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Meanwhile the old town hall was demolished in the 1930s. [9] The building remained the local seat of government when the enlarged Borough of Chorley was formed in 1974. [ 10 ] In the 1980s, a control centre was established in the basement for the protection of civic leaders in the event of a nuclear attack . [ 9 ]
Chorley Town Hall by the architects John Ladds and William Henry Powell (opened 1879) Chorley, like most Lancashire towns, gained its wealth from the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century which was also responsible for the town's growth. Chorley was a vital cotton town with many mills littering the skyline up to the late twentieth century.
The Municipal Borough of Chorley was a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England, with municipal borough status and coterminate with the town of Chorley. History [ edit ]
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England.It is named after the town of Chorley, which is an unparished area.The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington, Buckshaw Village, Croston, Eccleston, Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods.
Chorley is a market town in the borough of Chorley, Lancashire, ... Historic England, "Gillibrand Hall, Chorley (1072649)", National Heritage List for England ...
In 1837, Heapey joined with other townships (or civil parishes) in the area to form the Chorley Poor Law Union, which took responsibility for the administration and funding of the Poor Law in that area. [10] Heapey is part of Chorley Borough (which has headquarters at the town hall in Chorley), has a parish council. [11]
Croston is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England.The parish contains 47 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings.
Historic England, "Barn c. 20 metres east of Bogburn Hall, Coppull (1072451)", National Heritage List for England Historic England, "Chisnall Hall Farmhouse, Coppull (1204102)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 30 January 2015