Ashley Hall (also known as Ashley House)Gardeners' Chronicle, Horticultural Trade Journal, Volume 158 (1965). p. 96 is a three-storey mansion in the Skippool area of Thornton, Lancashire, England. Set in around and built in the Roaring Twenties,Ashley House – Parks and Gardens it was, for many years, the home for several celebrities who were appearing in Blackpool's summer shows. These include Danny La Rue, Joe Longthorne and Dorothy Squires."Tributes at funeral of Blackpool hotelier and charity champion" - Blackpool Gazette, 21 May 2021
The mansion has fifteen bedrooms and nine bathrooms. 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 annex extension was built around 1980. Built by T. B. Silcock,A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 703 the property was owned by hotelier Len Rawcliffe 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. Prior to that, it was owned by Mr and Mrs Percy Hawtin, who permitted the public to tour the grounds.
Ashley Hall stood across Skippool Road from another mansion, Illawalla, which was demolished in 1996.
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Ashley Park - Parks and Gardens