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Provided by Weathercity.comThe Barrett's Directory was first established in 1878, and is a little bit like the census that we currently have. 1935 has the owner listed as P. Barrett and Co., but the printers and publishers are Mather Bros of Lune Street Preston.
The book is only local, being compiled for the Blackburn and surrounding districts, and in the case of Rishton, consists of an introduction to the town, an alphabetical street index and a business index. Blackburn's section contains much, much more than this of course!
The 1947 saw the tab system introduced in the book for the first time. This was a system that Barrett's were to use in every issue from this date and each tab contained a fast index to the sections.
Mather Bros (printers) Ltd at 31 Lune Street in Preston were the publishers and proprietors of the book in 1947.
The book was published every four years, and 1951 was the Twentieth edition.
In 1912, the book was 889 pages long, and cost 9 /-.
1935 was priced at 30/- (£1.50).
1947 was 32/- 6d (£1.62 1/2).
| 1881 Introduction | An Introduction to the town from 1881. |
| 1881 Businesses | All the farms and Businesses found in Rishton in 1881. |
| 1912 Introduction | From the 1912 Edition of the Barrett's directory, this was the introduction to the Rishton Section. |
| 1912 Businesses | A Comprehensive List of all the businesses resident in Rishton in 1912. |
| 1912 Street Index | Made up mainly from the Business Listing. |
| 1935 Introduction | The Introduction to the town from the 1935 edition. |
| 1935 Businesses | A complete list of all the businesses in the town, including farms in 1935. |
| 1935 Street Index | Every Street with the name of every occupier, and their occupation from 1935. |
| 1947 Street Index | Every Street with the name of every occupier, and their occupation from 1947. |
| 1947 Business Index | All the businesses and farms that were in Rishton in 1947 |
| 1947 Introduction | The Introduction to the Rishton section of the Barrett's Directory in 1947. |
| 1951 Street Index |
Every Street with the name of every occupier, and their occupation from 1951.
(There may be spelling errors in this section as I have been unable to proofread this document due the original book being burnt in a fire). |
