The archive is extensive and we aim to make many of these images available online.
*JULY 2024 UPDATE*
Our Other Collections section is growing, with several new collections just published and others in the pipeline. Did you know that you can also View our Articles to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
We have a new set of images entitled 'In the Paper: Clarets Fans and the Burnley Express' produced by Lancashire Archives as part of the Clarets Collective Archive in Burnley Central Library basement. Find more details about this from this Upcoming Events link.
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There are now 15,000 images on the website. Our archive rooms are now fully operational although we continue to take a cautious approach. We WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS and have vacancies on our Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. If you can spare a couple of hours why not contact us and arrange a visit to the archive. All that is needed are some basic computer skills and an interest in local history. PENDLE AND WEST CRAVEN images can be found in the Surrounding Districts pages and we would welcome volunteers from the Pendle area to help digitise images of this area.
We have produced a short history about the project which you can download.
50 Years Ago
Our Staff photograph includes 104 of the men and women who produce the twice-weekly editions of the Burnley Express. Some familiar faces were unavoidably absent - but not forgotten.
From an article by Allan Halstead:
To be under the searching lens of the movie-camera of Burnley film-maker John Rickard is usually to ensure a fresh look at a familiar subject. In his latest production Mr Rickard turns to - the Burnley Express; a dual achievement to giving future film audiences an insight into the twice-weekly making of a local newspaper; and the Express staff a chance to see themselves as others and especially Mr Rickard, see them.
It is particularly valuable at this time, 1974, because the camera has caught for posterity a record of the traditional "hot metal" printing technique used throughout the lifetime of the Express, just weeks before it is replaced by the new "cold type" system.
