Day 5 - Chorley to Blackburn 14 miles











1909 Map of Talbot Mill






The Lock & Quay Pubic House (previously the Railway)


Canal Mill (more recently Botany Bay)








1909 Johnson's Hillock



















Withnell Fold Paper Mill





The bridge that takes the M65 motorway over the canal is named Brimicroft Bridge giving reference to the old farm community in Hoghton, located just to the east of the canal.


Riley Green and Brimmicroft Bridge area with a 1909 map superimposed over the Google 2022 Map





































1909 Infirmary Hotel

The Infirmary Hotel was located on the corner of Infirmary Street close to the Infirmary Cotton Mill and is marked on the above map by "P.H." (Public House).












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