Victorian festival to celebrate 150th year of Blackburn streets

Anne Mullin and Ann Bellamy
Anne Mullin and Ann Bellamy
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Residents donned Victorian costume for a party to mark the 150th anniversary of several streets in Roe Lee, Blackburn.

The terrace houses in Hardy Street, Pemberton Street, Haydock Street and Outram Lane were built a century- and-a-half ago and residents celebrated the occasion with traditional food and drink, games and an exhibition.

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