Take Me Back To My Roots.

I moved away from Darwen (a small town in Lancashire) nearly two years ago, but what I didn't know until doing research for this project is that my family have lived in Darwen since 1891 and they have lived in Lancashire probably further back than 1787, but I couldn't get further back than that. Darwen isn't that big or well known, however it's most recognised feature is Darwen Tower, also known as Jubilee Tower.

The tower was opened on 24th September 1898 and was built at a cost of £80 000. It stands eighty five feet high and 1250 feet above sea level. During the second world war, it was thought by some that the tower was being used by the Germans and there was calls to dismantle it.

Darwen was also famous for it's cotton during the industrial revolution due to the links to other towns it had to thanks to the Liverpool - Leeds canal. It was also one of the first towns to have the steam train. Darwens motto is  Absque Labore Nihil  which is latin for 'Nothing Without Labour' and is featured at the bottom of Darwen's coat of arms.