Home Buyers Survey Blackburn

Blackburn's architecture is predominantly from the modern as well as the Victorian era – it was during the latter period, particularly with the arrival of the railway, that the population and number of houses grew – there are odd survivals from earlier periods but the town has also been considerably developed in many places at many times.

The Victorian residential properties are most commonly terraced houses and cottages and properties from the 20th century consist of mainly standard construction terraced houses, semi-detached and detached properties, with council as well as private estates.

Notable edifices include Blackburn Cathedral, reconsecrated in 1826 on the site of a previous church which stood for hundreds of years; Ewood Park, which opened in 1882; the town hall, built in Italian Renaissance style in 1856; the Technical School, completed in 1894 (Northern Renaissance style); Thwaites Brewery, built in 1870 and the Grade II listed art deco Waterloo Pavilions. There are many new build developments.

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Some properties in Blackburn may be sited in close proximity to current or previous mining works, which can present ground stability and other issues. A recent Environmental Search taken out for a property in Garnett Street, Darwen, Blackburn BB3 3DT recently, revealed that the property was located within 25m of a coal mining affected area. The report recommended taking out a Coal Minin Report, an additional search, which can provide more comprehensive information.	A recent Local Authority Search taken out for a property in Duke Street, Colne, Blackburn BB8 0SU revealed that the property was within a Development Framework Boundary, a Settlement Boundary and a Smoke Control Zone. Knowing these facts is material concerning your specific requirements from a property to buy and for your property lawyer.	Parish church claims on parishioners for chancel repair, where these occur, can be fairly costly, with individual households possibly being legally required to pay £1,000s. Buying a chancel repair indemnity insurance policy for a property you're looking to buy is an easy and efficient way of protecting yourself against this possible eventuality and among many others, one such policy was taken out for a property in Waterloo Road, Ashton-under-Ribble, Preston PR2 1BH. This policy generally costs around £20 to buy and normally covers the policy holder for claims to the limit of £1 million.

The county particularly came to prominence during the Industrial Revolution with Liverpool and Manchester growing into its major cities, whose economies expanded as a result of the trade from the docks and the cotton mills respectively. By the 1830s a massive 85% of all cotton manufactured worldwide was processed in Lancashire. Cotton mill towns which developed from this economy include Accrington, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Chorley, Colne, Darwen, Manchester, Nelson, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale and Wigan.

The main motorway in the area is the M6 but other motorways, such as the M55, M65, M61 and M66, M62 and M58 also run through it. The county has international airports in Manchester Airport, the third busiest in the UK and Liverpool John Lennon Airport. These cities are also excellent transport hubs in general and their main train stations (Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly) offer fast access to other major British conurbations as well as to a host of other locations.

The county has many universities including for example the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Bolton, the University of Law, the University of Manchester, the University of Salford, UMIST and Preston University.

There are at least four professional orchestras, including the The Hallé, which is the UK's oldest symphony orchestra and is based at the Bridgwater Hall. The Manchester Arena hosts more than 21,000, is the largest indoor arena in Europe and has been voted the most popular venue in the world. Landmarks include the Blackpool Tower, the Ashton Memorial, Rivington Pike and King Street Mill. Other attractions include Morecambe Bay, the Ribble Steam Railway, Blackpool Zoo and Camelot Theme Park. Lancashire has given many gems to cuisine such as Eccles Cakes, Ormskirk ginger bread, Faggot, black peas and bury black pudding. It would take many more words to detail how important the county has been musically, whether regarding folk music (for example the number of ballads emanating from the county, take 'The Ballad of Chevy Chase) or contemporary music (the Beatles and many more).

We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Blackburn. To find out more go to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Blackburn