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Exterior of Burnley Mechanics, Burnley, 1995

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  • Image ID
    570
  • Image title
    Exterior of Burnley Mechanics, Burnley, 1995
  • Description
    Colour photograph showing the façade and sidewall of Burnley Mechanics Arts & Entertainment Centre. Three bays of the five-bay façade are visible on the left hand side of the photograph with the sidewall to the right. It is an imposing sandstone building in the style of an Italian palazzo with ground floor windows and doors set in a rusticated arcade, and pedimented windows at first floor level with a tripartite window in the centre. There is a rich bracketed cornice above and a small lit canopy bearing the name BURNLEY MECHANICS over the main entrance. The sidewall has a central entrance with coupled Corinthian columns.
  • Depicted theatre
    Burnley Mechanics Arts & Entertainment Centre
  • Depiction date
  • Copyright holder
    Ian Grundy
  • Creator
    Mr Ian Grundy

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