Illawalla
Videos
Illawalla was an Edwardian single-story building in the Skippool area of Thornton, Lancashire, England. Built in 1902, it was demolished in 1996, after lying derelict for six years, to make way for three exclusive homes. Its name is preserved in the name of the road on which these houses now stand and also in the name of the adjacent cricket club, whose grounds partly occupy the land Illawalla stood on.
Illawalla, viewed from its driveway, looking northeast
Floor plan of Illawalla, drawn up by the architects Fairbrother & Hall
The workmen involved in the construction of Illawalla, taken shortly before its 1902 completion
An aerial view of Illawalla in its heyday
Thornton, Lancashire
Videos
Thornton is a village in the Borough of Wyre, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Blackpool and 2 miles (3 km) south of Fleetwood. The civil parish of Thornton became an urban district in 1900, and was renamed Thornton-Cleveleys in 1927. In 2011 the Thornton built-up area sub division had a population of 18,941.
The former site of Thornton for Cleveleys railway station
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Christ Church, parish church