Blackburn - Gatepost on Preston New Road
In 1856 a huge house called Troy was built here for John Thwaites, brother of Daniel. It was lived in by the family until the 1920s. The buildings were then taken over by Blakey Moor School for their girls before being demolished and rebuilt as Billinge School in the 1960s - which is when this gatepost was erected. The school changed its name to Beardwood High School but was closed in 2012. Finally it became Tauheedal Islam Girls' High School in 2013
Blackburn - Gatepost on Preston New Road
In 1856 a huge house called Troy was built here for John Thwaites, brother of Daniel. It was lived in by the family until the 1920s. The buildings were then taken over by Blakey Moor School for their girls before being demolished and rebuilt as Billinge School in the 1960s - which is when this gatepost was erected. The school changed its name to Beardwood High School but was closed in 2012. Finally it became Tauheedal Islam Girls' High School in 2013