Carleton Crematorium
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Carleton Crematorium, together with the adjacent necropolis
, Carleton Cemetery, is a graveyard
on Stocks Road in Carleton
, Poulton-le-Fylde
, Lancashire
. 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 Carleton, partly in Blackpool and mostly in Poulton-le-Fylde, however the crematorium comes under the jurisdiction of Blackpool Council.
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
, Carleton Cemetery, is a graveyard
Graveyard
A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead, with or without monuments such as headstones...
on Stocks Road in Carleton
Carleton, Lancashire
Carleton is a village on the coastal plain of the Fylde in Lancashire, England. It consists of Great Carleton, Little Carleton and Norcross and is situated close to the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde. Nearby settlements include Thornton, Bispham and Blackpool...
, Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde
Poulton-le-Fylde is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago and several archaeological finds from Roman...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. 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 Carleton, partly in Blackpool and mostly in Poulton-le-Fylde, however 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 includeCarleton cemetery
- Norman EvansNorman EvansNorman Evans , was a variety and radio artiste, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.Evans was discovered by fellow Rochdale entertainer Gracie Fields...
, variety and radio artiste - Frank RandleFrank RandleFrank Randle was an English comedian...
, comedian - Arthur WorsleyArthur WorsleyArthur Wilkinson Worsley was a ventriloquist who appeared regularly on British television from the 1950s to the 1970s.-Early years:He was born at Failsworth, Manchester...
, ventriloquist
Carleton crematorium
- Ian Stuart DonaldsonIan Stuart DonaldsonIan Stuart Donaldson was a British Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band...
, singer, songwriter and guitarist. - Lennie BennettLennie BennettLennie Bennett was an English comedian and game show host.After attending the Palatine Secondary School in Blackpool, Bennett became a journalist for the West Lancashire Evening Gazette before becoming a professional entertainer and appearing on The Good Old Days in 1979. Bennett starred in the...
, comedian and game show host. - Charlie CairoliCharlie CairoliCharlie Cairoli was an Italian-born English clown, impressionist and musician.-Background and career:Born in Milan, Italy to a travelling circus family of French origin, he began his performing career at the age of seven...
, clown, impressionist and musician - Violet CarsonViolet CarsonViolet Helen Carson OBE was an English actress, best known for playing Ena Sharples, one of the original characters in the British soap opera Coronation Street.-Early life and career:...
, actress - Jimmy ClitheroeJimmy ClitheroeJames Robinson Clitheroe was a British comic entertainer. He never grew any taller than 4 feet 3 inches, and could easily pass for an 11-year-old boy, the character he played in The Clitheroe Kid....
, comedian - John ComerJohn ComerJohn Comer was a British actor best known for his comedy roles in the television series I Didn't Know You Cared, Last of the Summer Wine and All Our Saturdays.-Early life:...
, actor - Reginald DixonReginald DixonReginald Dixon MBE, ARCM, was an English theatre organist. He was best known as resident organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, where he played the Wurlitzer organ from 1930 until his retirement in 1970.-Biography:...
, organist - Roy GratrixRoy GratrixRoy Gratrix 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...
, professional footballer - Hugh KellyHugh KellyHugh Kelly was an Irish dramatist and poet. During the 1760s he became a propogandist for the British government attacking members of the Opposition. After arriving in London in 1760 to work as a staymaker, he soon turned to become a writer and made a living as a journalist...
, professional football player and manager - Tony MelodyTony MelodyAnthony John "Tony" Melody was an English television actor who appeared in a number of long running comedies and soap operas. He was a prolific character actor with over 100 television roles.-Early life:...
, television actor - Stan MortensenStan MortensenStanley Harding "Stan" Mortensen was an English professional footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final , in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a Wembley FA Cup Final...
, professional footballer - Beatrix PotterBeatrix PotterHelen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life.Born into a privileged Unitarian...
, author and illustrator, botanist, and conservationist, best known for her children's books - David Maldwin Williams, Opera Singer