Welcome to the Weavers' Triangle

The Area...

Discover what it was like to live in a 19th Century mill town. Take a walk by the canal through the Weavers' Triangle - a well-preserved Victorian industrial townscape.

How did the area get its name?

How long did the canal take to build?

Discover how textile and canal workers lived.

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See a restored mill engine in action.

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An online history of Burnley's textile industry.

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