The former Keirby Hotel in Burnley has closed down today after being served with a series of legal notices.


The legal notices were served yesterday and today by Lancashire Fire and Rescue and Burnley Council.

The orders relate to concerns about health and safety, and specifically about fire safety, at the landmark building that has recently traded as the Crown Hotel.

Because of these orders, people living and staying at the hotel have been forced to move out.

Burnley Council has arranged short term and temporary accommodation where appropriate, and has provided advice to the people who were living at the hotel.

The building is now unoccupied.

Any bookings which have been made for rooms at the hotel are now cancelled.

The authorities are in contact with the owners of the building and the tenant company.

Any individual or organisation who has made bookings for the Keirby Hotel / The Crown Hotel, Burnley, and who has any query about refunds, or about any other money owed is asked to contact The Crown Hotel in Stoke on Trent on 01782 599343.

basil6345789 wrote: It was totally unfit so I reported it to Environmental Health people who copped out with some feeble excuse - they didn't want to be considered racist no doubt.

TVC15 wrote:I think when a hotel is charging £30 a night on Late Rooms and its not even discounted the writing might be on the wall.

Unbelievably a picture of this hotel when it was The Crest was on the picture round of University of Challenge many moons ago !!

For those of us of a certain age we will remember Swiss Corner with good memories.

The town will be better without it - hopefully not too many people lose their jobs and its replaced with something positive for Burnley.

AlargeClaret wrote:Thought it had closed yrs ago ,classic 60’s style monstrosity.Boned a few girls there back in the day from Cats and Savannah’s ,absolute Shiite hole even then.Took some bird back there,and night porter insists on showing us room 1st (I was only gona sh@g and go ffs) anyway I days yeah fine and gave him a fiver or somat to feck off.Anyway I’m down to business ,only about ten mins later to find said porter standing in the doorway tossing himself off! I told him to feck off I was that ****** id hadn’t even closed the door ,the old days of non fire doors

AlargeClaret wrote:Thought it had closed yrs ago ,classic 60’s style monstrosity.Boned a few girls there back in the day from Cats and Savannah’s ,absolute Shiite hole even then.Took some bird back there,and night porter insists on showing us room 1st (I was only gona sh@g and go ffs) anyway I days yeah fine and gave him a fiver or somat to feck off.Anyway I’m down to business ,only about ten mins later to find said porter standing in the doorway tossing himself off! I told him to feck off I was that ****** id hadn’t even closed the door ,the old days of non fire doors

tim_noone wrote:Good memories indeed.. But it's been an eyesore for years. A premier inn maybe but doubt theres the custom.

Claretforever wrote:It’s a horrible eyesore on the Burnley skyline. I’m sure when it was built it looked impressive, a modern structure against the more traditional old buildings, but what a mistake that was.

Burnley has lost its way over the past 50 years in terms of architecture, and the council is to blame by not having set the standards high enough for developers live some loveley towns, such as Shrewsbury or York etc. The whole town is a mess really, and the newer buildings, such as the cheap and nasty block of flats near Trafalgar, and the replacement for the Mitre don’t give the town much hope.

Knock the Kierby down as soon as possible. It would be a start anyway.

Sidney1st wrote:Stayed there once, I feel like I've missed out though because I didn't get laid in there

AlargeClaret wrote:Thought it had closed yrs ago ,classic 60’s style monstrosity.Boned a few girls there back in the day from Cats and Savannah’s ,absolute Shiite hole even then.Took some bird back there,and night porter insists on showing us room 1st (I was only gona sh@g and go ffs) anyway I days yeah fine and gave him a fiver or somat to feck off.Anyway I’m down to business ,only about ten mins later to find said porter standing in the doorway tossing himself off! I told him to feck off I was that ****** id hadn’t even closed the door ,the old days of non fire doors

TVC15 wrote:You ever thought of writing romantic novels ?

TVC15 wrote:I'd say he was more Shelley or possibly Byrom
He definitely has a certain panache with words.
"Getting down to business" is simply beautiful

Steve1956 wrote:Had an extra marital shag in there once

TVC15 wrote:You ever thought of writing romantic novels ?

Clarinetclaret wrote:What was his name?

Carport wrote:Stayed there the night before my wedding to a Brierfield lass with reception at the Oaks. Was pretty basic as I recall!

claptrappers_union wrote:The club should buy it for £10m

NL Claret wrote:I'm an out of towner so forgive me if I've missed something. UFCB has left and is now based at Etihad and Wembley. What has happened to the Sparrow Hawk and the development at the Circ? Park near the Circ on match days and only just realised no work has happened on it for a while.