Thornton was a rural community back in the day with Cleveleys on the fringe of becoming a seaside attraction. The photos straddle the decades and remind us how this important part of the Fylde used to to look.
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7. Vintage Cleveleys
Corner of Coronation Road and Promenade South looking towards the corner of Victoria Road West and the site of Childrens Corner Photo: Send in
8. Vintage Cleveleys
These old cottages housed the first post office in Cleveleys and stood on what is now Victoria Road West close to Home Bargains Photo: submit
9. Vintage Cleveleys
Looking along Victoria Road West from the square to the sea. The trees on the right shaded the Winnifield tea rooms Photo: submit
10. Vintage Cleveleys
The gateway to The Towers sat Holmfield Avenue in the 1950s Photo: Submit
11. Vintage Cleveleys
Apprentices from British Nuclear Fuels, Salwick inside Marsh Mill during the 1970s Photo: submit
12. Vintage Cleveleys
The Jubilee Gardens and Cafe in Cleveleys in May 1976 showing the open air paddling pool, children's playground and bowling greens Photo: submit