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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25. Vintage Thornton
The flooding of Wyre Road at Skippool on the banks of the River Wyre at high tide Photo: submit
27. Vintage Thornton
A fascinating picture of a field in Thornton which shows two people gathering the harvest. It looks like a bicycle is part of the machinery they are using Photo: submit
28. Vintage Thornton
Baines Endowed Primary School, but when was the photo taken? For some reason the grounds look unkept Photo: Submit
29. Vintage Thornton
Families and people on bikes, possibly on their way to work at ICI, are photographed here in Burn Naze Photo: Submit
30. Vintage Thornton
Families and people on bikes, possibly on their way to work at ICI, are photographed here in Burn Naze Photo: submit