Ashley Hall, Lancashire
Mansion in Lancashire, England
53°51′46″N 2°59′05″W / 53.86291306°N 2.98481143°W / 53.86291306; -2.98481143
Ashley Hall (also known as Ashley House)[1] is a three-storey mansion in the Skippool area of Thornton, Lancashire, England. Set in around 12 acres (4.9 ha) and built in the Roaring Twenties,[2][3] it was, for many years, the home for several celebrities who were appearing in Blackpool's summer shows.[4] These include Danny La Rue, Joe Longthorne and Dorothy Squires.[5]
Also in its grounds are two two-bedroom cottages (known as "The Housekeepers Cottage" and "The Gardeners Cottage"), a stable block and a Dutch barn. An annexe extension was built around 1980.[4]
Built by T. B. Silcock,[6] the property was owned by hotelier Len Rawcliffe[7] from the 1970s until his death in 2021. It remains in the Rawcliffe family, but in 2022 it was put on the market for £3.75 million.[4] Prior to that, it was owned by Mr and Mrs Percy Hawtin, who permitted the public to tour the grounds.[1]
Ashley Hall stood across Skippool Road from another mansion, Illawalla, which was demolished in 1996.
References
- ^ a b Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal, Volume 158 (1965). p. 96
- ^ Ashley House – Parks and Gardens
- ^ Suffield, Alice (10 July 2022). "Inside the gorgeous mansion with 10 bathrooms, a swimming pool and 12 acres of land up for sale". LancsLive. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ashley Hall, Skippool Road, Thornton-Cleveleys Lancashire, FY5 5LA". Matthews Benjamin. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Tributes at funerl of Blackpool hotelier and charity champion" - Blackpool Gazette, 21 May 2021
- ^ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 703
- ^ "'PICNIC AT ASHLEY HALL' FUNDRAISER IN AID OF SAM'S PLACE CHARITY SAT 13 SEPT 2014 | Latest News | Joe Longthorne MBE | Official Site". joelongthornembe.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
- Ashley Park - Parks and Gardens
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Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre
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demolished
- Barnacre-with-Bonds
- Bleasdale
- Cabus
- Catterall
- Claughton
- Fleetwood
- Forton
- Garstang
- Great Eccleston
- Hambleton
- Inskip-with-Sowerby
- Kirkland
- Myerscough & Bilsborrow
- Nateby
- Nether Wyresdale
- Out Rawcliffe
- Pilling
- Poulton-le-Fylde
- Preesall
- Stalmine-with-Staynall
- Thornton-Cleveleys
- Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre
- Winmarleigh
