Technical School - Staff & Students Panoramic - 1950's

I rescued this panoramic photo when it was being thrown out back in the late 1990's. It is 34 inches long and 7 inches high. It was taken in front of the then Technical School (now the Victoria Centre).

As you can see, to the left of the image, the statue of Gladstone was already in place. He was moved here from his original site on the Boulevard in September 1955. Judging by the hairstyles on view and the attire, we were still in the 50's when these folks posed for their picture.

Below I have scanned it in four sections, so as to make it easier to see the faces. My hope is that some of the people pictured may recognise themselves, or may possibly be recognised by their descendants.

The overlapping is intentional, as I didn't want to miss anyone out.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION 

Daisyfield Railway Station

Lovely old shot of Daisyfield Railway Station on the Blackburn - Clitheroe / Hellifield line, with the Moss Street level crossing behind the gents.

The little signal box (or whatever it is) with the steps up to it, is still there today.

COURTESY OF THE CP COLLECTION

Mill Hill Congregational Church

As it says on the photo, this is the Congregational Church at Mill Hill, which stood on the New Chapel Street end of New Wellington Street. The foundation stone was laid on February 20th 1859 and the church opened for worship on Sept 19th 1860.

In 1920 a black & white marble tablet was placed in the west wall, bearing the names of ''Twenty scholars who made the supreme sacrifice'' during the First World War. A roll of honour in an oak frame, no doubt bearing the names of many more local lads (and lasses?) who had fallen, was also placed in the vestibule.

I've no information as to when the church was demolished, but it was probably in the 1960's.

Courtesy of the CP collection

Goin' Back ( To Blackburn? )

Yet another slide show. Please click on the Youtube link to view it.
This one is set to Carole King's wonderful ''Goin' Back''
Performed here by Dusty Springfield and in my humble opinion, the best version of this song (though I do quite like it by The Byrds as well).
The known photographers / sources are credited at the end. My thanks to them all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-xbjxv-5wA

Bank Top - c1900

A lovely old view of Bank Top, viewed from the Griffin / Redlam Brow corner.

All the properties on the left hand side are long gone, but the properties on the right, from the corner closest to us and down to St Luke's Church still remain.

This rather grainy photo is of a photographers shop / studio, which was lower down Bank Top, below the almshouses, sort of opposite St Wilfrid's school. It's an image from an advertising card for T. Coupe Photographer who was at No 40 Bank Top. 

From the early 1920's this same premises was occupied by Leslie's Photographers, so this photo must pre-date that decade. I have a directory from 1894 and T. Coupe's business was here back then.

(Please ignore my comment below that this photo is from the 40's or 50's, as mentioned, it's substantially earlier).

Courtesy of the CP collection.