Illawalla
| Illawalla | |
|---|---|
Illawalla, viewed from its driveway, looking northeast | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Edwardian |
| Location | Skippool |
| Address | Skippool Road |
| Town or city | Thornton, Lancashire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°51′41″N 2°58′57″W / 53.8615°N 2.9826°W |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Demolished | 1996 |
| Height | 56 feet (top of tower) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Fairbrother & Hall Bank Chambers, Market Place, Poulton-le-Fylde |
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.