Accrington

Accrington's most prominent landmarks are the stone railway viaduct, the Town Hall and the Market Hall.

Accrington town centre has changed substantially in recent years, with the arrival of new shopping precincts in an attempt to lure shoppers.

For many decades, the textile industry was the central activity of the town. Mills and dye works provided work for the inhabitants, but often in very difficult conditions. There was regular conflict with employers, most famously in the 1842 'Plug riots' where a general strike spread from town to town, as thousands of strikers walked over the hills from one town to another to persuade people to join the strike. It was a marvel of robust Accrington spirit, that has been remembered through the years as Accrington D-Day. The deliverance of a better working environment for all. 'Hip-hip Horray'.

The Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington contains an outstanding collection of Tiffany glassware presented to the town by Joseph Briggs.