This week’s walk down memory lane looks back at the town’s buzzing nightlife over the years, including old theatres, cinemas and nightclubs.
The pictures featured here are part of Keeping East Lancashire in the Picture, a two-year Lancashire Archives volunteer project bringing together people of different ages and backgrounds to digitise and make the collections of historic photographs in Burnley, Colne, Nelson and Accrington libraries more accessible, inclusive and sustainable. The project is funded by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Friends of Lancashire Archives.
1. Locarno Ballroom, Burnley
Locarno Ballroom, Burnley (1962). Credit: Lancashire County Council. Photo: Lancashire County Council
2. Keirby Hotel and Odeon Cinema
Keirby Hotel and Odeon Cinema, Burnley (c.1967). Credit: Lancashire County Council Photo: Lancashire County Council
3. The Gaiety Theatre, Burnley
The Gaiety Theatre, Burnley (1916). Credit: Lancashire County Council. Photo: Lancashire County Council
4. Grand Cinema in Nelson
Grand Cinema in Market Street, Nelson (1975). It burned down in 2000. Credit: Lancashire County Council. Photo: Lancashire County Council