A collection of photographs of Old Burnley, Lancashire.

A slideshow of photographs of old Burnley, Lancashire, UK, with additional photos of The North from 1901.

[@andrewpicton7814]

Fantastic pictures. Thank you for sharing.

[@grahamtaylor3093]

Someone had a bit of time on their hands during lock down and what a wonderful thing to do, thank you Sir.

[@markerbuoy]

Fascinating... My grandparents and their forebears were from Burnley...my parents too. I was born at Bramley Meade. As kids, my brother and I were taken with family members, every Sunday, to the Congregationalist chapel in Burnley (since demolished) on, "I don't remember street", possibly Manchester Road (?). I have very strong memories of those days. Many names and locations in this slide show are very familiar to me, although many are now unrecognizable. I have been away for 50 years. It was a pleasure to have childhood memories invoked by this video :-)

[@exmouthu3a]

Thank you for your memories. I'm pleased you found these photographs interesting.

[@ijazahmad4962]

Hi thank you to share old memories my brother came in Burnley in 1968.

[@exepress]

Thank you Ijaz

[@pippaneil4632]

Love these old pics thanks for sharing

[@exepress]

Thank you Pippa.

[@505LandOfEntrapment]

I think of this place as it use to a medieval town with a historic past. I've heard about this American Smith kin to the Townley's of Lancashire. I love looking into what use to be old Lancashire! Thanx for putting up these old photos! Oh, from the United State of America and Commonwealth of Virginia!

[@a-khanation5279]

very nice collection of photos of burnley , much appreciated

[@exepress]

Thank you.

[@aquateamukltd]

Amazing thanks for this 🙂

[@davidahugill9614]

Just like a Lowry painting at 18’24 . A wonderful collection of photos.......priceless.

[@exepress]

Thank you David.

[@jesstowns10]

My grandfather used to tell me that we were related to the Towneleys of Burnley. And it was fun when the woman at the front desk at Towneley Hall had me sign the registry. But when I was doing geneological research at the Burnley library a librarian told me that we were NOT related to the Towneleys, at least not in England. That's where that story stands at the moment. Anyway, love these photos of Old Burnley.

[@exepress]

Thank you for that interesting information Jess.

[@mariejoyce5150]

Thanks for adding the photo of my Grandfather William Tarren and his best mate Wilf fishing at 0:40 (One pair of shoes). It’s one of the most evocative family photos in our collection.

[@exepress]

Thank YOU Marie. Pleased to find a living relative and thanks for your message.

[@mariejoyce5150]

exepress I knew my grandfather well , he passed away in 1997 . He was into family and social history also , he would have loved this

[@exepress]

@@mariejoyce5150 That's nice. I saw the photos on FB over many months and saved them. Then I thought wouldn't it be great to share them more widely so made the slideshow. Pleased you like it. Ian (exepress because we now live on the Exe estuary in Exmouth, used to live in Burnley).

[@mariejoyce5150]

exepress Love the old slideshows from photos , I have quite a few old family photos of my Burnley relatives the earliest ones are my Paternal 2x great grandfather Richard “Clocky Dick” Baldwin Born 1838 , my paternal 2x great grandmother Grace Ann Mahar born 1859 and lots of others from the late 1800s to the 1920s and 30s . If you are ever doing a slideshow on Burnley people give me a shout if you would like to use any of my photos . I’m currently the 3rd generation doing our family tree and I think it’s important to document the past for future generations. I was Burnley born and bred but have lived in Northamptonshire for the past 5 years.

[@exepress]

@@mariejoyce5150 Ok. Thanks for the information and I'll bear it in mind.

[@susanhey9967]

Brilliant set of photos. Very interesting. 👍

[@exepress]

Thank you Susan.

[@simonwilson5898]

Absolutely absorbing set of photographs , thankyou so much .

[@exepress]

Thanks Simon.

[@JB-zi9pu]

Slide at 18:23 The Griffin Inn (and pub). My Great-Great Grandfather, John Dewhurst, ran The Griffin at the end of the 19th century!

[@johnslattery6194]

The great thing back then was so few cars on the roads

[@localwalker5696]

Kierby Hotel still an eyesore

[@padster728]

amasing i cant beilieeeeeeeve it

[@mohammedusmankhan6190]

must have been the best days then

[@jakewolfe3230]

ah them memorys

[@stewartwright3569]

14:24 Is Belvedere rd turf moor on the right of the picture

[@888ssss]

The average IQ has dropped considerably since then.

[@a-khanation5279]

16:05 are these photos or screen shot from a recent 2019 video documentary that aired on channel 4 or channel 5 about the north ,

[@exepress]

As far as I know, no. They were obtained as still photos with permission from the person who posted them on Facebook.

[@mariejoyce5150]

They are photos , my photo of my grandfather and his friend fishing is included

[@CouncilOfWolves]

Wonderful photos of simpler times. No litter, no graffiti, no minorities. People worked hard and knew their place in the world.

[@clivelangman8696]

I see nothing much hs changed.

[@1990-t1j]

UTC

[@astoundfizy1614]

🤣

[@paulbest2203]

I wonder what these people would think of there town now 🤔 Pakistani, Indian ,Mosques, temples ,sad sad sad .Good old England gone to shit .