51 - 53, Blackburn Road, Accrington 1889 - Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council

iBase ID

290040

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-M81-791-1

Title

51 - 53, Blackburn Road, Accrington 1889

Place

Accrington

General notes

The view shows the collapse of William Shutt's shoe shop, at the time of the demolition of the adjoining property for J W Bridge's corner block. On Sunday June 2nd 1889 Accrington was visited by a great storm. In about three hours there was rainfall of one and a half inches, factories and roads were flooded and thousands of panes of glass smashed. On entering his shop the following morning Mr Shutt heard the crash of timber and immediately left the premises. The gable end fell with a terrible crash bringing with it the roof and a portion of the first floor and completely wrecking the bedroom. The windows in the shop were shattered and timbers broken to matchwood.

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Medium

Drawing

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1889

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Subjects

Place Names > Accrington

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