Elgin Street in Bacup, in the guiness book of records for the shortest street, until recently! Apparently, someone put a gate on a drive somewhere in Scotland I think, and called it a street, taking the title.
Compton's cross high on the hills above the valley. Against one of the multitude of beautiful views you can see when you walk the moors here.
The beautiful Crawshaw Hall in the heart of Crawshawbooth. Sadly, as with many of the 'great' houses in the valley this has been turned into a nursing home. What the valley needs is for the council and residents of the valley to acquire these old buildings, restore them and turn them into places for tourists to visit.
Most of the valley's buildings are built in the local sandstone quarried from the hills of Rossendale.
Here is how Waterfoot's beautiful arcade used to look.
This beautiful late victorian shopping arcade has been owned by some company in London for years and has been neglected terribly. There used to be an entrance underneath the clock which was blocked up long ago. My Aunt - Mary Starkie - had an ironmongers shop on the Burnley Road East side of the arcade and my mum used to be her shop assistant. I used to go to the shop after school and was fascinated with the arcade. Inside are more shops and the whole thing is covered with glass. Again, if I had the money - I would buy, restore and re-open this as it would have been originally.
A flower filled meadow above Crawshawbooth
View from above Cowpe reservoir looking down over Cowpe and Waterfoot.
Haslingden town centre.
Haslingden
Rossendale is made up of many small towns, villages and hamlets all linked together by hills and countryside.
Some more views across the Valley.
Elgin Street in Bacup, in the guiness book of records for the shortest street, until recently! Apparently, someone put a gate on a drive somewhere in Scotland I think, and called it a street, taking the title.
Compton's cross high on the hills above the valley. Against one of the multitude of beautiful views you can see when you walk the moors here.
The beautiful Crawshaw Hall in the heart of Crawshawbooth. Sadly, as with many of the 'great' houses in the valley this has been turned into a nursing home. What the valley needs is for the council and residents of the valley to acquire these old buildings, restore them and turn them into places for tourists to visit.
Most of the valley's buildings are built in the local sandstone quarried from the hills of Rossendale.
Here is how Waterfoot's beautiful arcade used to look.
This beautiful late victorian shopping arcade has been owned by some company in London for years and has been neglected terribly. There used to be an entrance underneath the clock which was blocked up long ago. My Aunt - Mary Starkie - had an ironmongers shop on the Burnley Road East side of the arcade and my mum used to be her shop assistant. I used to go to the shop after school and was fascinated with the arcade. Inside are more shops and the whole thing is covered with glass. Again, if I had the money - I would buy, restore and re-open this as it would have been originally.
A flower filled meadow above Crawshawbooth
View from above Cowpe reservoir looking down over Cowpe and Waterfoot.
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