Looking along Higher Eanam towards the town centre, with the pitched gable of the Victoria Cinema dominant.
In the far distance, we can see the brewery tower of the Swan Brewery (owned by Dutton's by the time this photo was taken) at Lark Hill.
Courtesy of John Eddleston
Below, looking along the same stretch of Higher Eanam, but in the opposite direction, from Higher Barn St, with The Globe pub in the centre of the photo.
Image courtesy of Cottontown.org.
Below, looking along the same stretch of Higher Eanam, but in the opposite direction, from Higher Barn St, with The Globe pub in the centre of the photo.
Image courtesy of Cottontown.org.
This clip of higher Eanam in 1963 is my favourite out of all the others for the simple reason l lived on Pendle street back then and walked along this stretch most very day and that is just as l remember it, great photo from John Eddlestone which captures old Blackburn in a time of change but of fondness too,
ReplyDeleteIt's much as I remember it too Rob. Dave Hearne lived on Audley Lane, just by the Copy Nook police station and we were often up at his house and around that way. Then obviously, after we moved from Bangor St to North Rd, we would pass along there on the bus and often on foot, back and forth to school.
DeleteBarraclough's shop was just on the left there, where we bought our gear from, from time to time (Crombie's, Barrathea blazers etc). Good days :-)
Colin
yeah, hi there Colin good to see your still involved with the site and still alive of course lol.l do remember Barracloughs and the gear but unlike you l could not afford the decent stuff, hope you and your brother are well,,regards Rob,
Deletehi Colin, not sure what went wrong there with my password but here we go,yeah remember the old place with much fondness especially Copy Nook and Eanam etc oh and of course Bangor st and Joe Conlon,,firm but fair,as for barracloughs l could not afford the crombies and baratheas lol but l got by, hope your both well,your brother of course,,good to see your still with us lol, they are dropping like flies,,regards Rob.
DeleteHope you and your family are still with us Colin. regards rob H.
DeleteAye Barraclough's, we only visited from time to time, as I mention above. They could be a bit pricey. I did get a crombie from there though, saved up a lot of money from my paper rounds.
ReplyDeleteOther shops were a bit cheaper, one down King St and Seddon's on Lark Hill.
Best regards.
Colin
thanks for that,,l do remember you looking quite smart in your crombie sporting a Lancashire rose in the lapel,l had to make do with a cheap wrangler jacket Chas and me were far to lazy to do the old paper rounds but another mate of mine took me with him on his round and l had no idea how bloody heavy that bag was and the distances involved, so l know you earned every penny of that money to pay for that coat,will re visit the site periodically ,,regards ,, rob
ReplyDeleteAdded another view of Higher Eanam, looking in the opposite direction Rob.
DeleteRegards.
Colin
Slave labour some of those paper rounds. The Sunday morning one was the worst. Big thick papers with all kinds of supplements in them. My Sunday round used to take me up Palmer Rd, Langham Rd and the nearby streets, along part of East Park Rd, part of Shear Brow and then all the way down Lammack Rd. Just that walk would kill me these days :-)
ReplyDeletehappy days , that's all we need to know, hope you and your family are still with us old timers lol.
ReplyDeleteBadfinger. I love that 'No Matter What' track of theirs. I don't go onto Youtube that often, but when I do, I usually end up playing that. Probably the saddest tale in Rock n Roll history, the Badfinger story. Very talented band, ripped off and messed around by con men.
ReplyDeleteHi Colin,nice to see all is well,yeah good band Badfinger, like you say, sad but true, I was surprised you were able to update the comments,to be honest i'm not as competent on these things as i should be.will leave some comment when i can come up with something.
ReplyDeleteCannot think of anything worth posting, but what I would like to say is, thank god for the foresight of Mr John Eddleston. because back in 1963 not many people would have thought of taking pictures of old Blackburn town, which back then was not the most pleasing on the eye, but to John Eddleston he knew the historical value of the time, and the time of the 60's is all now so well documented that it is almost priceless.it captures the Victorian age and the emerging modern age,and we can compare the two and reach our conclusion as to which is the more important,But the realisation is that they both are just as important as the other.its called History,and it is all important.R I P Mr Eddleston.
ReplyDeleteOne of the 'positives' about almost everyone now carrying a camera phone around with them is that history is being captured in images almost every minute of the day. Whether all these billions of digital images will survive into the future is another matter, as lots of them are deleted daily too, but even if just 5% of them survive, it will be great for future generations.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 60's relatively few (compared to now) people would have had a camera and hardly any would have had the foresight to go out and take photos of of the streets where they lived, grew up, worked, socialised. Most folk with access to a camera took photos of their family, portraits and group photos. Luckily some of those type of photos also caught a location in the background (if they were outdoor photos), but in the main, they concentrated on people, not location. Those photos are important too.
Ever since the early days of photography, there have been people who went out and took photos of our towns and cities, topographical photos, if you like. You only need to look at some of the postcard images on here for proof of that.
But we indeed should be grateful to John Eddleston for the substantial archive he left us of his Blackburn / our Blackburn.
It's the main reason I stick his name on his images when I upload them anywhere, as his photos often appear on the internet without credit. As well as enjoy them for what they are, I also want people to remember who took the photos. Thanks John.
Couldn't have put it any better myself.
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