The Orphanage, Wilpshire, Blackburn
The Orphanage was founded by James Dixon (1855-1936), originally from Scotland, who was known as "The Blackburn Samaritan". He had also helped to found the Ragged School. In 1886 he started to raise funds to build an Orphanage. On the 23rd July 1891 the opening ceremony took place, with several hundred townsfolk in attendance. Two months previously, James Dixon had been appointed as the first Superintendent, a post he was to hold until 1933.
Lawrence Cotton, Mayor of Blackburn was a patron of Wilpshire Orpanage.
http://poundday.org.uk/the-buried-treasure-of-james-dixon/
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