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Carleton Crematorium And Cemetery
Carleton Crematorium, together with the adjacent necropolis, Carleton Cemetery, is a graveyard located within the Greenlands ward of Blackpool with its main entrance on Stocks Road in Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, in England. 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 Mausoleum of Mausolus. 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, variety and radio artiste * Frank Randle, comedian * Arthur Worsley, ventriloquist There are 88 Commonwealth service personnel of the Second World War buri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton, Lancashire
Carleton is a village on the coastal plain of the Fylde in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England. It consists of Great Carleton, Little Carleton, Norcross and Whiteholme and is situated close to Poulton-le-Fylde. Other nearby settlements include Thornton, Bispham and Blackpool. Historically, Carleton was in the parish of Poulton-le-Fylde. It borders the Borough of Blackpool immediately to the west. Shops and amenities Shops and restaurants in Carleton include The Castle Gardens pub, Suda Thai restaurant and takeaway, Gleaves newsagents, a fish and chip shop, convenience store, barbers, several hairdressers, a dry cleaners, a chemist and A GP surgery. History Carleton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Carlentun''. The name usually means "farmstead or estate of the freemen or peasants", derived from the Old Scandinavian word ''karl'' and the Old English word ''tūn''. Its area was estimated in that survey to be four carucates of land and it was owned by Earl Tos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |