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Bob Dobson · 04-12-2011, 08:56

There are few of Accrington's Men of Mark who stand taller than James Barlow who was 'ever kind to the poor'. I wouldn't say that he married for money, but certainly put his love where there was a bit. I think it likely that Barlow Street, off Blackburn Rd alongside Sacred Heart Church was named after him, though there have been other Barlows prominent in the town. He died aged 80 in 1897.

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Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Re: Joseph Briggs, of Milnshaw Lane, Accrington There are few of Accrington's Men of Mark who stand taller than James Barlow who was 'ever kind to the poor'. I wouldn't say that he married for money, but certainly put his love where there was a bit. I think it likely that Barlow Street, off Blackburn Rd alongside Sacred Heart Church was named after him, though there have been other Barlows prominent in the town. He died aged 80 in 1897.