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Walking Burnley

Post by bfccrazy » Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:45 pm

Thought this might interest a few folk on here.

Someone has filmed a walk through town and it’s quite an interesting watch. Don’t know if it’s been posted on here before so apologies if it has.

https://youtu.be/5NmY-GN1Nv8
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by lewishamclaret » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:15 pm

Very enjoyable that- thanks for posting.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by warksclaret » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:35 pm

Thought it was aimed at our midfield
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:37 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:35 pm
Thought it was aimed at our midfield
I did open it thinking ffs here we go again :lol:

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Burnley1989 » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:48 pm

Fantastic, really enjoyed that

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Tribesmen » Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:40 am

Very good i must say , now never knew Burnley was part of Yorkshire at one time .Also the lock up at the back of the Swan was new to me . Did smile at the Clock tower at Burnley Bus Station , now how many times i meet the some yound girl under it at 7.30pm on a Friday night hummmmmm most never turned up but that's another story .

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by bobinho » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:08 am

Excellent. Cheers for posting. Amazing what you can actually see when you’re looking up instead of staring down at your fone…

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Peter Loo » Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:41 pm

Brilliant I’ll watch that again tomorrow.

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Post by ashtonlongsider » Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:15 pm

Excellent video. Burnley have a lot of wonderful old buildings and the council deserve a lot of credit for retaining a lot of the towns illustrious history.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by boatshed bill » Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:56 pm

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by nil_desperandum » Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:05 pm

ashtonlongsider wrote:
Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:15 pm
Excellent video. Burnley have a lot of wonderful old buildings and the council deserve a lot of credit for retaining a lot of the towns illustrious history.
What?
The town centre was absolutely ruined by the council in the 60s and 70s
There's virtually nothing left in the town centre.
Losing the Odeon was the final blow.
What a magnificent building.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Andreshotboots » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:03 pm

Tribesmen wrote:
Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:40 am
Very good i must say , now never knew Burnley was part of Yorkshire at one time .Also the lock up at the back of the Swan was new to me . Did smile at the Clock tower at Burnley Bus Station , now how many times i meet the some yound girl under it at 7.30pm on a Friday night hummmmmm most never turned up but that's another story .
Ones you had to pay for or actually met? 😀😀

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Red Fox Rocks Socks » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:14 pm

Brilliant this

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by ICL » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:28 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:
Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:05 pm
What?
The town centre was absolutely ruined by the council in the 60s and 70s
There's virtually nothing left in the town centre.
Losing the Odeon was the final blow.
What a magnificent building.
Completely agree. The memories I have of visiting the Odeon. :)
However, the video is an enjoyably tour of what Burnley has left, and look at the weather!

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:37 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:
Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:05 pm
What?
The town centre was absolutely ruined by the council in the 60s and 70s
There's virtually nothing left in the town centre.
Losing the Odeon was the final blow.
What a magnificent building.


Bloody Tories.








Oh, hang on.......
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by CaptainKirk » Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:10 am

Enjoyed that - are there any more?

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Bullabill » Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:27 am

I think an audio commentary is needed, I spent too much time reading the captions to really enjoy the vision.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by bfccrazy » Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:38 am

CaptainKirk wrote:
Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:10 am
Enjoyed that - are there any more?
If you click on the name of the channel on YouTube - the person has done loads of then in lots of different places.

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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by bobinho » Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:46 am

nil_desperandum wrote:
Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:05 pm
What?
The town centre was absolutely ruined by the council in the 60s and 70s
There's virtually nothing left in the town centre.
Losing the Odeon was the final blow.
What a magnificent building.
Absolutely, charter walk, the kierby area and the large office block complex in the centre of town are abominations that should never have got the nod. When you look at the rest of the town centre buildings, they just do not fit in whatsoever.
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Frenchclaret » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:39 am

Don’t forget the old Victorian market hall. It was a gem. There was a great collection of stall holders inside and it stood at the centre of a thriving outdoor market on Saturdays. It was criminal to knock it down - in fact they had to blow it up as it was so substantial. The new building is rubbish and should be knocked down and replaced.
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by standishclarets » Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:40 am

So wonderful - invoking so many memories! I worked in Burnley centre for a number of years, in an office on Parker lane. I walked home every lunchtime to mum & dad's, going down Hargreaves Street, then onto Hammerton Street before going up past Weavers Institute and across the canal onto Trafalgar Street.
It was on my past Weavers Institute once that I 'clocked' this young girl walking into town .'Mmm' I thought. Passed her a number of times over the months. Anyway, cutting a long story short, I've been happily married to this young girl now for over 51 years!!
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Re: Walking Burnley

Post by Burnley1989 » Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:46 am

standishclarets wrote:
Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:40 am
So wonderful - invoking so many memories! I worked in Burnley centre for a number of years, in an office on Parker lane. I walked home every lunchtime to mum & dad's, going down Hargreaves Street, then onto Hammerton Street before going up past Weavers Institute and across the canal onto Trafalgar Street.
It was on my past Weavers Institute once that I 'clocked' this young girl walking into town .'Mmm' I thought. Passed her a number of times over the months. Anyway, cutting a long story short, I've been happily married to this young girl now for over 51 years!!
Brilliant :D

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