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Burnley Telephone Exchange, 2025

A three-storey building with brown brick and white tiled walls, tall windows, a metal staircase on the right, and aerials on the roof. The front is blocked by a high concrete and metal fence topped with barbed wire under a cloudy sky.

A three-storey building with brown brick and white trim, many large windows, some open or partially covered. The ground floor has graffiti on panels and several parked cars are visible in front. The sky is overcast.

Brick-patterned frontage, Burnley, 2025

A modern barbershop with large glass windows and TOP FADE BARBERS signs above. Outdoor seating with tables and chairs is in front, along with a small decorative tree adorned with orange ornaments. The building has a brick façade and faces a quiet street.

All the best buildings have lampposts directly in front of them.

Details of Kingsway House, Burnley, 2025

A modern, multi-storey building with large glass windows reflecting the cloudy sky. The building has a rectangular shape and blue-tinted glass panels divided by vertical and horizontal frames, creating a grid-like appearance. The structure extends into the distance.

A modern brick building with large windows and vertical white metal bars on the façade. The sky is overcast, giving a muted tone to the scene. The architecture features both dark and light brown panels.

A grey car is parked in an almost empty car park next to a large building with many windows. A balcony with tables and chairs extends from the building. Small houses and green hills are visible under a cloudy sky in the background.

A glass building facade with rectangular blue-tinted windows in a grid pattern. Some windows are foggy or streaked, and an air conditioning unit is mounted in one window. Part of an older, stained tan wall is at the bottom right.

Former offices of Great Universal Stores, built in 1969-70. Featuring a frieze by Diane Humphreys and William Morris on the southern end of the building.

Brun House, Burnley, 2025

A modern white building with flat, horizontal rows of rectangular, dark-framed windows. The facade is simple and geometric, stretching across several floors. The sky above is overcast, with grey clouds dominating the background.

60’s-built Benefits Agency/Department for Work and Pensions offices, since vacated.

Clandestine McDonalds, Burnley, 2025

If a dishevelled Ronald McDonald lifts the shutters just a tad and ushers you inside, do NOT accept.

Burnley signage, 2025

A weathered shop sign reads “MAISON HUGILL GENTS’ HAIR STYLISTS EST. 1918” above a metal-grilled window. The building exterior is stone with peeling blue trim and an upper window with a white frame, showing signs of age.

Mosaic tile entrance with the word “HALFORDS” spelt in black tiles. The background is light-coloured with green vertical lines, leading to black-framed glass doors. Adjacent pavement consists of square beige and tan tiles.

Chaddesley House, Burnley, 2025

An exterior metal staircase with rusty railings is attached to a brick building. A broken window is visible on the left. A blue car is parked in front, and another tan brick building stands in the background under a cloudy sky.

The image shows a dilapidated entrance to an old building. The doors are covered with frosted glass and graffiti, the paint on the canopy is peeling, and warning signs are visible. The walkway leading to the doors is bordered by black railings.

A rooftop area with pyramid-shaped skylights, some litter, and dirt. To the right is a brown and beige building with many windows, some open. In the background, there are older stone buildings, a street with people, and flower planters on a railing.

A large, three-storey brick building with many broken windows and peeling paint. Debris and triangular skylights cover the flat roof below. The sky is overcast, and the building appears abandoned and in disrepair.

Erstwhile offices of Lancashire County Council, awaiting conversion into housing.