Brilliant video. This centre should never have been demolished. It was a jewel in the crown for Burnley and losing it was the beginning of a downhill slide.
Well said. They should of spent the 28,000,000 on upgrading the thompson centre and the car park was (st Peters) there was nothing wrong with it. Yea ok maybe a lick of paint. Here and there.
Used to pay entry just to play hide and seek with my pals in there it was brilliant.. The roller disco was ace!! The summer club .. Everything was brilliant about it ..Can't stand St Peters centre it's rubbish in comparison.. Love Thompson Park too. I was so lucky to have those on my doorstep... If it's not broke don't try n fix it !! .🤔🙄 Thank you Mr Thompson... you made many children make very good memories 🫂
Had a school swimming lesson on the Friday before it shut, I remember they gave us an extra five mins in the pool. Trying to find the exact day it shut, if it was that Friday then seven year old me was one of the last people to use the pool. It was a nice place, St Peters wasn't some massive upgrade over it. Really wasn't a fan of the communal changing room though...
Great video, remember playing 5 a side their after work in the mid 90s. Sadly by then it did need some modernisation, still such a loss. Ironic it went back to being a carpark!!!
Many Many Happy memories at the Thompson centre, it needed badly updating ,which iam sure could have been done ,but ,typically with BBC ,money before investment, in this case . Never had the pleasure of swimming in the St Peters centre, nor will i bother. Should imagine a car park will reside on the bottom of Centenary way for a damn long time
lol @ Burnley planners...replace a car park with a Sports Centre (Thompsons Recreation Centre), then knock it down to put it back to a car park but ALSO knock a multi-storey car park down and replace it with...............................a Sports Centre. No wonder our Council Tax is so high...
@@clownshoe4588 I think it came down in 2006 Jim, so you were about for sure. Did we not once fettle an impromptu 5-a-side there from college / Talbot wi Shaun Guthrie in goal n a handful of ill-skilled sociology students?.
Why was mr Thompson not invited to the foundation stone laying. What happened to the Muriel shame it’s gone full circle now a carpark. St Peter’s has taken over and it still leaking that’s why the pool is constantly cold
Brilliant video. This centre should never have been demolished.
It was a jewel in the crown for Burnley and losing it was the beginning of a downhill slide.
Superb video, makes me think of a much more peaceful, safer time. Love old England/
Brilliant! My dad is in the video too, massive surprise and quite emotional watching that. He was the town mace bearer.
Glad you enjoyed it. Have a look at some of our other videos - he might be on some more!
Brilliant. And a glimpse of my old boss when I was a trainee civil engineer, Mr Ashby, the Borough Surveyor.
tank you, Mr Thompson. X
Should never have been demolished. Such a great place in comparison to St Peters centre
Well said.
They should of spent the 28,000,000 on upgrading the thompson centre and the car park was (st Peters) there was nothing wrong with it. Yea ok maybe a lick of paint. Here and there.
Fantastic video! That brought some memories back to me. It's where I learnt to swim in the late 70s.
I spent most Sunday afternoons there in the late 80's, hours in the pool and diving boards.
Fantastic video. Brought back great memories. Loved the diving board in the Thompson Centre. It was so high. X
Used to pay entry just to play hide and seek with my pals in there it was brilliant..
The roller disco was ace!! The summer club .. Everything was brilliant about it ..Can't stand St Peters centre it's rubbish in comparison..
Love Thompson Park too.
I was so lucky to have those on my doorstep...
If it's not broke don't try n fix it !! .🤔🙄
Thank you Mr Thompson... you made many children make very good memories 🫂
Had a school swimming lesson on the Friday before it shut, I remember they gave us an extra five mins in the pool. Trying to find the exact day it shut, if it was that Friday then seven year old me was one of the last people to use the pool.
It was a nice place, St Peters wasn't some massive upgrade over it. Really wasn't a fan of the communal changing room though...
They pulled down a sports centre to build a car park. Then they pulled down a car park to build a sports centre down the road.
Marvellous piece of history well captured
Considering it was made in the days of home cine - you're right Andy.
Great video, remember playing 5 a side their after work in the mid 90s. Sadly by then it did need some modernisation, still such a loss. Ironic it went back to being a carpark!!!
Many Many Happy memories at the Thompson centre, it needed badly updating ,which iam sure could have been done ,but ,typically with BBC ,money before investment, in this case . Never had the pleasure of swimming in the St Peters centre, nor will i bother. Should imagine a car park will reside on the bottom of Centenary way for a damn long time
The carving is now at crow wood
A brilliant video. Such a shame though as its now what it once was "A Car Park"..
Happy memories at that place ! It was part of the spirit of Burnley ! Miss old times don’t like these evil times we are in now !
lol @ Burnley planners...replace a car park with a Sports Centre (Thompsons Recreation Centre), then knock it down to put it back to a car park but ALSO knock a multi-storey car park down and replace it with...............................a Sports Centre. No wonder our Council Tax is so high...
And now it is a car park
Burnley. . Burnley.
This video could have only been made better if it had the narration of a local Burnley man with thick accent!
Lets knock it down and build a car park
Doesn't look like there was a window in the place! No natural light.
Absolute Belter is this.
When was this demolished Moz? I seem to remember the building but not sure if I ever went inside.
@@clownshoe4588 I think it came down in 2006 Jim, so you were about for sure. Did we not once fettle an impromptu 5-a-side there from college / Talbot wi Shaun Guthrie in goal n a handful of ill-skilled sociology students?.
Well it’s Burnley so what’s new !
Why was mr Thompson not invited to the foundation stone laying. What happened to the Muriel shame it’s gone full circle now a carpark. St Peter’s has taken over and it still leaking that’s why the pool is constantly cold
The stone sculptures that surrounded the walls of the Thompson Centre are now on the Crow Wood Health spa complex.
@@burnleyfilmmakers1582It is a great piece of modern art .
@@burnleyfilmmakers1582 that’s good they should name the carpark Thompson after him as it was a shame it went and St Peter’s is not a patch on it
@@joanbideau1375 I heard they brought the artist down to see it it’s near the football pitches
@@joanbideau1375 I heard they brought the artist down to see it it’s near the football pitches
The narrator wasn't half posh.....
You're right Peter exweeemly
Sounds common to me, but knows how to pronounce words correctly.