One Sixty St. James's Street

---

Originally built at the start of the 1900's, the terrace of shops on the south side of Lower St James's Street backs onto the culverted river Calder and has been home to many enterprises.  Number 160 has been a shoe shop, music shop, rain coat store and famously in the 1980's it was home to the Red Triangle  - a vegetarian cafe and music venue. Since when, it has remained a place for Burnley's artists, political activists and a haven for every alternative lifestyle. 

In 2017 it was saved from closure by new owners, who for a while continued 

to run the ground floor as a vegan and vegetarian cafe, music venue and art space called One Sixty. The Covid pandemic eventually caused its final closure as a kitchen around 2021.

This unfortunate turn of events did however open a new door to a remarkable facelift and the beautiful building you now see, complete with rebuilt full height bay windows.  The transformation was only possible through the artist/owner's vision and investment, the Borough Council's support and generous grants from Historic England. 160 St James's Street and its new Salon art space, studios and rear garden should now be fit for another 120 years.

Now the rest of the street is following suit, with new shop front projects springing up all along the road. Could this be the start of a new culture-led renaissance for Burnley's town centre?

Read more about One Sixty.

<<Back