Places to see in ( Lancaster - UK )
Places to see in ( Lancaster - UK )
Lancaster, or is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune. Long existing as a commercial, cultural and educational centre, Lancaster is the settlement that gives Lancashire its name. Lancaster has several unique ties to the British monarchy; the House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of Lancaster holds large estates on behalf of Elizabeth II, who herself is also the Duke of Lancaster in her capacity as monarch.
Lancaster was granted city status in 1937 for its long association with the crown and because it was the county town of the King's Duchy of Lancaster. With its history based on its port and canal, Lancaster is an ancient settlement, dominated by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church and the Ashton Memorial. It is also home to the campus-based Lancaster University and a campus of the University of Cumbria.
Lancaster is the most northerly city in Lancashire, located three miles 4.8 km inland from Morecambe Bay. The city is located on the River Lune (from which it derives its name), and the Lancaster Canal.
The M6 motorway passes to the east of Lancaster, with junctions 33 and 34 to the south and north respectively. Lancaster is served by the West Coast Main Line which runs through Lancaster railway station. This station was formerly named Lancaster Castle railway station in order to differentiate it from Lancaster Green Ayre railway station on the Leeds–Morecambe line, which closed in 1966. The main bus operator in Lancaster is Stagecoach, which operates over thirty services from Lancaster Bus Station to Lancaster and Morecambe as well as frequent services in Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and services throughout the North West of England. The Lancaster Canal and River Lune also pass through the city. The nearest airports are Manchester Airport, Liverpool Airport and, until October 2014, Blackpool International Airport.
Alot to see in ( Lancaster - UK ) such as :
Lancaster Castle
Lancaster Priory
Lancaster City Museum
Lune Millennium Bridge
Williamson Park
Ashton Memorial and Butterfly House
Blades Street, LA1
The C.A.R.D. Corporation Worldwide HQ, LA1
Lancaster Cathedral
The Music Room, Sun Street
Storey Gallery
The Judges Lodgings
The Cottage Museum
Lancaster University's Ruskin Library
Penny's Hospital, 18th century almshouses on King Street
Quayside Maritime Museum
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Duke's Playhouse
The Gregson Centre
Lancaster Grand Theatre
Dalton Square: Queen Victoria Memorial and the town hall
Westfield War Memorial Village
The Three Mariners public house – the oldest pub in Lancaster, dating back to the 15th century, and one of two pubs in the UK with original gravity-fed cellars
The Golden Lion, Moor Lane – the last drinking place of the Pendle Witches in 1612
( Lancaster - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Lancaster . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Lancaster - UK
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lancaster hall sings fields of gold featuring lewis
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Lancaster Castle - Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Lancaster Castle
Owned by HM Queen Elizabeth, this castle still houses prisoners though much of it is open to the public.
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Travel blogs from Lancaster Castle:
- ... I ended up going to Lancaster Castle, which is not a residence and never was ...
- ... I wish I could just buy them all and ship them home I've done a fair bit of walking around Lancaster, I found the Lancaster Castle, the Judge's Lodgings, the museum, the town hall all the historical buildings, but i've yet to go inside them ...
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- Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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- See Lancaster Castle? It is a working prison! by Scharrak from a blog titled Fresher's Week and Week 1
- Lancaster Castle in the 1890 by Ateam from a blog titled A-Team Virtual Road Rally Day 8
- Lancaster Castle--detail by Scattywah from a blog titled Lancaster Castle
- Lancaster Castle by Scattywah from a blog titled Lancaster Castle
Southwest Florida Eagle Cam
Southwest Florida Eagle Cam
Changing Lancaster 4
Old pictures, mixed with modern day pictures, showing the changing face of Lancaster
Lancaster Town Hall Clock
A look at Lancaster Town Hall Clock on Saturday 22nd July 2017.
The clock was built by Gillet and Johnson of Croydon in 1909 and contains 4 bells for the westminster quarter chimes and an hour bell weighing nearly 3 tons
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Lancaster, Lancashire (UK)
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated on the Lune River. It is well known for commercial, cultural and educational centre.
Lancaster first visit to town
I studied abroad at Lancaster University for the Michaelmas quarter of the 2011-2012 school year, which was my senior year of college. To read about my trip you can check out my blog that I wrote during the 3 months I spent in England and check out the rest of the videos about the places I visited while I was there!
Lancaster England, hala, scotforth, aldcliffe, bowerham
Lancaster England
My Favourite Spots in Lancaster
Digital Content Ambassador Raiza takes us around her favourite spots in Lancaster city for relaxing, eating and socialising.
Prices correct in July 2019.
Lancaster Town Hall Salsa competition 2009
Drive through Historic Lancaster, UK
Driving along the one-way loop of historic Lancaster.
We Are Lancaster
We Are Lancaster is a joint project by Lancaster University and Lancaster University Students’ Union created to foster a sense of community and belonging within the institution and further afield.
We aim to:
- Celebrate Lancaster’s international outlook
- Contribute to a welcoming atmosphere and culture within the university and the wider region
- Promote good relationships between the University and the communities it is part of - locally and worldwide
And we need your help! This project is about as many people as possible becoming part of the We Are Lancaster movement, and you can get involved right now by sharing your ideas. We want to hear from anyone who has thoughts on things we can do to meet the aims of We Are Lancaster.
See the 'Get Involved' section on our website at lancaster.ac.uk/wearelancaster to find out more about what makes a great We Are Lancaster activity and share your ideas.
Georgian Lancaster
The original city of Lancaster, England, is a city with many fine Georgian buildings, a beautiful parish church, which should really be a cathedral, and a magnificent castle going back to Roman times.
This video is a sequence taken from the highly acclaimed dvd The Lune Valley Our Heritage filmed and produced by award winning amateur heritage film director Chris Abram. The dvd explores the whole sixty five mile stretch of the historic and very beautiful Lune river valley, in the North West of England, from its beginings in the Howgill Fells down to its entry into the magnificent Morecambe Bay. Filmed from the air as well as on the ground, it tells of the beauty and heritage of the small villages and towns as well as their traditions, customs, hidden places and special events.
For further information or purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Award winning heritage film director Chris Abram has made a series of high definition films about the Lune Valley and Morecambe Bay area in which he lives.
His highly accaimed Our Heritage series has recently been added to with Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Part 1 covers from Fleetwood, through Glasson Dock and historic Sunderland Point. Heysham, with its stone cut graves, harbour, historic church and village. Morecambe and its heritage as shown in Victorian photographs and vintage film from every decade since 1901 as well as up to date filming in high definition. The coastline of beautiful, and treacherous, Morecambe Bay including the railway town of Carnforth, Silverdale & Arnside, until we reach Levens Hall. Here Chris Abram talks to its owners Susie and Hal Bagot before taking a video tour of the house and the oldest surviving topiary gardens in the UK.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers Edwardian seaside resort Grange over Sands. A personal interview with The Queens’ Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson and a crossing of the bay. Flookburgh and the award winning short film “Six Miles Into the Bay” featuring a day out on the sands tractor shrimping with Michael Wilson. The Cumbria Steam Gathering. Cartmel, its Priory, races and Holker Hall. Also the Cartmel Valley with its Dolly Blue works, gunpowder works and historic Backbarrow Iron Works. The story of the Furness Railway. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Lakeland Motor Museum. Also Stott Park Bobbin mill. It ends with the story of Greenodd as a once major port and its links with Arthur Ransome, of Swallows and Amazons fame.
Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 “The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands” covers historic Ulverston as the once “Capital of Furness.” The Ulverstone to Lancaster Railway. Sir John Barrow, renovation of the Hoad Monument. Ulverston Canal, Chapel Island, Plumtons’ mysterious magic lantern and unique film of the disappearing Collins Weir. Newlands historic iron furnace. Inside Cumbria Crystal. Unique historic film of High Carling Sanatorium. Ulverston as a festival town and cameras were at the annual Dickensian Christmas Festival and the Furness Tradition Folk Festival. Our cameras were also at the unveiling of the prestigious Laurel & Hardy statue and the film includes an interview with the sculptor Graham Ibbeson. The Ulverston sequence ends with the story of Swarthmoor Hall and its importance to Quakers.
The film carries on telling the story of the iron ore of Lindal, Marton and candles. The South Lakes Animal Park is featured before we cover the story of Furness Abbey. It is then on to Urswick with its thousands of years of history and the Tunwinni Cross. Then it is via Birkrigg Common to the story of Conishead Priory, Aldingham, Gleaston Water Mill and the coast to Barrow in Furness and Dalton. The development and growth of Barrow is covered, with its iron and steel works, shipbuilding, docks and Vickers, featuring unique footage of the famous “Vickers Rush”. The excellent Dock Museum and Barrow as a major submarine builder with unique footage of one of the earliest submarines to be launched, as well as the launching of an oil tanker. Included is a stop frame motion film of the dismantling of Barrows’ famous landmark, the big yellow crane. Finally it is on to the story of Roa Island, Piel Island and Walney Island
For further information and to purchase any of the Our Heritage dvd's visit heritagevideoproductions.co.uk.
Email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Team & Local Authority of the Year - Lancaster City Council Unbugged- British Pest Management Awards
Lancaster City Council Unbugged is celebrating a double win after being presented with two prestigious industry accolades.
They were named Local Authority of the Year and Team of the Year at the British Pest Management Awards, organised by UK trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA).
Held at ExCel London, the award ceremony formed part of the BPCA’s esteemed biennial exhibition and conference PestEx, the UK’s pest management show.
Ron Haygarth, of Lancaster City Council, said: “It really is a privilege to have won these two awards for the work that the team has done so well.
“In 29 years, there have been lots of changes and they’ve come up to the mark every time – it’s an honour to work with them.”
In 2017 the local authority rebranded its commercial pest control work as ‘Unbugged’ with the aim of generating additional high-value work in order to become cost-neutral and ultimately a social enterprise.
Since then the team’s enthusiasm and knowledge has seen them achieve an encouraging rise in income and a high standard of service, with the overall customer satisfaction rate never dropping below 98 per cent.
What stood out to the expert panel of judges was the philosophy of continuous improvement and the introduction of new initiatives, plus the team’s ability to adapt and embrace new ideas.
Sue Clowes, Pest Control Manager at Lancaster City Council, puts Unbugged’s success down to the team’s light-hearted competition and sense of humour.
She said: “They are always willing to help each other out when one of them is struggling, but still retain a healthy and friendly rivalry.
“Although the team members have worked in the pest control service for many years, they remain passionate about their work and are never complacent.”
The Unbugged team has introduced drain camera surveys to generate additional income and volunteered to train to use scaffolding and cherry pickers to work at height. This has led to gull control work on rooftops involving egg replacement.
To further keep costs down, the team has also created their own mouse-proof air vent covers instead of using proprietary brands.
Their initiatives to minimise costings has generated public speaking opportunities for the team, with presentations already held for other local authorities, the Women’s Institute and Rotary.
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Lancaster Bomber At Morcambe Bay 12/09/2010
Flypast of the BBMF Lancaster Bomber at Morcambe in Lancashire, stunning! What more can you say?
HMS Lancaster crew given Freedom of the City
85 crew members of the vessel HMS Lancaster have been on parade outside Lancaster Town Hall today (27/02/15). The type-23 Frigate arrived in Liverpool yesterday for a four-day visit to the region.
Lancaster Canal at Garstang, from the air.
The John Rennie-designed Wyre Aqueduct carries the Lancaster Canal over the river Wyre at Garstang.
Duke of Lancaster Regiment Parade and Inspection in Liverpool 2018
The Duke of Lancaster Regiment and Band, done a short parade from Liverpool Parish Church after their Service of Remembrance there to Exchange Flags, behind the Town Hall. Here they were inspected by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Christine Banks, and the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside , Mr Mark Blundell.
Visit Lancashire: Lancaster & Morecambe
Visit Morecambe for stunning views across Morecambe Bay to the Lakeland hills beyond, or stroll along the beach with its golden sands. Discover historic Lancaster's spooky castle which is still in use today as a Crown Court.
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