Builders begin demolishing former Burnley swimming baths

Demolition work has started on the former Gannow swimming baths in Sycamore Avenue.
By John Deehan
Published 28th Mar 2019, 13:40 GMT
Updated 28th Mar 2019, 14:58 GMT
The baths had most recently been used by Life Church but have sat empty since 2014The baths had most recently been used by Life Church but have sat empty since 2014
The baths had most recently been used by Life Church but have sat empty since 2014

Plans were passed by Burnley Council last year which allow the erection of five houses and an apartment block on the land.

It was most recently used by the Life Church which moved to the building from Queensgate in 2005, but in 2014 the church moved to a new building in Sycamore Avenue.

Burnley Civic Trust opposed the housing application and residents also staged a protest outside the building in a bid to keep it intact.

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