The corner stone of the Board Room and Offices of The Burnley Union, Burnley

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313250

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-P45-3-1

Title

The corner stone of the Board Room and Offices of The Burnley Union, Burnley

Place

Burnley

Personal names

James Roberts

General notes

The corner stone of the Board Room and Offices of The Burnley Union at Nicholas Street was laid 30/08/1866 by James Roberts, JP, Chairman of the Board of Guardians.

The Burnley Union covered an area of 64,899 acres and had a population of 222,165. The offices of the Board were in Nicholas Street. The list of townships recorded in the Union is recorded in Barrett's directories.

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Medium

Newspaper print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

Mid 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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