IInns & shops · listed 2013Queen Street MillPhoto: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Castle · Photo: Trappedinburnley · CC BY-SA 4.0A−History Grade
History of Burnley · Historic England
185 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Burnley’s built-up area, 24 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 43% of its homes were built before 1919. We have photos of 6 of its listed buildings and 3 old views of the town. Burnley grades A− for history: #4 of 65 in Lancashire.
Listed buildings
185
24 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
1
exceptional interest
Grade II*
2
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
5 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
43%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Burnley in 13 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Queen Street MillGrade I listed
Burnley MechanicsGrade II* listed
Church of St PeterGrade II* listed
British Railways ViaductGrade II listed
The Churchill Public HouseGrade II listed+8See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Burnley from 1851 to 1892
3 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
1851
1888
c. 1892Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Burnley’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
20 of 50neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 97% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
185 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade I2 Grade II*182 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The Grade I listed building in Burnley
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Grade II*
The 2 Grade II* listed buildings in Burnley
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Every one is photographed.
II*House · listed 1977Burnley MechanicsPhoto: robert wade · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1951St Peter's ChurchOn the list as Church of St PeterPhoto: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets
Nicholas Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Nicholas Street6 listed
Lowerhouse Lane5 listed
Manchester Road3 listed
Of the 185 entries, 38 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
The largest group of Burnley’s listed buildings is homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas80
Walls, gates & bridges35
Inns, shops & warehouses27
Public & civic buildings21
Churches, chapels & priories14
Street furniture6
Memorials, crosses & tombs2
80 entries (43%) are houses, terraces and villas. 14 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
182 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
The first 150 of 182 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Aenon Baptist ChapelAqueduct Approximately 40 Metres over River Calder at Sd 8437 3225Back Lane FarmhouseBack Oak CottageBelle Vue MillBelle Vue TerraceBoundary Stone at Sd 8054 3323Boundary Stone on East Side Approximately 50 Metres South of Junction with Ighten RoadBoundary Stone on West Side Approximately 50 Metres South of Junction with Ighten RoadBoundary Wall to Manchester Road Canal WharfBridge Inn and Attached RailingsBridge over Leeds to Liverpool CanalBritish Legion ClubBritish Railways ViaductBritish Waterways Burnley Operations BaseBuilding Attached to Warehouse on Canalside at Junction with Manchester RoadBurnley Building Society Burnley Building Society OfficesBurnley College Adult Education CentreBurnley College with Attached RailingsBurnley HouseCanal BridgeCentral LibraryCentre Warehouse to Rear of Wharf Masters House at Manchester Road Canal WharfChaffer Monument Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St PeterCherryfoldChurch of All SaintsChurch of St AndrewChurch of St Catherine with St Alban and St PaulChurch of St JamesChurch of St StephenChurch of the Holy TrinityCross of St Paulinus in Garden of Burnley College Adult Education CentreDexter Paints with Attached RailingsDrinking Fountain Set in Wall Approximately 15 Metres South East of Habergham LodgeDuke of York HotelEast Portal of Gannow TunnelEndsleigh Insurance Imperial ChambersFinsley HouseFishwicks CottagesFormer Angle Street Baptist Church and Attached Forecourt Railings, Piers and GatesFormer Burnley Cooperative Society PremisesFormer Clifton Farmhouse and Clifton CottageFormer Ebenezer Baptist Chapels, including 2 Hebrew Road and 1 Brief Street, and associated boundary walls, gateposts and gatesFormer Ebenezer Schools, including associated boundary walls and gateposts and setted yardsFormer Forge to East of British Waterways Burnley Operations BaseFormer Main Entrance to Towneley Park Comprising Archway and CottageFormer Plane Tree Public HouseFormer Public Hall and Technical SchoolFormer Stable Block to Stanley MillFranciscan Convent and ChapelFront Garden Wall to Number 254Gannow HouseGateway and Wall to Churchyard of Church of All SaintsGreen Hill Bowling ClubHabergham Eaves War MemorialHabergham Hall FarmhouseHabergham Lodge with Attached Gate PiersHand BridgeHeasandford Cottage Heasandford House Heasandford LodgeHigher Saxifield FarmhouseHollins FarmhouseHollins Hall (Now Divided Into Hollins Hall and the Hollins)Howorth Fold Poultry FarmhouseHufling HallJamia Mosque Farooq-E-Azam with Attached Boundary Wall and RailingsJireh Baptist ChurchKay Monument Approximately 30 Metres South of Church of St PeterKibble Bank FarmhouseKing's MillLamp Post Opposite Number 217Lodge FarmhouseLower Howorth Fold FarmhouseMarket Cross and Stocks in Garden of Burnley College of Adult Education CentreMilestone Inset Into Turf Moor Football Ground Perimeter WallMill Chimney and Attached Engine House West of Junction with Calder Vale RoadMunicipal boundary stoneNational Westminster BankNewtown Mill ChimneyNorth Warehouse to Rear of Wharf Masters House at Manchester Road Canal WharfNumber 79 and Mount Pleasant Baptist ChurchNumbers 171, 173 and 175 and Garden WallsOak Mount Mill ChimneyOak Mount Mill Engine HouseOld Oak CottageOld VicaragePark HousePark ViewPentridge Mill ChimneyPost OfficePrestige Building (1937 Range Only)Proctors Works with Attached ChimneyRailings, Gate Piers and Gate to Burnley College Adult Education CentreRailway BridgeRegistry OfficeRetaining Wall Along North and West Sides of St Peters ChurchyardRetaining Wall of River Brun with Associated RailingsRetaining Wall of River Brun with Associated RailingsRockwoodRoman Catholic Church of St Mary with Attached Gate Piers and RailingsRosedaleRosehill House HotelRoyle Lodge and Gate PiersSanctuary Rock BarSandygate Canal BridgeScott Monument in Scott ParkShiftersShorey Well in Garden of Burnley College Adult Education CentreSlater TerraceSouth Warehouse to Rear of Wharf Masters House at Manchester Road Canal WharfSpring BankSpring HillSt Andrews SchoolSt Marys Presbytery and Part of Franciscan Convent with Attached Garden WallSt Peters Church of England Infants and Junior School (East Range)St Peters Church of England Infants and Junior School (West Range)Stable Block on North Side of Yard at Manchester Road Canal WharfStanley MillStructure Adjoining Slater Terrace to North WestSwan InnT Robinson Prospect TerraceTarleton HouseTattersall Barn Farmhouse and Attached BarnThe CastleThe Churchill Public HouseThe Empire Theatre (former Empire Music Hall, Theatre of Varieties and Cinema)The Former Billiards HallThe GoitThe Old Red Lion HotelThe StackhousesThe Town Mouse Public HouseTower and spire of former Methodist Church (demolished) & adjoining balustradeTown Hall with Attached RailingsTowneley Golf Club Clubhouse Shop and CottageTrafalgar Mill Walker Hey FootbridgeVictoria MillVirgil Andertons ShopsWaddington Monument Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St PeterWall and Gates to St Peters ChurchyardWarehouse Occupied by Readers Scrap Metal MerchantsWarehouse and Canal Cottage at Dugdale WharfWarehouse on Canalside at Junction with Manchester RoadWharf Masters House and Toll Office at Manchester Road Canal WharfWhite Lion Public HouseWoodtop Primary School, With Forecourt Walls, Piers, Railings and Overthrow1 and 3, Coal Street1 and 3, Nicholas Street10, 12 and 14, Dugdale Street10, Hammerton Street104 St James' Street and 1-7 Hammerton Street108-114, Hebrew Road
Conservation areas
7 conservation areas cover 5.7% of Burnley
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Canalside30 ha
Burnley Wood 198524 ha
Harle Syke 197714 ha
Burnley Town Centre 199211 ha
Top o' th' Town 19928 ha
Jib Hill 19715 ha
Palatine 19774 ha
97 hain conservation areas, of 1,701 ha inside the built-up area.
The first, Jib Hill, was designated in 1971; the newest, Top o' th' Town, in 1992. 112 of the 185 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Burnley’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1977
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1977 · 1101997 · 30
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 5 entries were listed in 1951. 110 came in 1977, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 4 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
5 registered parks and gardens
Gawthorpe HallGrade II
Queen's Park, BurnleyGrade II
Scott ParkGrade II
Thompson ParkGrade II
Towneley HallGrade II
History Grade
Burnley grades A− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (196 points, 25 per 10,000 residents)More than 66% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (43%)More than 96% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
43% of Burnley’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
32%
Before 1900
12%
1900–18
4.2%
1919–29
9%
1930s
5.8%
1945–54
3.6%
1955–64
7.3%
1965–72
7.1%
1973–82
4.9%
1983–92
5%
1993–99
3.1%
2000–08
1.6%
2009–15
5.1%
2016–25
BurnleyEngland & Wales
32% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1900–18, which added 12% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (109 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
46 notable people born in Burnley before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
Margaret Aldersley
Harry Bradshaw
Esther Moore
James Edwin Duerden
Jimmy Crabtree
Walter Place
Alfred Tysoe
Matt Brunton
Billy Bannister
Joe Bulcock
Linsdall Richardson
Arthur Bell
William Bradshaw
Harry Dean
Ernest Butcher
Albert Smith
Herbert Lomas
Richard Cragg
Jack Bradshaw
Harry Clegg
18501875190019251950
AT
Alfred Tysoe1874–1901 · British athlete (1874-1901)
Jimmy Crabtree1871–1908 · English footballer (1871-1908)
HB
Harry Bradshaw1854–1924 · English football manager (1854-1924)
Harry Dean1884–1957 · Cricket player of England. (1884-1957)
BB
Billy Bannister1879–1942 · English footballer (1879-1942)
AB
Arthur Bell1882–1923 · English footballer (1882-1923)
EB
Ernest Butcher1885–1965 · British actor (1885-1965)
HC
Harry Clegg1898– · English footballer (1898-?)
Everyone born in Burnley → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Burnley
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 78,266 | 185 | 1 | A− |
| Brierfield | 10,723 | 8 | 0 | C+ |
| Padiham | 10,121 | 31 | 2 | A− |
| Fence | 1,585 | 15 | 0 | A− |
| Hapton | 2,240 | 2 | 0 | C+ |
| Nelson | 33,808 | 28 | 0 | B |
| Barrowford | 5,887 | 25 | 0 | A− |
| Huncoat | 1,258 | 3 | 0 | C+ |
In brief
Burnley in brief
More of Burnley’s homes are old than in most places: 43% were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. All told, the list holds 185 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I, including Queen Street Mill. Its older streets lie in 7 conservation areas, the first designated in 1971.
Alfred Tysoe (1874), Jimmy Crabtree (1871) and Harry Bradshaw (1854) are among the 46 people born here before 1900. The big year was 1977, when 110 of the 185 went on the list. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has one Grade I building, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 2); per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Burnley’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Burnley?
Historic England lists 185 buildings inside Burnley’s built-up area: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II* and 182 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Burnley?
One: Queen Street Mill.
Which street in Burnley has the most listed buildings?
Nicholas Street (6), Lowerhouse Lane (5) and Manchester Road (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Burnley?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street.
How many conservation areas are there in Burnley?
7, covering about 97 hectares of the town. The largest are Canalside and Burnley Wood.
When were Burnley’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 110, in 1977.
Are there old photos of Burnley?
Yes: 3 public-domain photos and postcards from 1851 to 1892, all on this page.
Who was born in Burnley?
Among people born before 1900: Alfred Tysoe (1874), Jimmy Crabtree (1871), Harry Bradshaw (1854), Harry Dean (1884) and Billy Bannister (1879).
How old are the homes in Burnley?
43% of homes were built before 1919 and 56% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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