WE need your help this week in identifying these photographs.

They have come from the archives of Burnley Library, who want to find out more about them, and be able to caption them correctly.

Staff in the reference library know that the photograph showing a group of cyclists was taken in a lane in Yorkshire.

The other shows people on washing-up duties at a camp in Otley.

Looking at the clothing, it's likely that they were taken in Edwardian times - cue the long skirts, hair styles, the men's flat caps and collars, and their clogs.

As bicycles are in evidence in both pictures, it's possible that the people captured on film belonged to the Burnley Clarion Cycling Club, who were known to get on their bikes for long cycle rides at the turn of the last century.

Cycling was enjoyed by all ages at the time.

Indeed, it was the main form of transport and it led to the formation of many clubs, including the Clarion Cycling Club, in 1894.

The club shared founder members with the Independent Labour Party and readers of the Clarion newspaper, from which it found its name, and it became a byword for outdoor activities and camaraderie.

Historically, the Clarion was very strong in East Lancashire, with sections in most towns.

Today, Nelson ILP Clarion Club house, in Roughlee, is one of only two still in operation.

The former Burnley clubhouse still stands, but is now a ruin, while Colne clubhouse is now a house.

Can any of our readers help Burnley Library fill in the blanks?