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Date of photo: c1907	Picture source: Frederick Walsh
The Griffin Inn was situated on Redlam Brow. This pub was present by 1848 and was sold by Thwaites Brewery to Blackburn with Darwen Council a few years ago subject to a covenant that it would not be used for selling alcohol. The council have now demolished it as part of a redevelopment scheme.
Source: John Fleming
My existence in America began at the Griffin Inn . . . My grandfather, Frederick Walsh, was born in 1878, and 19 years later, as a way out of the cotton mills, he joined the Manchester Regiment. His enlistment lasted eight years, including a year of besiegement at Ladysmsith during the Boer War. In 1905, he returned to Blackburn to decide what to do next . . . and "next" changed everything. One evening at his local, The Griffin Inn, Grandpa sat in on a poker game --Pontoon maybe— and won a good deal of money. The next day he bought passage on a steamer headed for Boston, Massachusetts. He had a friend in New Bedford and after surveying the scene and possibly securing future employment, he returned to Blackburn to settle his affairs and then headed back to America.
Frederick Walsh (April 2022)
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Date of photo: c2016	Picture source: Google Streetview
Site of The Griffin Inn, 2022	Picture source: Google Streetview