EAW028425 ENGLAND (1950). Witton Mill, Stancliffe Mill and environs, Blackburn, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

Area of Witton Park School 1961

CHURCH OF ST MARK, BUNCER LANE Grade 2* listed building - List entry Number: 1239292 Church sited close to Witton Park on the outskirts of Blackburn and associated with C20 housing. 1836-8 in Romanesque style to the designs of Sharpe (almost certainly Edmund Sharpe). In 1870 the south transept was added. This was designed by Sharpe's successor in the practice, E. G. Paley, to serve as a mausoleum for the Feilden family. Between 1881 and 1887 the church was restored by Paley and Austin who added the north transept and a vestry. Reference: wikipedia [[St Mark's Church, Blackburn]] Image: 2007 photo copyright by Steve Houldsworth. Image licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license. Image source [[File:St Mark's Church, Blackburn.jpg]] Pevsner considers it 'one of the most interesting churches in Blackburn'. Later additions and fittings are sympathetic to the style of the original. Originally a separate parish, in 2005 it combined with the parish of St Luke with St Philip to form the Parish of Christ the King It was announced in April 2013: "“The closure of St Mark’s is being considered as part of a response to changing demography in the area, and declining attendance at this church, which currently stands at around 35-40 regular weekly worshippers. “Nothing final has been decided as we are being very careful to go through the right consultation process."

Witton Park

Griffin Park

Griffin Mills In 1891 direcotry Thomas Dugdale, Brother and Co, 99,000 spindles, 1,768 looms, shirtings.

Witton Mill (in 1891 directory, Harrison Bros and Co, 808 looms, shirtings)

St Philip's Church of England. Erected 1880, designed by John Lowe of Manchester. Tower stands 90 feet. Merged with St Lukes in 1973, and in 1974 St Philip's closed. The church apart from the tower was demolished in 1975.

Lansdowne Street

Cavendish Place

River Darwen

Griffin Lodge. Cavendish Place, Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen BB2 2PN Grade 2 listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 418387 House, Home of Thomas Dugdale, industrialist Headquarters of Museums. Area Council until 2006 then standing vacant. Early/mid C19 (built 1824) with later additions. Red brick with stone dressings, slate roof hipped to left and prominent ridge and end stacks. Severe fire at property October 2013, and further severe damage in a further fire in January 2014. Little now remains of the outbuildings. The house is a burned out shell.

Football Ground

Stancliffe Street

Spring Lane

Griffin Street