Peel Baths blue plaque
Overview
Peel Baths blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Blackburn With Darwen. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Site of the Peel Baths erected by public subscription 1853 local board of health offices 1854-1878 "first" free library 1871-1895 Borough of Over Darwen Corporation offices 1878-1882 baths closed 1933 demolished 1963
Why it was made
The saved source records: Site of the Peel Baths erected by public subscription 1853 local board of health offices 1854-1878 "first" free library 1871-1895 Borough of Over Darwen Corporation offices 1878-1882 baths closed 1933 demolished 1963
People and events
The saved source records: Site of the Peel Baths erected by public subscription 1853 local board of health offices 1854-1878 "first" free library 1871-1895 Borough of Over Darwen Corporation offices 1878-1882 baths closed 1933 demolished 1963
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Peel Baths blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Site of the Peel Baths erected by public subscription 1853 local board of health offices 1854-1878 "first" free library 1871-1895 Borough of Over Darwen Corporation offices 1878-1882 baths closed 1933 demolished 1963 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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