Ramsbottom, Peel Brow c.1955
Photo ref:
R253016
Photo ref:
R253016
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Memories of Ramsbottom, Peel Brow c1955
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In Ramsbottom there are lots of festivals, to remind us of the olden days and times gone by.
Ramsbottom is famous worldwide for Black Pudding throwing ,and my swimming lessons are in the local swimming pool.
From my bedroom window I can clearly see Peel Tower on Holcome hill, on Good Fridays lots of people climb to the very top and roll their Easter eggs down.
In the village at the station there is a ...see more
Peel Brow was laid out in 1789. It links Ramsbottom on the west bank of the River Irwell with the districts of Shuttleworth on the east bank. It joined the Bury-Haslingden turnpike, now the A56. It was built in phases. The OS map for 1890 shows houses at the bottom end but not at the top. Some of the houses nearest the camera were demolished in the 1960s and 70s to make way for the M66 motorway. I lived in the road for ...see more
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