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The Pelican Inn was situated at 123 Birley Street.

Source: Max Taylor

This pub has now been demolished.

John Cox

The Pelican was on Birley Street across from the Foster Yates and Thom Factory and next door to the best chippy in Blackburn. It was only a small pub (Duttons), the landlord and landlady from around 1962 were Ted and Clara. They were brilliant hosts, a born duo who could make anyone laugh; they left in 1968 mainly because the area was due to be demolished, this happened in around late 1969 and gone was the Pelican and chippy ( and I missed both). Ted and Clara then took the Victoria in Darwen in July 1968, Ted died from a heart attack in 1971, but Clara carried on running it untill 1973, she then retired to Blackpool.

David Calvy (May 2011)

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