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Bacup, St James Street 1961
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At this time, local industry was closing down; Bacup, which was off the beaten track, was looking for residents to commute to work in Burnley, Manchester or other towns. The town stands on the young River Irwell, in the Rossendale Valley - the name Bacup means 'in the valley by the bridge'. Bacup is the home of the famous Britannia Coconut Dancers. The whole area was also famous for the manufacture of slippers.

An extract from Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories.

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Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories

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The photo 'Bacup, St James Street 1961' appears in this book.

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A Selection of Memories from Bacup

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bacup

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Bacup
I remember Paul. He was a good friend. He used to come to our house at 16 Fairview road every Thursday to watch The Fugitive. I remember Brodericks shop very well. I hope you read this Mr H and get in touch.
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Added 27 December 2020

Long Lost Family
i was born in 7 greens mill bacup in september 1950 my fathers name was stephen dunn all but 2 of the family of 10 were born in bacup i have been researching my grandfather s history his name was lawrence patrick dunn he died in 1917 in france i have also found out that he wrote to the bacup times on a regular basis my family left bacup in 1951 we did not know much about the family but i have found a cousin and an ...see more
Bacup, Broadclough Hall c1960
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Paul Richard Bullivant Living On Fountain Terrace, Bacup 1950 57
From being born on Fountain Terrace, Bacup in January 1950, to leaving in the summer of 1957 to go and live up Gladstone Street. I remember myself and my two sisters living in a mid-terrace house with no electricity and no central heating - just a back stove. The house had stone steps that were well-worn, and we used to have a bath once a week in a big zinc tub that hung ...see more
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St Marys S Chool
My brother Laurence and I attended St Marys Primary School around 1949 to 1951 we lived in Greens Mill with our parents I remember two sisters who lived in the same row called Mary and Veronica Evans MY name was Margaret Dunn my brother Lawrence
Bacup, Broadclough Hall c1960
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