1906 Cleveleys Cottage Exhibition Walking Tour
Corner of Cleveleys Avenue and West Drive, Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2BL
In 1906, a local architect and land owner, Thomas Gallon-Lumb, decided that he wanted to try to level the field with Blackpool getting all the limelight.
He allocated some land and asked around 30 builders to build the very best in current house building technologies, fit them out with the latest gadgets and appliances and display them in a "Garden City" environment.
They all survive as they were sold off at the end of the Exhibition and so using an original 1906 catalogue as a comparison, we tour the locality as it is today, as it has now just merged into the leafy suburbs of Cleveleys.
So join us as we "step back in time" by exactly 120 years and visit every plot and discover how much still survives today and what legacy Mr Lumb gave to Cleveleys and the area.
Timings
- Thursday 17 September:
- Tour 1200
- Friday 18 September:
- Tour 1200
Location & directions
Corner of Cleveleys Avenue and West Drive, Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2BL
- Directions:
- Tour starts on the corner of Cleveleys Avenue and West Drive.
- Contact on day:
- David Evans
- Telephone number:
- +447970663904
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking for this tour is essential. Tickets will be released at 10am on Wednesday 19th August 2026. Bookings will be taken online or by phone. Please note, the phonelines are only open during the Showtown History Centre opening hours, Wednesday to Friday 10am-4pm.
- Booking contact name:
- Showtown History Centre
- Booking telephone number:
- +441253478090
- Booking website:
- https://www.showtownblackpool.co.uk/hod
- Booking opens:
- 19 Aug 2026 10:00 AM
Accessibility details
Fairly flat pavement walk with dropped kerbs.
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 30
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
