Geograph - photograph every grid square

Back in the days when the air of Blackpool was visibly cleaner than the air of Blackburn (because of dark satanic mills such as SD6921 : India Mills, Darwen just outside Blackburn) many convalescent homes were built on the coast. This is the former Blackburn Children's Home which stands near the SD3030 : Thursby Home in an isolated location in the sand dunes north of St Annes. The Blackburn Home had become progressively more derelict since it was vacated in 1976. Despite a local campaign to have it demolished ( Link (Archive Link ) and Link (Archive Link ) ) to allow the dunes to revert to their natural state, the site is now being redeveloped as 18 luxury apartments. More pictures at Link (Archive Link ) . I like Link (Archive Link ) with Sue's blonde hair attesting to what it is like here when the wind gets up!