The archive is extensive and we aim to make many of these images available online.
*FEBRUARY 2025 UPDATE*
There are now more than 16,100 images on the website and our Other Collections section is growing, with several new collections just published including the CHAPEL AT HAGGATE and ELEANOR AND LEN'S GRAND TOURS - a fascinating look at package holiday tours in the 1950's. We have also inherited many images from the late Brian Hall's estate and we are working hard scanning these with the aim of adding many of them to the existing Brian Hall collection.
Did you know that you can also View our Articles to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
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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 digitise images and stories about this area as we have no volunteers working on this area at the moment.
We have produced a short history about the project which you can download.
50 years Ago
Left ro right, Morgan with Geordie the cat, Brian Miller and Jimmy Adamson.
From a report by Peter Higgs:
Burnley will today, 13th June 1975, complete the double transfer of Willie Morgan from Manchester United and Mike Summerbee from Manchester City. And that will end the number of incoming transfers into Turf Moor before the start of the new season. Morgan and Summerbee, who have been purchased for a total cost of Fifty-seven Thousand Pounds will sign on the dotted line at Turf Moor this morning after ironing out the final details of their moves this week. Manager Jimmy Adamson said: "Both of them are leaving a big city set-up to join a small town club. Yet both of them feel that they are taking a step upwards. It only goes to show how highly we at Burnley are regarded in football." On criticism that Burnley are signing two players who are basically recognised as right wingers, Mr Adamson said: "I am getting two players with a lot of experience and ability and it is now up to me to harness that ability into the right channels."
