Rockliffe Road outside Bacup Station pictured in the 1950's in the background are the shops of Market Street. In 1844 The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway Company was incorporated by a act Act Of Parliament. The Manchester to Rawtenstall section of the Railway was opened to passengers on 28th September 1846, with the  Rawtenstall to Waterfoot line opening to passengers on the 27th March 1848. Faced with the obstruction of the " Thrutch Gorge" or better known today by the name of  "The Glenn" it was another four years before passenger trains began running from Waterfoot to Bacup, this took place on 1st October 1852.

 

 

 

Hardmans Foundry was under demolition in 1983 by the 27th June all the waste had been carried away and no remains were to be seen. The site was completely cleared by August 9th 1983.

 

 

 

 

Hardman Street pictured right and Heys Street below were built about 1866 both streets had been demolished by  August 1983.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Street pictured right was also known as Station Steps the steps giving a short cut to Rochdale Road. Oddly the street was named  differently at either end. By 1984 all the properties had been demolished.

 

 

 

 

Lower Rockliffe these  houses were demolished and replaced by flats in about 1991.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture on right is that of Black Brew otherwise known as Greenhill. Whilst the picture  below is a view over the whole are of Rockliffe.

 

 

 

 

 

     Hartley Street awaiting demolition note the cellar houses situated under the landings. Right is a view looking down onto Rockliffe Road and the cornet of Hartley Street.

 

 

 

 

Picture right showing the houses of Grafton Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curve Street was situated behind the houses that fronted onto Newchurch Road, pictured above the eight houses numbered 2 - 16  of Curve Street and those of 291 - 295 of Newchurch Road were all demolished in 1979. A wall was built in the area and access to the Garage of Milton Ashworths in 1983.

 

 

Newchurch Road pictured right looking down onto India Mill and New Hey Mill houses on the right demolished in the 1960's.

 

 

 

 

India Mill cottages pictured right were built by Joshua Hoyle and Sons for the workers who worked at India Mill. India Mill was built three years after Joshua Hoyles death in 1862. Note the tiny doors that led to the cellar houses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pippin Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearance orders issued for Newchurch Road and Wesley Place issued in 1937.Nos 63. 67, 69 Newchurch Road. No's 2 and 4 Wesley Place. No's 65 and 67a Newchurch Road. Pippin bank was also the home of the Rossendale Division Carriage Company previous to that known as Roberts. 

 

 

The Holt Arms was situated at the bottom of New Line was also known as The Junction. The building carried a datestone of 1851 and was demolished in August 1984.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodge Street pictured right stood were the Kingfisher centre now stands

demolition of Lodge Street began in March 1982 and had been completed by April.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just in view is the Lee Mill Co-op which opened in 1867 the property on the corner of Newchurch Road and Anvil Street were demolished in 1977.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The houses shown left in the picture just below St Saviours school were those of Cocoa Lee Terrace. Six of these houses namely numbers 22 - 30 were indentured in 1899. In this location were houses known as Lumb Hall. A description of these and their occupants can read on the Greenoff memories page.

 

 

 

In 1865 a report in the Bacup Times stated that John Holt was about to begin work on a road from his lodge gates to the junction with Newchurch Road.