Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection

Excavating History and Paving The Way For Progress

26 Jan 1968
St. James's Street, Burnley

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Excavating History and Paving The Way For Progress
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Going, going, not a scene from "High Noon" but a last look at the tramlines and cobblestones of St. James's Street which are being dug up in the reconstruction of the pavement and roadway. The new road surface will be a few inches below the present one, which has meant the present excavation and these remnants of the last century are not a source of nostalgia for the workmen but just an obstacle to their work. It seems a long time since house proud Lancashire wives were supposed to scrub the cobbles and emery paper the tramlines outside their houses.

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