darwen

This has been covered a few times and isn't the most epic explore but we went for a look while we were exploring mines and quarries around the Bolton area as this is just up the road. History - Round Barn Quarry initially started off as a much smaller stone delf that occupied the western half...

The River Darwen rises on the moors of the South Pennines and flows north through Darwen town before skirting Blackburn and heading west to join the Ribble and emptying into the estuary. It’s partially culverted under the town itself, running through tunnels totalling about 1.3 km in total - red...

The 2 units that are currently at Axis park are the only two that the Charles Topham company were able to build before being liquidated in 2008, since then the units have been the victim of heavy vandalism with not one window left un-smashed. On the top floor of unit one there has actually been...

If anyone from Darwen council gets to see these pictures you need to get a team down here to sort it out before India Mill collapses into the culvert. I've not seen any reports from here before and after stooping for a bit I understand why. Alum house brook is one of the tributaries which...

Had a return job to survey the culvert under the old shopping center after it's demolition, decided to enter down stream and get some shots of the way through.

Taking journalism to new lows...... Three men scaled Darwen 279ft mill in dead of night I'm closing this, as Ojays thread is still very active - so lets keep any comments in one place. :thumb

India Mill Chimney Climb, Darwen - June 2011. Ojay/Stepping Lightly/Ninjaboy India Mill chimney now stands as a lone memorial to King Cotton This chimney needs no introductions from me - Just watch a legend explain this iconic structure HERE Rewind nearly 2 years and myself and...

This was a pure chance discovery. I thought that I saw a locomotive, whilst driving through Darwen. It turned out that there were three, in the yard of a haulage contractor. It was Sunday afternoon, the gates were open and there was nobody about. In a corner, along with loads of scrap were a...