Taken in 1989, this aerial photo gives a great view over Blackburn Royal Infirmary. The original Victorian building had numerous extensions over the years with the large additional block of wards fronting on to Bolton Road. As Blackburn’s health care services were centralised, BRI closed in 2006 and much of the land you see here is now used for housing.
LOOKING BACK
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