Z50_0265 - Burnley Wharf
Burnley Wharf, off Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, UK
Furthest from the camera is a four storey canal warehouse dating from 1841-4 which is now empty office space. The building is grade II-listed by English Heritage, and would have been used for the storage, loading and unloading of goods (mainly textiles and coal) onto narrowboats. The canal is widened here to allow the boats to turn round. The building next door, once a warehouse, was more recently a pub (The Inn on the Wharf), but has been closed and empty since Sept 2017. There were stables adjoining here for the horses which towed the boats.
Beyond the warehouse adjoining the bridge, is the former Toll and Wharf Master’s House; another Grade II listed building dating from c1850. This is now used as The Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre.
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Z50_0265 - Burnley Wharf
Burnley Wharf, off Manchester Road, Burnley, Lancashire, UK
Furthest from the camera is a four storey canal warehouse dating from 1841-4 which is now empty office space. The building is grade II-listed by English Heritage, and would have been used for the storage, loading and unloading of goods (mainly textiles and coal) onto narrowboats. The canal is widened here to allow the boats to turn round. The building next door, once a warehouse, was more recently a pub (The Inn on the Wharf), but has been closed and empty since Sept 2017. There were stables adjoining here for the horses which towed the boats.
Beyond the warehouse adjoining the bridge, is the former Toll and Wharf Master’s House; another Grade II listed building dating from c1850. This is now used as The Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre.
©SWJuk (2020)
All rights reserved