I was born and raised in Blackburn . And this brings back so many memories . I live in Canada now and I have only been back twice in the last 16 years . I hope to one day show my kids where I am from .
@LindaAndrews-ly1qf
6 ай бұрын
Why did you leave?
@local_britishboy5456
3 жыл бұрын
Town centre is a lovely place when it’s sunny
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
It certainly is! With all that grand architecture and a bustling vibe on the streets - Blackburn certainly has a wonderful atmosphere on a sunny day :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
@leedownham546
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I was born in Darwen, bred in Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle. Left to join the army in 1989. Served 22 years and emigrated to Australia. I’ve been in Oz for the past 13 years. It was great to see my old town once again.
@DeNTaN2002
2 ай бұрын
Sorry but it turned into Blackburnistan.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to say a very very big thank you to you all for the wonderful response to Sunday's Whitby walk! I had a lot of fun making the video, and I'm glad you enjoyed watching it too :) Here in Blackburn, here's a bit of bonus info on the big skyscraper you can see from around 14:07: That's Blackburn New Town Hall, which rises 198ft/60m into the air beside the original Town Hall. The two buildings are linked under the footbridge we walk under, but the New Town Hall is now the main home of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council!
@muhammadsidat6756
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I get to see this everyday on my way to college
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - thank you so much for watching!
@yeabutnobut8564
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant vid I’ve moved to London now and this brought back so many good memories of me walking thru the town centre in my teens. One thing I miss is spiral and the jacket potato van outside the old market.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to hear! I'm glad that this video brought back some old memories - it is amazing just how much Blackburn has changed over the years :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
@zotoda
2 жыл бұрын
same i miss them jacket potatos too
@sarribel
3 жыл бұрын
another of the dozens of splendid underrated british towns and cities, huddersfield, paisley, dundee, derby, doncaster, swansea, bradford to name but a few, still to be discovered by outsiders, stunning architecture throughout. loved it!
@russiannorth2440
3 жыл бұрын
I like it, thanks !!! I posted a video of a city walk in northern Russia. Happy viewing.
@travellingeverard4326
3 жыл бұрын
@@russiannorth2440 Just subscribed to your channel. Hoping to do some videos for my channel in Russia, once the restrictions are over.
@russiannorth2440
3 жыл бұрын
@@travellingeverard4326 come to the Russian north
@PinnedonPlaces
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
It really is! This video was my first ever visit to Blackburn, and I was thoroughly impressed by the town centre, and even more impressed as I began to delve deeper into the history of Blackburn - a fascinating town if there ever were one! Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video :)
@raymondkingdom3953
3 жыл бұрын
I have lived in Blackburn for over 30 years
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
It's changed quite the bit over the decades! I do hope you thought this video did the town justice - its history really is spectacular, and some of its architecture today is equally so :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
@raymondkingdom3953
2 жыл бұрын
@Barney Rubble It has it's negatives and positives
@WATCHER71B
3 жыл бұрын
What a charming town, seems like the locals are especially friendly...especially those two charming chaps in orange at the start who chose to give you the bird as U walk by them....lovely, so warm and freindly!
@DISTER141
8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@royashcroft8118
Жыл бұрын
Great video, I was brought up and lived in Blackburn for 29 years and learnt more about the town in this video than the whole time I lived there. Thank you
@shelly-annjohn4965
3 жыл бұрын
My goodness england is beyond beautiful I am speechless .You are great thanks for showing us all england I enjoy it very much love it.Blessings stay safe out their.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Blackburn is a very impressive town and a great example of Britain at its industrial height - making it thoroughly worth a visit :)
@PARIS-FRANCE
3 жыл бұрын
SUPER MERCI !.. HYPER INSTRUCTIF !.. SPLENDIDE ET SURPRENANTE ARCHITECTURE DU TEMPS PASSÉ !.. MON COUP DE COEUR VA À LA SUPERBE SCULPTURE DE LA MÈRE ET DE L'ENFANT !.. BON SAMEDI LET'S WALK !..
@PARIS-FRANCE
3 жыл бұрын
@@LetsWalkUK MERCI J'TEN PRIE BONNE FIN D'APRÈS-MIDI
@fitzjon4628
2 жыл бұрын
I had many a happy night in BLACKBURN Happy memories
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha wonderful! Thank you very much for watching - I'm glad this video brought back some great memories of Blackburn for you :)
@kimsung2384
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t recognise it at all. I left Blackburn in 1999. At least King George’s Hall is still there? Is the reference library still there? I do remember they had a massive Asian community
@VickiArizonaMorgan123
3 жыл бұрын
I live in Blackburn... Born and bred 🙂
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
And proud of it I'm sure! Blackburn is a fascinating place and one of Lancashire's greatest towns of all - a fantastic town to visit and discover, especially when the sun is shining :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
@kevink01639
6 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that
@LindaAndrews-ly1qf
6 ай бұрын
@@kevink01639why?
@annefrancess1224
Жыл бұрын
You got me singing! Hahaha i found this video today. It was terrible singing i know. Id only just begun doing singing then!
@LauraLeeD
2 жыл бұрын
This video made Blackburn look prettier than it is. Good job.
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha thank you very much! There's a lot about Blackburn that really impressed me on my visit, and a sunny blue sky always makes the town centre look that extra bit special :) Thank you for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
@LauraLeeD
2 жыл бұрын
@@LetsWalkUK I'll admit Blackburn has improved in some areas over the years and hopefully will some more. 🙂
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
3 жыл бұрын
Took me back about 52 years. Thanks heaps Oh and at the 22:17 The infamous Adelphi Hotel. Where all us lads had to keep our hand above the table tops.
@Tootsie63
2 жыл бұрын
Did you live in Little Harwood?
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tootsie63 I lived near Corporation Park till 1970, Now Australia. Did you live in Little Harwood?
@Tootsie63
2 жыл бұрын
@@who-gives-a-toss_Bear Yes, from '63 to '71. We knew a family called Heap, they emigrated same time as you. Your comment 'heaps' made me think you were one of them :)
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tootsie63 Have to watch that term. Ment to mean a large number.
@bucetaporraxana
2 жыл бұрын
I love Blackburn, I miss this place a lot
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
I do hope this brought back some good memories of the town for you! Blackburn is a great place to be proud of :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
@Ant-dx8yt
2 жыл бұрын
Town centre been choked to death by surrounding areas, the town is dead now run down smells and the sounds of tannoys destroy any quiet 2 or 3 times a day... The fact there's no one there tells you all you need to know.
@gerardbooth40
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much for this fantastic video. I was born in Blackburn in the 1960's and grew up there during the town's period of decline in the 70's and 80's. I've hardly been back in the last 35 years but this video inspired me to return as a tourist! I'm so heartened to see that my home town is looking so fantastic. I also learnt a great deal about the history of the town in this film which I was hitherto unaware of. Thanks again and Viva Blackburn!
@jennybates
2 жыл бұрын
In the old covered market, Walshes had a stall where we could purchase sasperilla. Im lead to believe that the newer building doesnt house this stall.
@michellebruce5092
3 жыл бұрын
Great walk in the Blackburn town. Very beautiful and historical. Can't wait to see more tomorrow 😀😀
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Blackburn is a striking town indeed with a whole lot of history :)
@suedyer1428
4 ай бұрын
I was born in Blackburn left for Australia when I was 10, now live in Melbourne.
@JustDaniel6764
Ай бұрын
Lucky you
@jackiebird5905
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great video of my home town Blackburn.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you very much for watching - Blackburn is a fascinating town full of heritage :) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
@marcellodelima5792
2 жыл бұрын
Ghost town 😱👻 Beautfull buildings but not living humans this is the future of every town in England
@kd4n347
2 жыл бұрын
Miserable place ngl
@minimaxi802
Жыл бұрын
Blackburn has very steep terraced streets.
@leecalvinmusic
2 жыл бұрын
You forget to mention the old former Northgate Police Station at 9:50 which was once home to what was then Blackburn Division Police Headquarters, long before the building of East Division Police Headquarters at Greenbank, on the outskirts of Blackburn. The arches visible at 9:50 were the driveway to the police station and entrance to the enquiry desk in the rear courtyard. It had a large old cell complex with direct passageways to the docks on courts 1 and 2 in the Magistrates Court. Rumours are of several hauntings in the old disused corridors. No doubts lots of ghosts! Your video is superb but doesn’t seem to reflect to true number of takeaways……
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for pointing that out! There's a whole lot of history in Blackburn, and I didn't have too much time to go into that detail, but thank you for sharing it with us - the legends that haunt the town make it all the more fascinating :) Thank you so much for watching and for your informative comment!
@leecalvinmusic
2 жыл бұрын
@@LetsWalkUK happy to help and contribute to your superb series. I’m lived and worked in Blackburn and Accrington for many years so have a little bit of insider knowledge and a few of the towns’ secrets too. Well done again for a brilliant series.
@DamianKingBridgend
2 жыл бұрын
My hometown Blackburn
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoyed the walk around your hometown and that you learned some new things about it - Blackburn is full of history :) Thank you so much for watching!
@frankkolton1780
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful, a lovely place with lots of character, I am a little disappointed though, you didn't show the holes, there are supposed to be 4000 of them, or did they move them? I would do a walking video of my city but I can describe it just as easy. Apartment building, apartment building, McDonalds, gas station, Hair Cuttery, Dunkin Donuts, Popeye's Chicken, two blocks of houses, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Taco Bell, gas station, Walgreens, Hong Kong Buffet, Burger King, Batteries Plus, Subway (sandwiches), Pizza Hut, McDonalds, KFC, gas station, Panda Express, CVS Pharmacy, Costco, Home Depot, Domino's Pizza, Office Depot, Best Buys, McDonald's, Starbucks, repeat over and over, and lots of parking lots (car parks to you). Oh, I forgot, we do have a historic building, You can do the exact same tour in every city of my country.
@Fatima-tx4nn
Жыл бұрын
Nice vlog please could you do a walk through in greatharwood please would be lovley to see how its changed. Born and bred in Blackburn. But thats were i loved moved out of blackburn before the 80s. Love to see my childhood. Found memories. The old roads the allys the parks the swimming baths the library. Their was an old mills opposite the ďocter sugary if you could find out wat happend to that please. My dad used to work therè before we moved. Would be lovĺey to see all that, Thank you. ❤❤😊
@rastajigz
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome #ultrawidewalk!! Great quality 🤜
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :) Thank you for watching!
@PinnedonPlaces
3 жыл бұрын
Another great video - love your content its so relaxing
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much - it really means a lot to hear you enjoy watching these walks, I certainly enjoy making them :) Thank you very much for watching!
@travellingeverard4326
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading. I really love the Victorian architecture of Blackburn.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Blackburn really does have some spectacular architecture (my personal favourite is the Victoria Building at the College), and it really makes the town come alive on a lovely day like this :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
@KevinTheCountryman
3 жыл бұрын
This place looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
It certainly is - especially on a day as wonderfully sunny as this! Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :)
@shelly-annjohn4965
3 жыл бұрын
So much of history I am from trinidad .Trinidad alone could be a village in england that is how small it is.
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha I'd love to visit Trinidad one day - the history of the Caribbean really is a fascinating one, and the weather seems so wonderful from over here in the UK :)
@PeterShieldsukcatstripey
3 жыл бұрын
Not 4000 holes!
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe more now. Have the roads improved since 1970?
@DIEMLtdTV
2 жыл бұрын
Probably quicker walking than to drive via the ludicrous traffic routings. My home town and I went back for a walk round the town centre a few weeks ago and it was tipping it down, so kept pretty central. Nice to see that you got some good weather.
@TheOwlCreek
Жыл бұрын
I read the news today, oh boy Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
@shaheenchaudhry9824
2 жыл бұрын
Blackburn born and bred, actually the name Blackburn, was named after a well here, which in the olden era, all use to come here, to get water from the well👍
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
A ha that's an excellent story - I haven't heard that origin, so thanks for pointing it out :) As a proud Blackburn local I'm sure you've got an excellent knowledge of the town's riveting history! Thank you very much for watching - I do hope you enjoyed the video!
@gazriley624
2 жыл бұрын
about 20 miles north of Liverpool as well
@patrickschlosser8208
2 жыл бұрын
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
@0282Film
3 жыл бұрын
There still 4000 holes??
@dlittlester
3 жыл бұрын
They took them all to the Albert Hall.
@angloniall835
3 жыл бұрын
A lot more now.
@lukee.h1471
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of amazing nights out in Blackburn in the 2000s..them streets have seen a lot of highs and lows.
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
3 жыл бұрын
So where has the bus stop gone for west park and east park roads bus?
@blank-dr2kx
5 ай бұрын
I was born here and I’ll die here too.
@tangosloytv7800
3 жыл бұрын
A day in the life
@jennybates
2 жыл бұрын
I have 2 family connections to the old "tech high", in Blackburn. My mother attended that school, and her paternal grandfather was involved in its construction.
@LetsWalkUK
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear! It's always amazing to hear how individual stories link to some of the grandest parts of a proud town like Blackburn :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!
@wienerschnitzel1739
Жыл бұрын
There is a disturbing lack of holes in this video
@ulala9729
2 жыл бұрын
the little pakistan of england
@justasstakionis2183
Жыл бұрын
very obvious segregation, this puts the community in hard situation
@foshiniikes8866
3 жыл бұрын
I want to.move to this town am from Ireland .how is the level of crime
@brydon8775
3 жыл бұрын
it depends where you live really near me it it very low but near the center it is higher but overall its not the worst
@JustDaniel6764
3 жыл бұрын
Very high
@seantuaima
2 жыл бұрын
I'm also looking to move to Blackburn as I want to buy a cheap property.
@tamsinwoods6692
5 ай бұрын
Its safe place to live . Easy to find jobs but is very mixed town with English,Asian,Indian and now few Polish community but overall people just get on with there days...makes cities like London, Birmingham look like hell to live in
@mattbrown3549
3 жыл бұрын
Please do not rush to visit Blackburn now. It might be better for your health if you wait around 4-6 weeks. Thanks.
@who-gives-a-toss_Bear
3 жыл бұрын
Yep heard about that from my favourite ex girlfriend, still dream about her. 1969 was a great year in Blackburn. Yea old White Bull and the Cavendish Club just bloody brilliant you should have been there.
@cryptotharg7400
Жыл бұрын
Did you have to use a fish-eye lens? I mean, that's reserved for NASA, to prove "Earth curvature."
@shelly-annjohn4965
3 жыл бұрын
🍒🍰🍒👍💕
@ossyrover1982
3 жыл бұрын
Do a night time one 🤣
@LetsWalkUK
3 жыл бұрын
Ha ha it would be nice to see Blackburn in full swing on a busy evening - though my camerawork skills aren't quite up to scratch for night filming as of yet - I'll do my best to improve though :) Thank you so much for watching!
@MegaMissfitz
2 жыл бұрын
Im liftin n shiftin myself. Jubilees dont pay for ebikes 😤😤😤
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