Burnley Wharf
Burnley Wharf is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary). Mooring is available against a concrete bank with a busy towpath which is close to pub/catering.
| Mitre Bridge No 129B | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Sandygate Square Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Burnley Wharf Bridge No 130 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Walker Hey Footbridge No 130A | 1 furlong | |
| Nelson Square Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Burnley Wharf | ||
| Manchester Road Bridge No 130B | ½ furlongs | |
| Centenary Way No 130BB | 1 furlong | |
| Healey Wood Footbridge No 130C | 1½ furlongs | |
| Finsley Footbridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Former Burnley BW Depot (disused) | 3 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Manchester Road Bridge No 130B
Amenities nearby at Nelson Square Winding Hole
Good access to Manchester Road and Burnley centre.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Onwards and upwards from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Tuesday the 8th of July, 1980
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![Burnley Wharf, Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Burnley Wharf is a fine collection of nineteenth century stone and grey slate canal side warehouses and workshops. This complex has been sensitively brought back into use as the Inn on the Wharf, the Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre (occupying the former Toll and Wharf Master’s House) and office accommodation.The canal at this point is quite wide which allowed the barges to turn round and various goods such as coal and cotton would have been loaded and unloaded here. There is a group of three adjoining warehouses, each of a different age and style, on the northern side of the canal at Manchester Road Wharf.Nearest to the camera, at SD8383 3232, is a four storey canal warehouse dating from 1841-4 which is now used as a store. It has a very prominent full-width wooden canopy over the lower 2 floors carried on cantilevered cast-iron I-beams and short cast-iron columns. There is a central 4-stage loading bay with a hoist-housing rising through the canopy. The building is grade II-listed by English Heritage (English Heritage Building ID: 467116 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467116-north-warehouse-to-rear-of-wharf-masters British Listed Buildings).Next a recently restored, single storey warehouse at SD8386 3230 which was added later, probably mid nineteenth century. This also has a prominent full-width wooden canopy carried on 4 full-height cast-iron columns and is also a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 467115 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467115-centre-warehouse-to-rear-of-wharf-master British Listed Buildings). This building houses the remains of an old crane (see [[[4350592]]]).The third building, at SD8387 3228, is a two-storey stone warehouse. This was actually the earliest of the three warehouses, dating from c1796-1800. Whereas the later warehouses were open-fronted structures built to face the canal, this one was built parallel to the canal allowing direct unloading from the barges using catshead cranes. It was converted into a bar and restaurant (Inn on the Wharf) when the wharf was restored in the 1990s. This also is a Grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 467117 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467117-south-warehouse-to-rear-of-wharf-masters British Listed Buildings)Beyond the warehouse at SD8388 3227, adjoining the bridge, is the former Toll and Wharf Master’s House; another Grade II listed building dating from ca1850 (English Heritage Building ID: 467114 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467114-wharf-masters-house-and-toll-office-at-m British Listed Buildings). This is now used as The Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre. The bridge is also Grade II-listed (English Heritage Building ID: 467130 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-467130-canal-bridge-lancashire British Listed Buildings). by David Dixon – 15 February 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/35/09/4350912_ca6779e2_120x120.jpg)





![Burnley Wharf, 1986. An old view from the mid 1980s of the canalside buildings by the wharf. A more recent view [[4350591]] shows that little has changed except in the distance a factory building and clock tower have gone. by Des Blenkinsopp – 1986](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/80/52/6805212_ad33cb5c_120x120.jpg)
![Burnley Wharf, Leeds and Liverpool Canal. A narrow boat at Burnley Wharf.The toll house is in the centre background. This is now part of the visitor's centre for the Weavers' Triangle.This view is looking in the opposite direction to [[528590]]. by Ian Taylor – 13 September 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/49/27/1492719_9d02e1d7_120x120.jpg)


















