Wakes Week in Blackburn 1957 November 28, 2018 ~ Michael Stevenson #OnThisDay 1957: Wakes Week – the annual holiday in Lancashire cotton towns – in Blackburn. A film by future oscar-winning director, John Schlesinger. Stunning. #TBT pic.twitter.com/dT5G3eC2Mo— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) August 16, 2018 Share this:FacebookTwitterLike this:Like Loading...