Keywords: chorley lancashire chorleylancashire chorley 2015 chorley2015 botany brow botanybrow post office postoffice motorway m61 outdoor building architecture yard Before the building of the M61 Motorway in the 1960s the road which passes the former post office (Botany Brow) was the main road from Chorley to Blackburn. A new bridge had to be constructed to the left of the old road in order to span the Motorway with sufficient height and the Leeds - Liverpool Canal. The old Botany Brow was left isolated as was the post office. Despite this isolation the post office still kept open for many years. The line of the old Botany Brow can be traced from the row of houses to the far left of the picture. The Chorley 365 2015 picture from 9th March shows both old and new Botany bridges. Before the building of the M61 Motorway in the 1960s the road which passes the former post office (Botany Brow) was the main road from Chorley to Blackburn. A new bridge had to be constructed to the left of the old road in order to span the Motorway with sufficient height and the Leeds - Liverpool Canal. The old Botany Brow was left isolated as was the post office. Despite this isolation the post office still kept open for many years. The line of the old Botany Brow can be traced from the row of houses to the far left of the picture. The Chorley 365 2015 picture from 9th March shows both old and new Botany bridges. |