Croston Photos
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Croston F.C

Croston F.C 1906   Croston F.C 1934-35

Amateur Operatic Society

Amateur Operatic Society

1947 Pageant

1947 Pageant   1947 Pageant

1949 Pageant

1949 Pageant

May Queen

May Queen

Horseshoe Inn

Horseshoe Inn   Demolition of the Horseshoe Inn

Jackson's Shop
(now the Co-op)

Jackson's Shop

Blackburn's Shop
(Yorkshire House)

Blackburn's Shop - Open   Blackburn's Shop - No longer trading

Gregson's Shop

Gregson's Shop

Croston Institute and Stables

Croston Institute and Stables

Rectory Ruins
(with gates attached)

Rectory Ruins with gates

Highfield Road
(before Rectory Close was built)

Highfield Road before the building of Rectory Close

Footbridge
(from side of church to Yarrow Cottage)

footbridge from side of church to Yarrow Cottage

Church Street Pump

Church Street Pump

Church Street Cross

Church Street Cross   Church Street Cross   Church Street Cross

Church Street Cross
(re-dedication 2003)

Re-dedication 2003   Re-dedication 2003   Re-dedication 2003   Re-dedication 2003

Croston Hall

  Croston Hall   Croston Hall   Croston Hall

Croston Boys School
(now Trinity & St Michael's Primary School)

Boys School

Croston Rangers F.C
(Guildhall Cup winners 1956 - 57)

Croston Rangers F.C

The Rectory

The Rectory

1977 Carnival

1977 Carnival   1977 Carnival   1977 Carnival

St. Michael's Amateur Dramatic Society

Amateur Dramatic Society   Amateur Dramatic Society

Morris Dancers

Morris Dancers   Morris Dancers

View of Croston

View of Croston

G & J Iddon
(hardware shop)

G & J Iddon

Croston Juniors F.C

Croston Under 12's 2003-04   Croston Under 12's 1985-86   Croston Under 11's 2002-03

  Croston Under 12's 1985-86   Croston Under 13's 2004-05   Croston Under 9's 2004-05

Station Bakery

Station Bakery

Wood Yard
(Pallet manufacturers)

Wood Yard   Wood Yard

Hairdresser's Shop
(Out Lane)

Hairdressers shop in Out Lane

Floods of 1987 & 2000

War Memorial corner 1987   War Memorial corner 1987   War Memorial corner 1987   Outside Grapes Public House 1987

Town Road 1987   Town Road 1987   Town Road 1987   Town Road 1987

Highfield Road 2000   River Yarrow 2000

Footbridge
(under repair)

footbridge under repair   footbridge under repair

Croston Village Surgery
(Out Lane)

Removing the portakabin surgery   Removing the portakabin surgery   Removing the portakabin surgery

Jubilee Mill

Jubilee Mill factory   Jubilee Mill offices

Scouts & Guides

Scouts   Scout & Guide Band   Gang Show   Farewell to leader   Fundraising for Tsunami Appeal

Demolition of Parish Room
(1998)

Parish Room being demolished   Parish Room being demolished   Parish Room being demolished

Parish Room being demolished   Parish Room - gone   Parish Room - gone

Building The New School
(Trinity & St. Michael's Primary School)

Building the new school   Building the new school

Trinity & St. Michael's Primary School

Trinity & St. Michael's Primary School   Trinity & St. Michael's Primary School

Bishop Rawstorne C.E. International Language College

Bishop Rawstorne C.E. International Language College   Bishop Rawstorne C.E. International Language College

Croston Old School

Croston Old School

Old Police Station

Old Police Station   Old Police Station

The Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay
(2002)

The crowd gathers   Police outriders   Support vehicles

Runners appear   Runners   Runner   Continuing the journey

Croston Bank
(formerly Jubilee Mill)

Croston Bank   Croston Bank   Croston Bank

Church Street

Church Street 2002

Flower Festival 2002
(St. Michael & All Angels Church)

Outside the Church   Canon Brunswick   Font

  Font   Aisle   Cassock   Altar

Public Houses

The Grapes   Lord Nelson   The Wheatsheaf   Sports Club

The Black Horse   The Crown   De Trafford Arms   De Trafford Arms/Dil Restaurant   De Trafford Arms/Dil Restaurant closed

The Crown
(award winners)

Autumn Pub of the Season 2004 award   Lancashire Evening Post pub of the year 2005

Orchard Mill
(housing development)

Orchard Mill   Orchard Mill   Orchard Mill

Home Farm Mews

Home Farm Mews   Home Farm Mews   Home Farm Mews   Home Farm Mews

War Memorial

War Memorial

Churches

St Michael and all Angels   Trinity Methodist Church   Church of the Holy Cross

Croston Park

Croston Park nursing & residential home

Living in Croston
(as featured in the Lancashire Evening Post January 2004)

Kate Borresen   River Yarrow   Susan & David Clough

Art Class   Denise Dandy   Janice Heaton   Laura Wade  

Millennium Stone

Millennium Stone