Nicholas. R. Taylor.'s Pictures of Darwen

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Darwen, Lancashire. A number of bridges span the stream which winds through sunnyhurst woods, but the Huntington Bridge remains the grandest. It is built of stone and is of early eighteenth century design. It was opened on the 9th of November 1912.

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Darwen, Lancashire

Sunnyhurst Woods in silhouette, Darwen, Lancashire.

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The inscription situated close to the Sunnyhurst Lake, Darwen, Lancashire.

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The Sunnyhurst Lake,Darwen, Lancashire.

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Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, Lancashire.

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One of the first ornate bridges you come to in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, Lancashire.

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One of the many waterfalls in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, Lancashire.

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The inscription on the Wall of the Earnsdale entrance to Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, Lancashire.

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A picture of Darwen

A fine entrance to the Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, Lancashire. Sunnyhurst Woods was purchased from the Shorrock family in 1903, to provide a park to the north of the town. Until then the Wood's eighty five acres had been a sparsley populated game reserve, but on The 2nd of july 1903 it opened to the public.

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The inscription on the Boer war memorial, which states the lives of the 14 enlisted men, from Darwen, Lancashire.

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A picture of Darwen

Darwen, Lancashire. Seen here is an example of a wallpaper printing press, situated close to the main road through the town.The like of which would have been used in the nearby building of Crown Wallcoverings.Which has now given way to a new housing development.

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A picture of Darwen

A typical example of a cross compound steam engine,(in Darwen, Lancashire), one of many hundreds installed in & around Lancashire. This can be viewed in Darwen, just near to the main road, through the town. This particular example was made by John Edward Wood engineers, in the nearby town of Bolton in 1905.

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A picture of Darwen

The Boer War Memorial in Belgrave Square, Darwen, Lancashire. This tribute lists the names of 14 local men who were killed in the war. The lion which stands above the memorial was sadly stolen in 1988, and was replaced by a replica four years later.

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A picture of Darwen

The old tramway waiting rooms built in 1902, Darwen, Lancashire. They now serve as shops in the town centre.

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Darwen, Lancashire, Street Scenes

A picture of Darwen

The entrance to the Sough Tunnel, Darwen, Lancashire, which at 2,015 yards in length, was one of the great engineering achievements in the construction of the railways around Darwen,(opened in 1848), & indeed Great Britain.

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Cadshaw, Darwen, Lancashire. A wonderful place to walk the dog.

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