johnflanagan – Friends of Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

The “self-propelled” visit to Mitton and Whalley Parish Churches in June received a disappointing response, but a select band of Friends were made very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed these two beautiful local buildings.

COFFEE MORNING

29 October 2023

In March, John and Sylvia Turkington gave us the usual cordial welcome to Oakmere Close, including copious amounts of wonderful cakes. The raffle produced the customary numerus winners, at least one of whom was clearly delighted! The event raised £155

Icon with Saint Vsevolod, Crown Prince and Wonder Worker

29 October 2023

Of the 63 icons in the Blackburn collection., the most common subject is the Mother of God (Virgin and Child), and nearly half are of this subject or some aspect of the life of Christ. The rest almost all show saints and a few prophets. Many of the saints are familiar to us – Michael, George, Nicholas and John the […]

A surprise encounter Down Under: Mary Reibey’s letter from the colony, 1792

29 October 2023

By Mike Millward Early in 2010, Dot and I visited Sydney, New South Wales to stay with our son. Sydney is a wonderful city, full of life and culture, and while there we visited many museums and galleries. One of the exhibitions we saw was in the Mitchell Library, the National Library of New South Wales. As part of its […]

The Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Blackburn Exchange by Vladimir Sherwood, 1863

29 October 2023

The Russian painter Vladimir Shervud (1833-97), known in England as William Sherwood, came to Blackburn at the invitation of John Charles Dickinson, the son of William Dickinson, a local early 19th century loom manufacturers who played a prominent role in the development of the Lancashire Loom. Sherwood lived at 7 Princes Street, oﬀ King Street.