Cleveleys photos, maps, books, memories of thornton. Thornton through time forum if you want to discuss more up to date thornton news then pop over to mikes thornton cleveleys forum where youll get a friendly welcome. Founded in 1974, the thornton historical society consists of volunteers that are dedicated to the preservation of the history of the village. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. He was a friend of the royal family, her majesty the queen mother stayed regularly at thornton manor sharing with phillip his passion for horse racing. The outstanding bungalow was, for many years, home to a retired salford mp sir frederick emery. The illawalla was an historic edwardian singlestory building in the skippool area of thornton, lancashire, england.
These pages contain a monthly guide to local events. Contact us with any more events that you would like to be listed. This detailed map is doublesided for maximum coverage and includes both sheets 42. Cleveleys history from 1783 join the thornton cleveleys past facebook group. At some point ill throw a bit of history in with this lot as well. The illawalla was an historic edwardian singlestory building in the skippool area of thornton. Like much of the surrounding area, thornton attracted a large number of germans in its early years. Get the latest news in the thorntoncleveleys area from. Paul lutheran church building that was built in 1904. Rumour has it that mari lloyd alledged mistress of the prince of wales used to live at illawalla. The shield and crest each represent the union of thornton and cleveleys.
Thornton photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Thorntons population has been stable for years at around 3,000, with its housing in great demand. Property details for 1 illawalla cottages wyre road. Latest the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5 property for sale zoopla is one of the uks leading property portals, helping you to find property for sale and to rent and make smarter decisions when buying and renting homes in the uk. This 4 bed freehold semidetached house is located at illawalla cottages, wyre road, thorntoncleveleys fy5 5lf. One thing about illawalla that simply isnt true, although it appears in a couple of local history books, is that it was once the home of vesta tilley, the famous music hall entertainer. Founded in 1974, the thornton historical society consists of volunteers that are dedicated to the preservation of thorntons history. Sproat and his last known address is 155 fleetwood road, thorntoncleveleys in england. Built in 1902, it was demolished in 1996, after lying derelict for six years, to make way for three exclusive homes.
The sort of pictures that had never appeared in any books. Thornton cleveleys, tccc, tc, illawalla, thornton, cleveleys, cricket, all stars. The history of this school has been narrated elsewhere in the present work. If youre interested in the history of cleveleys youll be fascinated by the thornton cleveleys past. My grandfather was chauffeur to mr silcock at arthfield house, little thornton for many years and daily drove him to the station in poulton to catch the early train to liverpool to spend his day in the head office. You can find historic photos around thorntoncleveleys, lancashire. We will be reading marine themed stories, specially selected by staff at thornton library. In the remaining part of thornton the original village occupies the southeast portion on slightly elevated ground overlooking the wyre. Vesta tilley laid its foundation stone 12th june 1902, while she was appearing at the alhambra.
If youre interested in the history of cleveleys youll be fascinated by the thornton cleveleys past facebook group. One record of illawalla that does not seem to have survived is a film taken of the foundation stone laying in 1902. Membership continues to grow on a daily basis and currently stands at just over 8000. Once known as torentum it can be found in the domesday book. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with thornton cleveleys, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Find properties to buy in the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5 with the uks largest datadriven property portal.
Fleetwood and thornton cleveleys are well known for their proximity to the coast. We would appreciate any help you can lend in his quest to find the individual. Haworth, chairman of blackpools alhambra later palace theatre. Ill be posting the answer to this weeks quiz on here and on the forum and. Do you have any photos we should add to the website. For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of. Thornton manor passes to philip lever, 3rd viscount leverhulme after the death of his father. A good starting place is a booklet published in 1947 by thomas williams entitled, thornton in sefton parish a short history of an ancient township. It was copied onto a 35mm slide from an old lantern slide, one of several of thornton i had borrowed from thornton church about 20 years ago. I frequently visited at the time when my grandparents had a house on the banks of the wyre and have very happy memories. Meet us under the sea swallow sculpture on cleveleys promenade before we head down to the beach for a story telling session with a difference.
House prices in the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5 stand at. The population of the place rapidly increased after a salt industry was established in the area. Thornton together with its neighbouring village of cleveleys, known as thorntoncleveleys is a village in the fylde, in lancashire, england, about four miles north of blackpool and two miles south of fleetwood. Ken percival, with additional information provided by david v. Property for sale in the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5 buy. Post pictures and info on the old thornton cleveleys as you remembered it. This book contains a mine of detailed information about thornton through the centuries from the doomsday book until 1947. At the time it covered a large area including what are now cleveleys and fleetwood, and had a very low population density.
Protected and presesrved by more than three centuries of family stewardship, thornton is a truly special place and unique treasure for the hoon family. Cushion cover cushion memories of thornton verona cinema. Its name is preserved in the name of the road on which these houses now stand the illawalla and also in the name of the adjacent cricket club thornton cleveleys. Or the illawalla which closed around 1987, ahhh the memories.
A notable early building, the illawalla, stood in skippool between. In the former, thornton is represented by the old windmill, built 1794 and still standing, and said to be the finest of several in the fylde area. Click for black and white archive photos of cleveleys and the thorntoncleveleys area. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described thornton cleveleys like this. A spokesman for the authority said that people will either need to call or go online to book a time, and there will be social distancing. Set as homepage create an instant website customise this website information pack cover address book area map this. Now, this town is a part of a council named wyre borough. On 22nd february 1831 morgan joseph thornton arrived in sydney cove on the convict ship edward from county mayo, ireland. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, all vths upcoming events, including the june quarry tour have been cancelled. Photo of thornton cleveleys, the cenotaph and library c. The fatherinlaw, jim grimm, of a friend is trying to find someone that he was in w. The railway station in thornton is not functional anymore and is covered in fences to avoid anyone littering there. Tonja will cover some of the highlights of thornton history, including hollywood movie star jane russell coming to thornton in 1953 and 1986.
Facts and figures on thorntoncleveleys at a glance name. Developed during the victorian era, fleetwood retains a lot of this style, with remnants of its once vibrant life as a deepsea fishing port. Thornton is first mentioned in 1086 in the domesday book, where it was. Thorntoncleveleys is a midsize place in the region of england in united kingdom with a population of approximately 31,157 people and is one of the largest places in united kingdom.
Story time on the beach family in thorntoncleveleys. Thornton is first mentioned in 1086 in the domesday book, where it was referred to as torentum a name preserved by torentum court on lawsons road. Thornton, a chapelry and a township in poultonlefylde parish, lancashire. Heres a 1936 front page advert for silcocks cattle feed. If anyone reading this would like to join or has any pictures that they would like to contribute to this ever growing group, you can join at this link. I was intrigued to find so many people interested in illawalla as my grandfather was the head gardener in the 1950s. On the northwest slope of the same ground is stanah. Property for sale in the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5. Local thornton author and journalist tonja castaneda will discuss her pictorial history book, thornton. If your site is enabled with miva merchant, you can access administration functions via your site administrator and build your ecommerce site.
Philip was fanatical about horse racing, and had a stud at the manor. History of cleveleys a look back with visit cleveleys. Thornton cleveleys lost at present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. The illawalla, thorntoncleveleys, fy5 street guide uk. History of cleveleys april 4, 2020 cleveleys is a coast with a wealth of history, going back to petrified forests and sunken villages. Just saw a mention of the illawalla on melanies thornton through time blog and had a hunt to find out what the illawalla actually was how on earth did such a lovely building get trashed dont worry, twas a rhetorical question as it happens here in oz with everyone left scratching their heads in bemusement, too. I was idly looking at the site searching for the spelling for illawalla. The future of thornton cleveleys cricket club was secured in 1997 when, with the help of a lottery grant, the lease of the ground was purchased from new landowner david mcgrath. It is placed on a green field to indicate the agricultute of thornton.
Thornton wyre lancashire fy5 5hh england os grid ref. Thorntoncleveleys, united kingdom facts and information. Hi does anybody have any photos of the verona cinema on fleetwood rd north its called the verona hall now and was originally called thornton cinema shut in the 1950s. The original illawalla, built at the turn of the century, in thornton cleveleys, turned out to be an impressive fylde coast landmark. The average house price in the illawalla, thorntoncleveleys fy5 is. Thornton cleveleys dates back more than a thousand years. History of thornton cleveleys, in wyre and lancashire. Built and updated by peter thornton for surname index and more be sure to start from the thorntons in australia home page. Find all facts and information about thorntoncleveleys. Here are the details of maps for thornton cleveleys. Property details for 2 the illawalla thorntoncleveleys. Later, many eastern europeans arrived to work in the quarry, living south of the quarry in an area that became known as hunkeyville. Cleveleys is a coast with a wealth of history, going back to petrified forests and sunken villages.
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