Burnley favourites

[Madhatter]

What are your favourite things about Burnley, buildings, features, events, people, anything.

[wayneyboy1942]

I like allsorts of things about Burnley and the area surrounding the Town Madhatter! Firstly it always makes me smile when people who have never set foot in the place think it's all dark Satanic Mills, cobble streets and smoke!! These people don't know how green the place realy is! With all the parks and countryside near by! esp Towneley hall and park!, the pubs in the area are a good mix! over here we get mostly branded pubs which are bland and boring! When I get the chance I still go on the Turf to see the Clarets play! My heart is still in the Town even though I left 12yrs ago!

[takersbabe]

i love the scenery of burnley & pendle,the people,the shopping,i have great memories of growing up in nelson it was a nice place then dont think i could go back to live there now as too much has happened in my life but that will always be my hometown and i have a love for the place still

[grannyclaret]

We used to live at the summit which was handy for Townley, Scot park,and Crown Point...we used to love living up there

[Col.Kurtz]

Might sound a bit harsh...(it's not mean't to be), but one of the aspects I like about Burnley is the fact that you don't have to go far to get out of it and into open countryside.

[grannyclaret]

I Know Just What You Mean....

[keckfaro]

I grew up in the Whittlefield area,for the not so old it was between Gannow Top and the Mitre,most of it was demolished in the 70s,that area and those times were the things I liked most about Burnley.Can anybody hand on heart say that they would go shopping or to the pub without locking their door,in those days it was commonplace.My family were not rich but we were rich with neighbours,everyone watched out for one another and helped each other when anyone fell on hard times,which in many cases,ours included,was more often than not,to my knowledge in all the time I lived there we did,nt even have a lock on any door front or back but there was very little crime unlike the Burnley of today but you can say that about all or almost all of the towns and cities of the Britain of today.The world of today is a far worse world than it was in my younger days.There,that,s one gripe I,ve got off my chest and I feel a lot better for it.Cheers.

[Sweetpea]

Next time we are visting (Macc) I hope to get hubby to drive me into Burnley, just to have a look!

[ryhunt2000]

Keckfaro,
I too was brought up in the Whittlefield area, and though it was not considered the best part of town - like you say, you could rely on neighbours to watch out for you. There was no looking behind you to see if anyone was following. I used to walk through the town centre up to Whittlefield when all the pubs were losing, after the youth club, and I never had any trouble with people losing control and bothering you. Of course I was sensible about it and walked around those folks, but nobody shouted obscene things or bothered me at all. Those were the days.

Ry

[keckfaro]

Originally Posted by ryhunt2000

Keckfaro,
I too was brought up in the Whittlefield area, and though it was not considered the best part of town - like you say, you could rely on neighbours to watch out for you. There was no looking behind you to see if anyone was following. I used to walk through the town centre up to Whittlefield when all the pubs were losing, after the youth club, and I never had any trouble with people losing control and bothering you. Of course I was sensible about it and walked around those folks, but nobody shouted obscene things or bothered me at all. Those were the days.

Ry

Which part of Whittlefield were you from Ry,I lived on Whittlefield St.itself, No.5

[Digsyboy]

i like the remoteness of Crown Point and being able to watch shooting stars and stuff
Bet it's a doggin paradise up there now-a-days!!!

[Kiki]

I like Burnley because places like Towneley havent really changed that much! Money is put into places like that, forever remaining the same and when we are gone still they are maintained. But they ? Do they have their priorities right?I think we should argue that people matter more than buildings ? Am i in the minoritory?

[wayneyboy1942]

Originally Posted by Kiki

I like Burnley because places like Towneley havent really changed that much! Money is put into places like that, forever remaining the same and when we are gone still they are maintained. But they ? Do they have their priorities right?I think we should argue that people matter more than buildings ? Am i in the minoritory?

I think your right up to a point Kiki! but when you think that some buildings are well worth keeping eg the Queens street mill (I know it's burnt down now) but it gave us lucky people of today, a taste of how hard it was to have worked in a cotton mill,but some buildings get listed and you wonder "why bother?"

[Kiki]

Agree with what you are saying too Wayney boy "Slaters Terrace" is a favourite building of mine in Burnley , and i lived in the Towneley-Burnley Wood area and remember Slaters clock that i could see everymorning from my bedroom window and was a landmark!which sadly went with the rest of the building of my youth they were favourites of mine that i liked . Also i liked the old market and the shops near - Sutcliffe,s and Percivals.

[housemouse]

My favourite thing about Burnley is ??????? That I dont live there anymore:sorry: