THIS rare photograph of the once picturesque, old-world Peacock Row, Little Harwood, will stir many sentimental memories.

Built in 1823 for Cunliffe Delph quarrymen and their families, the cottages were demolished in 1947 to make room for road and housing developments.

Others moved in as time passed, as for example, members of the Bradley family who once occupied four of the nine cottages, all then owned by Mr Moon of a nearby farm.

For Amy Flood, Peacock Row has especially precious memories because she was born there - of Bradley Stock - and lived there with her husband Richard Flood, until they moved to Cornelian Street, Roe Lee, on the demolition of their cottage, the last in the row to fall.

They paid 4s, 8½d a week rent for that cottage, as against the 10d a week which is thought to have been the original.

In the lounge of Mr and Mrs Flood's cosy flat was a lovely copy in oils by Mr Flood of the photograph reproduced here, which was taken by their friend, Leslie Norris, of Warrington Street, Blackburn.