Carleton Crematorium, together with the adjacent

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, Carleton Cemetery, is a

graveyard A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

located within the Greenlands ward of Blackpool with its main entrance on Stocks Road in Carleton,

Poulton-le-Fylde Poulton-le-Fylde (), commonly shortened to Poulton, is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. In the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation ...

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, in

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. It was opened on 18 July 1935. The building was created by Blackpool Borough architect, J.C. Robinson, who based his design on his own interpretation of the

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. At the north door is a chapel containing Books of Remembrance, which note the names of all those cremated or interred there. The site is located in Blackpool and partly in Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, the crematorium comes under the jurisdiction of Blackpool Council.

Notable cremations and interments

A number of notable people have been buried or cremated at the site. These include

Carleton Cemetery

Norman Evans Norman Evans (11 June 1901 – 25 November 1962) was an English stage and radio comedian, best remembered for his sketches and programmes entitled "Over the Garden Wall". Biography He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and started his working li ...

, variety and radio artiste *

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buried at the cemetery.
CWGC Cemetery report.

Carleton Crematorium

Ian Stuart Donaldson Ian Stuart Donaldson (11 August 1957 – 24 September 1993), also known as Ian Stuart, was an English neo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man of Skrewdriver, a Punk band which, from 1982 onwards, he rebranded as a Rock Against ...

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singer, songwriter and guitarist. *

Lennie Bennett Michael Berry (26 September 1938 – 8 April 2009), known professionally as Lennie Bennett, was an English comedian and game show host. After attending the Palatine Secondary School in Blackpool, Bennett became a journalist for the '' West Lanc ...

, comedian and game show host. *

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, clown, impressionist and musician *

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, Singer, actress, TV personality. *

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, actress *

Jimmy Clitheroe James Robinson Clitheroe (24 December 1921 – 6 June 1973) was an English comic entertainer. He is best remembered for his long-running BBC Radio programme, ''The Clitheroe Kid'' (1956–72). Early years Jimmy Clitheroe was born in Clitheroe, ...

, comedian *

John Comer John Comer (1 March 1924 – 11 February 1984) was a British comic actor. He was best known for his roles in ''Coronation Street'' as Mr Birtles, then as a taxi driver, and later as Wilf Jones, in ''Emmerdale Farm'' as Ernie Shuttleworth, Les ...

, actor *

Reginald Dixon Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 ...

, organist *

Roy Gratrix Roy Gratrix (9 February 1932 – 2002) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender. Gratrix began his professional career with Blackpool as a 20-year-old in September 1952, joining from Manchester side Taylor Bros. He made ...

, professional footballer * Hugh Kelly, professional football player and managerHughie Kelly : Obituary - Announcements
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, television actor *

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, professional footballer *

Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was he ...

, author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, best known for her children's books The

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has erected a white stone memorial near the crematorium listing 51 Commonwealth service personnel cremated here during the

.
CWGC Cemetery report.

Gallery

File:Jimmy Clitheroe's memorial tree at the Carleton Crematorium and Cemetery.jpg, Jimmy Clitheroe's memorial tree Image:NormanEvans.jpg, Norman Evans' grave Image:frankrandle'sgrave.jpg, Frank Randle's grave

References

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