A Rishton pub has unveiled a "breath-taking" mural paying tribute to renowned artist, LS Lowry.

The Rishton Arms has displayed the free-standing artwork on the side of the building after it was removed from Rishton train station due to safety concerns.

Displaying families leaving for their annual trips to Blackpool, the mural also shows the history of the Industrial Revolution.

Pete Jackson, the pub's landlord, said: "We said we'd have it on the pub to help out the community.

"It's inspired by local kids, three primary schools got involved.

"It used to be on the train station but it was getting blown off and posing a potential danger to trains so Network Rail wanted it gone."

He added: "We’ve had a fantastic response from it, we put it on Facebook, and people like the fact it was back up and being displayed again.

"We try and do as much as we can do community-wise, to raise funds and use the pub as a hub.

"We’ll always try and always and help out."

During the Industrial Revolution each locality would designate one week as 'Wakes Week', when families could go on holiday with the Lancashire coat and resorts such as Blackpool proving popular.

Each town would take the week at different times to ensure factories were continuously running

 In 1848, The East Lancashire Railway opened Rishton train station allowing holidaymakers to travel to Blackpool from the town.

Born in Stretford - back when Manchester was still a proper part of Lancashire - LS Lowry rose to prominence painting real-life images of communities across the North West.