Guided Towpath Walk through
the Weavers’ Triangle
- Date: Monday 5th May 2008
- Time: 2.15pm – 3.15pm
- Distance: 1 mile
- Meeting Point: Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre,
Manchester Road, Burnley BB11 1JZ - Walk Leader: Brian Hall – Weavers’ Triangle Trust
This fascinating walk takes in the history and heritage of the Weavers’ Triangle – its heyday as the centre of the cotton industry in Burnley, the story of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the absorbing history of the life and times of the people who worked in the mills, foundries and houses located in the triangle.
This is an easy walk along the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from the Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre to Oak Mount Mill Engine House which will be open for you to look around.
Brian Hall is the Chairman of the Friends of the Weavers’ Triangle and leads guided walks through the area on several occasions throughout the year.
Find out about other walks during the festival
In the novel "The Ipcress File" the character of Harry Palmer, played by Michael Caine in the movie, came from Burnley ? not a lot of people know that.