A RETROSPECTIVE planning application to turn the former Fulledge Conservative Working Men’s Club into a restaurant has been submitted.

Mohammad Khan, owner of Lahori Kebabish in Plumbe Street, Burnley, submitted the plans after work was completed in April and the restaurant opened shortly after.

The former club, which had ran for 140 years and was described as an ‘iconic venue’ by members, closed in September last year after a decline in membership.

It had a rich history, it was opened after six local men, who wanted a place to talk politics, bought a small former school building on the site for £450.

In 1908, the members demolished the old building and built the present large assembly hall, which was opened on April 17, 1909.

During the First World War, 77 members went to fight, three of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice.

A measure of its social significance was demonstrated during a miners’ strike in 1893, when the club’s committee gave five shillings a week to colliers who were members.

The club also had a strong association with Northern Soul.