Now it is part of Blackburn’s Cathedral Quarter and an impressive gateway to the town but in 1994 this was Blackburn Boulevard.

Lancashire Telegraph: Blackburn Boulevard, 1994

The bus station in front of the station was due a revamp as this view from a dilapidated bus shelter would suggest.

On the left you can see a once popular town centre watering hole, the Star and Garter. It later became the Boulevard before closing in 2003.

The large Tuborg Lager sign was one a familiar landmark for bus passengers arriving at the bus station.