The 1960’s and 70’s saw a substantial redevelopment of Burnley, particularly in the town centre, and this set of photographs shows some of the scenes and buildings which disappeared during this period. The original photographs were taken by W. J. “Bill” Green using slides, and whilst the passage of time and the storage conditions have resulted in some deterioration, it is felt that the historic value and interest of these pictures justifies the creation of this website.
Welcome to our photographic record of Burnley
We hope that older viewers will enjoy recalling past times and younger people will be interested in seeing parts of Burnley which have disappeared.
The captions to these photographs are from our personal recollections and we trust that they are accurate, although if any viewer can offer any correction or additional information this would be welcome.
If you have any comments send an email: oldburnley@gmail.com
Burnley Market Hall
A selection of photographs kindly supplied by Kevin Rushton. This how the Market area looked in 1965.
