Gardens · North West England
The Illawalla
In or near Singleton.
The Illawalla — a garden in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
Steve Daniels — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde · 1.5 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit The Illawalla, the nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, located 1.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is FY5 5LG. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
The Illawalla is a garden of interest in england-north-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Wyre Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Illawalla was an Edwardian 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 (The Illawalla) and also in the name of the adjacent cricket club (Thornton Cleveleys Cricket Club Illawalla), whose grounds partly occupy the land Illawalla stood on. Illawalla in Aboriginal Australian means the house of plenty. It is believed James Frederick Emery, one of the early owners of the property, gave it this name to reflect his spell as a government official in Australia.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Illawalla's architects were Tom Wilson Fairbrother and Charles Llewelyn Hall, of Fairbrother & Hall in Poulton-le-Fylde. Upon completion, it was the largest bungalow in Europe. According to a Blackpool Times article from 21 June 1902: One of the rooms featured a plaster frieze depicting wading birds along the nearby River Wyre. In the early 1950s, Emery leased the land overlooking the River Wyre to the local cricket club, who remain there today. David Taylor, grandson of Emery, grew up at Illawalla. He documents this period, and other parts of his life, in his 2020 book, Beloved Ghosts. In it, he reveals that his mother, Margaret, was murdered by his father, RC Taylor. Several of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.8615, -2.9826
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Parish
- Wyre, unparished area
- Postcode
- FY5 5LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Established
- 1902
- Nearest railway station
- Poulton-le-Fylde — 1.5 km
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Illawalla?
- The Illawalla is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode FY5 5LG), in the parish of Wyre, unparished area.
- What is The Illawalla?
- The Illawalla — a garden in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Illawalla?
- The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode FY5 5LG.
- When was The Illawalla built?
- Built or established in 1902.
- Who owns The Illawalla?
- The Illawalla is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is The Illawalla a protected site?
- Yes — The Illawalla is part of the Wyre Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to The Illawalla?
- The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FY5 5LG.