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.

Carleton Crematorium and Cemetery
Details
Established18 July 1935
Location
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.8462°N 3.0211°W / 53.8462; -3.0211
TypePublic
Owned byBlackpool Council
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveCarleton Crematorium and Cemetery

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.

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