We occasionally come across photos in the archive from the days when East Lancashire was the UK’s Acid House capital.

Aftermath of the party at Former Northrop Engineering works, 1989 (Picture: Newsquest)Hundreds of people would take over former industrial premises in the area for all night raves, their locations being kept a secret until the last minute.

This picture was taken in October 1989 and shows the interior of the former Northrop Engineering works which had been used for a ‘rave’.

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