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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20. Vintage Thornton
Thornton Cleveleys railway station photographed from the junction of Victoria Road East and Alexandra Road in 1955 Photo: staff
21. Vintage Thornton
Thornton in 1904. Celebrations at the turf laying cermony at Thornton Methodist Church. Sent In by Dorothy Rawnsley (nee Ingle). Ties in with a pic of Sunday School book inscription sent in by another reader Photo: Submit
22. Vintage Thornton
The 'old and the new' come face to face on Heys Street, Burn Naze, close to the corner of Crabtree Road. From the safety of the pavement, two youngsters watch the workmen with their high powered steam roller. Coming towards them is a horse drawn covered cart, showing there was still a place for man andf machines in the 1930s Photo: Submit
23. Vintage Thornton
The view over Thornton towards ICI through the fantail mechanism at the top of Marsh Mill looking up Woodland Avenue Photo: Submit
