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Burnley Empire Theatre - July 2015

jones-y-gog

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First things first - this place is a death-trap. Simple as that. And it's quite likely to be worse now than it was when I went. But as I have a bit of an obsession about redundant old cinemas and theatres I left all common sense at the entrance.

The building still shows signs of its grand past but sadly any possibility of saving it looks pretty slim, although a Trust has been set up to try to preserve it and bring it back into use.

The four-storey building, designed by G. B. Rawcliffe, opened in 1894 as a music hall, before being converted to a cinema in 1938. It was last used as a bingo hall in 1995. 

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^^^ Not sure about that!   :51_scream:

 

shacklerurbex

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Nice shots, see what you mean about it being a death trap, I wouldn't want to find myself stood on the balcony in that first shot.

 

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Crikey that balcony :eek: . Cool set of shots though, the place must be in a bad state nowadays :eek:  

 
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