In pictures: Burnley in the 1900s
Burnley from Slater's clock. Slater's clock was on Clock Tower Mills on Sandygate. It dates from 1863 but the view from the top of the tower afforded magnificent views of the town - especially during the holidays when this photograph must have been taken
St Peter's, Burnley's Parish Church, dates from before 1120 when it is first mentioned. Originally Burnley's commercial centre, the market and shops were clustered around St Peter's, but in the 18th century a new town centre was developed
Two Russian cannons which commemorate the contribution of General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett and Burnley men during the Crimean War. The guns were in the Old Grammar School gardens on Church Street until they were taken for re-use during WWII
Burnley from Spring Hill. This picture shows the goods yard which was also used by coal merchants, now the site of the Hollywood Park cinema. The dome and the clock of Burnley Town Hall can clearly be seen. The highway that can be seen is Manchester Road
Manchester Road taken from St James Street about 50 years ago. The building with the 'Cafe' sign was the Savoy which was also a cinema. Also along this row was the Cafe Royal, one of Burnley's favourite eating places. The Town Hall clock can also be seen
The Bull Hotel, built in 1819, a well-known hotel, at the junction of Manchester Rd and St James St and originally the site of a farmhouse which became a pub in the late C18th. James Brindley stayed when he surveyed the route of the Leeds Liverpool canal
Burnley's main shopping street as it was about 50 years ago. Many of the buildings on the left have survived, but those on the right were re-developed in the 1960s and 70s, much to the displeasure of the locals
St James Street when it was used as Burnley's bus station. In the past the market had been held here (notice how wide the road is). Some of the shops such as Poole's the silk shop, extreme right, still live on in the memory
A picture taken about a century ago of part of Yorkshire Street. The photographer would have had the culvert behind him. You can see the Brickmaker's Arms (centre), St Mary's RC Church, the Convent (right) and the stand at Turf Moor in the distance
Another view of Yorkshire St - the new and the not so new. On the left, the Keirby Hotel, a four star hotel when it opened in the late 1950s. The Odean is older, built in 1937, and the second biggest cinema in the NW after the New Picadilly in Manchester
St Andrew's Church field day, 5 August 1905. Taken on Briercliffe Road. Notice the stone setts of the street and the gas lamp. The buildings in the background are the Duke of York public house and St Andrews CE School
Burnley Fair 1906. The fair dates to 1294 and has been held at various locations, the first being outside St Peter's Church. This picture shows the fair being held at the cattle market on Parker Lane.
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