We went up to Bury on Saturday to visit the East Lancashire Railway - Joseph was very happy because it was a visiting steam engine : Kilnet Hall from Birmingham museum. Whilst we were in Bury we visited a bookshop and I bought the following for you :
Britain in Old Photographs, Blackburn by Martin Baggoley
Blackburn in Focus by Alan and Jim Halsall
Whilst looking through some of my books I came across this one, my copy I bought secondhand from Oxfam but it is on Amazon.co.uk with a couple of reviews. I would say perhaps it is more a 'woman's' book because it does contain passages from her novels. I have not read it fully yet but there are old photos of Blackburn and I would be interested to know if it is reminiscent of the Blackburn you knew. I have an interest in Blackburn too. Christopher Steele born in Salford, married at Blackburn St Mary and was living in Blackburn in 1841. Anyway the book is called "Josephine Cox Child of the North, memories of a northern childhood by Piers Dudgeon with Josephine Cox". It may well prompt me to read some of her novels when I have the time!!!!
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