Located in the county of Lancashire, and around 20 miles north, and slightly west, of Manchester, is the town of Blackburn.
Lying on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, Blackburn is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Blacheborne'. The name is derived from the River Blakewater on the banks of where the town was founded. The river was culverted during the Industrial Revolution and now runs underground.
Blackburn was a textile-producing town from as early as the 13th century. Flemish weavers settled in Blackburn in the 14th century, ushering a centuries-long era of wool and cotton production in the town. One of the key players in the industry was James Hargreaves from the neighbouring town of Oswaldtwistle. In 1764 Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny - a mechanical cotton spinning device that would revolutionise the manufacturing process.
At its peak Blackburn would go on to run around 80,000 looms in the town. Other industries in Blackburn over the years include coal mining, brewing, paper making, engineering and electronics. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal connected Blackburn to its waterways by the early 19th century, boosting its prosperity at the time. Then in 1846 the railway reached Blackburn.
Blackburn is one of a small handful of towns in the UK with a cathedral, i.e. it has not been awarded city status. The cathedral itself was originally a regular-sized church, consecrated in 1826. In the 1930s a scheme was implemented to extend it into a cathedral. The plans were sidelined with the outbreak of the Second World War, and it wasn't until 1977 that it was finally consecrated and raised to cathedral status.
During the walk we see three statues around the town. The first, in order of appearance, is of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the UK for twelve years spread over four terms between 1868 and 1894. The second is of William Henry Hornby, Grandmother and Child. The second statue is of William Henry Hornby. Born in Blackburn in 1805, Hornby became the first mayor of the town in 1852. The final statue seen at the end is the Grandmother and Child statue. First unveiled in 1997, it depicts a young boy reaching for his dropped teddy bear as his grandmother is trying to lead him by the other hand.
Blackburn is famously name-checked in The Beatles' 1967 hit - A Day in the Life: "I read the news today, oh boy; Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire; And though the holes were rather small; They had to count them all; Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall". This is believed to be a reference to a mundane newspaper headline about potholes in Blackburn, although there is speculation about a possible double entendre or two. You be the judge!
Blackburn has been represented in sport by Blackburn Rovers Football Club since their formation in 1875. They famously won the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, becoming the first of only two clubs outside of the "big six" richest clubs to ever claim the title against the odds. Or "big five" to be precise - sorry Spurs fans.
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Filmed: 18th May 2021
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/NtjZXqvrFDKB4GVi9
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Blackburn College - Victoria Building
0:05 Blakey Moor
0:45 William Gladstone Statue
0:55 Northgate
1:14 New Market Street
2:05 King William Street
2:59 Lord Street
3:35 Northgate
6:41 King William Street
8:12 William Henry Hornby Statue
8:20 Town Hall Street
9:03 Tackett Street
10:35 Ainsworth Street
12:46 Church Street
14:45 Blackburn Cathedral
15:05 Blackburn Cathedral grounds
16:42 Railway Road
17:19 Blackburn Cathedral
17:38 Railway Road
17:53 Blackburn Cathedral
18:11 Grandmother and Child Statue
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