Chloe

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I have a couple arriving next thursday (30th October) who are doing research into their family history.
The main family connections are from Haslingden which I can deal with through the records we have at Haslingden Roots but part of the family came from the Bacup area and the couple have given me a couple of addresses to see if the buildings still exist today.
In 1861 the family were at Old Meadows (next to Dog Pits) the in 1871 & 1881 at 12 Weir Terrace and then in later census at 13 Dog Pits Lane.
Would like to know whereabouts these places were and if not still standing what is there today.
Any help from Bacup experts appreciated.

beejay

When going past Deerplay and through Weir on my way to Bacup, I see the Dog Pits lane on the left, so I would imagine thats still going.....

bacuptimes

The only thing remaining regarding Old Meadows is a farm, Dog pits was a tiny hamlet at one time which was sustained by the mill that existed there but the mill and hamlet have been gone for a long long time I have never been down to the area but im pretty certain there are no ruins left to see etc.

Weir terrace still stands.

shirley

there are still some houses left on dog pits
however this has been deveolped since the late 70s onwards

LMScott

anyone know if dog pits was how it sounds to be, dog fighting pits?

Cheers H.

bacuptimes

Have never seen anything that relates to Dog fighting H, but I will ask tonight.

LMScott

H.