Two old pictures of Burnley

[ClaretTony]

Just found these and I'm sure I've posted them before.

1. Burnley Central Station (then Bank Top Station)
2. Savoy Cinema and Cafe

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[karatekid]

I give up CT. Which one is you?

[Roosterbooster]

Shame. The Savoy was replaced with this which I can only imagine was designed on a piece of grid paper

[Roosterbooster]

This was the inside

[duncandisorderly]

Is the Savoy now that monstrosity opposite HSBC?

[ClaretTony]

I can remember the Savoy building but don't think I ever went in. Shocking when you see what replaced it.

[ClaretTony]

Is the Savoy now that monstrosity opposite HSBC?

Yes - if you look to the right of the Savoy pic you can see a flag which is flying from the HSBC.

[duncandisorderly]

Rooster beat me to it. What were they thinking? Did it need knocking down?

[ClaretTony]

Rooster beat me to it. What were they thinking? Did it need knocking down?

"What were they thinking?" - Just about sums it up.

[Milltown1882]

"What were they thinking?" - Just about sums it up.

Great pictures.

‘What were they thinking’ can be applied to a lot of Burnley town centre and the surrounding area

[karatekid]

Yes - if you look to the right of the Savoy pic you can see a flag which is flying from the HSBC.

I wonder why they were flying the Red Ensign of the Merchant Navy

[BleedingClaret]

This was the inside

That would have made a good Wetherspoons

[ClaretTony]

That would have made a good Wetherspoons

The Wetherspoons in Colwyn Bay is an old cinema foyer.

[NewClaret]

Shame. The Savoy was replaced with this which I can only imagine was designed on a piece of grid paper

Tragic.

[giveusaB]

More pictures of old Burnley

https://youtu.be/jqD5KFN0Hrg

[longsidetrumpet]

The Wetherspoons in Colwyn Bay is an old cinema foyer.

The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Manc is an old cinema too

[ClaretTony]

The Moon Under Water on Deansgate in Manc is an old cinema too

I didn’t know that. I’m sure I’ve been in too. This is the one in Colwyn Bay.

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[dougcollins]

One in Cardiff is the old Prince of Wales theatre with the stage and boxes still in place.

[conyoviejo]

Who can remember the Continental at Duke Bar ?

[ClaretTony]

Who can remember the Continental at Duke Bar ?

That’s going back some time. It was still when I was too young to go in.

[Dressinggown]

I didn’t know that. I’m sure I’ve been in too. This is the one in Colwyn Bay.


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The Art Picture House in Bury is a splendid 'Spoons.

[k90bfc]

The WALLAW,in Blyth Northumberland,old cinema,is a Wetherspoons,We love going in when we visit.

[Vino blanco]

I remember going in the Savoy cafe with my mum and my grandmother when I was about 6 or 7 years old, which would have been circa 1953. My mum and I had met Grandma Maude to do some shopping and Grandma (who had her own shop and was well off by our standards) decided to go for afternoon tea there. I only remember there were white table cloths on all the tables and cups with saucers, plus shiny, metallic cutlery. It’s strange how little things like that stay in your memory after nearly 70 years.

[lakedistrictclaret]

The old Magistrates Court building in Keswick is now a Wetherspoons. They have retained many of the court's old features, including the magistrate's bench and the dock.
I've dealt with many a case there when it was a court, but I've not been in the pub yet.
It has the rather unwieldy name of " The Chief Justice Of The Common Pleas ".

[alf_resco]

Wetherspoons in Surbiton is in an old theatre and it still looks remarkably authentic. Worth a visit just to look at the Edwardian plasterwork and deco.
(and also for Oakham Citra at £1.99 a pint obv)

[Burnley1989]

1995

[Alanstevensonsgloves]

I can remember the Savoy building but don't think I ever went in. Shocking when you see what replaced it.

Never get into a similar discussion with someone from Bradford!

[ashtonlongsider]

Dear me, thats criminal pulling down such a building as the Savoy and they call it progress. It looked wonderful inside and out.

[Jamesy]

Wetherspoons in Llandudno is an old theatre where the Beatles have played in the past. Fair play to them they do an excellent job of tastefully renovating old buildings.

[The Enclosure]

I too remember being taken into the Savoy cafe when i was a kid..Quite a posh place for Burnley in the mid to late 50's .

[ClaretTony]

Savoy closed in 1956 so I’d have been just four at the time. I can definitely remember the building though and not sure when it was knocked down to make way for that dreadful Martins Bank building.

[longsidetrumpet]

Wetherspoons in Surbiton is in an old theatre and it still looks remarkably authentic. Worth a visit just to look at the Edwardian plasterwork and deco.
(and also for Oakham Citra at £1.99 a pint obv)

And do they call it ‘Witherspoon’s’ there like half the population of Burnley seem to?

[BleedingClaret]

The Wetherspoons in Colwyn Bay is an old cinema foyer.

The one in Glasgow was an old theatre with high seating with Manikins of Richard Nixon and Marilyn Monroe looking down on the precedings.

[Stalbansclaret]

Wetherspoons in Whitstable, The Peter Cushing, is an old cinema too.

[alf_resco]

And do they call it ‘Witherspoon’s’ there like half the population of Burnley seem to?

"Wevverspoons" is, I believe, the locally accepted pronunciation, my old china.