Blackburn, England
Blackburn: Home of the 4,000 Holes
"We counted them, and they're still there"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield depicting a cracked road surface rampant, flanked by two traffic cones dexter and sinister, beneath a spire of Blackburn Cathedral wreathed in Lancashire drizzle. The motto beneath reads, in Latin, 'Nunc Reparabimus' — 'We Will Fix It Eventually'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Came for the Cathedral, stayed because my car wouldn't start on a side street off Wainwright's carpark. The Beatles famously sang about our holes and honestly the roads have only improved marginally since 1967. Ewood Park is a proper old-school ground and the pie was decent, but the town centre on a Sunday afternoon has the energy of a library that's also slightly threatening. Three stars, mostly for nostalgia and gravy."— Gary Fettling, Bolton
Property Listing
A CHARMING mill-town gem offering unrivalled access to the M65 corridor and a THRIVING pothole-spotting hobby right on your doorstep! This characterful terrace is mere minutes from Ewood Park, ideal for buyers who enjoy the sound of matchday songs drifting through single glazing, and comes with genuine Victorian foundations that predate your council tax bracket.
Twinned With
Detroit — Both are proud post-industrial towns where the football club's glory days are discussed more often than the present tense allows.
Supporting Evidence
Blackburn's 'four thousand holes' were immortalised in The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life' after a local newspaper reported on the sheer volume of potholes in the town's roads.