter
23:51 Blackburn Cathedral
24:08 Blackburn Cathedral & Queen Victoria Statue
25:06 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.3 miles/2.1km
Step count: 2600 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 24 mins 47 secs
Average speed: 3.1mph/5.1kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
5 авг 2024
