Keirby Planning Application

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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by Clarets4me » Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:33 pm

Eintracht Frankfurt pictured outside the Keirby Hotel, with their officials being greeted by Burnley Secretary, Albert Maddox in April 1967, prior to the Fairs Cup tie at Turf Moor ...
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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by Dressinggown » Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:56 pm

Thankfully they hid it behind a bus.

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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by karatekid » Fri Aug 22, 2025 10:37 pm

I wonder if they will reopen the Swiss bar underneath. Used to be full of fit birds.

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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by Ralphandwillie » Fri Aug 22, 2025 10:59 pm

The Long Bar was a great place to be at the weekend in the sixties.
At the town end of the bar was a locked glass door leading to the hotel.
One Friday night I remember seeing Jimmy Greaves and other spurs players through the glass door, looking like they’d rather be in the bar drinking Masseys bitter and talking to the ladies.
I think a lot of team’s stayed there before a match
I met my wife in the Long Bar a few years later.

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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by AmbleClaret » Fri Aug 22, 2025 11:52 pm

Tits on a fish,lipstick on a pig.

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Re: Keirby Planning Application

Post by Loyalclaret » Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:20 am

Claretnick wrote:
Fri Aug 22, 2025 4:01 pm
It's got to be a huge improvement on the eyesore we have had to put up with for years. The Calico office building directly opposite is a dark brown brick structure and maybe that's influenced the colour of the cladding.
Yeah can see it being full on matchdays hopefully more PL seasons.
Just hope to see the Empire Theatre open at the opposite end of St James's Street before I shuffle off this world.
Having attended the latest open day at The Empire Theatre recently, I hope you have a few years left! Speaking to the volunteers I did mentioned it would be good if the same guy who has done Real Food Hall/Zanzibar and now Kierby, gor involved in their project. It could be a real asset tonthe town.

Walking past the eye-sore of a building twice a day, I have nothing but respect for the people doing this.

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