The facts and interesting bits of witton
Here are the known facts from the history of the area.
A large contingent of American troops where based in Witton Country Park during the Second World War, before the 1944 invasion of Normandy.
We are not sure as yet whether this is true or not?
A now long since vanished old building with the curious name of Witton Eyes Farm?
Sited just off present-day Grant Road, the old place is shown on an 1848 map of Blackburn marked as "Witton Eyes or Witton E'es" and its departure was marked in 1940 by the old Blackburn Times.
There is a ruin sited near witton park high school south wing which we believe is call witton house milk farm.
During the Second World War part of witton hall estate was used as a convalescent centre for wounded serviceman.
In January of 1946 a civilian resettlement Unit was put into operation in Witton Park to enable prisoners of war to regain the feeling of civilian life.
In august 1946 members of a Polish Army regiment moved into witton hall they remained there for nearly 2 years.
in the 1950’s the developments of an athletics track, changing pavilion and witton park high school took place.
In 1973 the whole of the witton estate area was designated as a country park for the public and all the information about it can be obtained at the visitor centre.
In the 1970’s was the centralization of greenhouses for the whole borough at Witton Park in the area which once contained the kitchens for the hall.
In 1952 witton hall was demolished owing to dry rot.
All these facts are now just memories and echoes from the past.
