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Lancashire - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
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We know that not all the
properties in Lancashire are listed.
Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
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Lancaster Castle
Castle Parade, Lancaster, LA1 1JY
Tel: 01524 64998 Fax:
01524 847914
E-mail:
christine.goodier@mus.lancscc.gov.uk
Web:
www.lancastercastle.com
Lancaster Castle, also known as John O' Gaunt's
Castle, dates back to Roman times. It stood as a
fortress against the marauding forces of Picts
and Scots.
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The Rock-Hewn Graves of
Heysham
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They don't sell nettle
beer on Main Street in Heysham any more, but
you can still sit on the Brass Beam Scale and
get weighed in public, if you're brave enough.
There's a Heritage Centre now in what was once
a barn for the 17th century farmhouse next
door; an antique shop has opened beyond the
pub, but the ancient bric-a-brac shop, selling
second hand books and home-made peg bags has
merchandise in its window that I'm sure I
remember seeing there when I visited as a
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Stone Graves - Photo:
David Medcalf
CCL |
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Apart from
the fact
that the car
park's
become pay
and display
and there
are bins for
re-cycling
your
rubbish, not
much changes
in this
quaint
little
village on
the southern
coast of
Morecambe
Bay. That's
its charm.
More...
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The Roman Riches of
Ribchester
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Almshouse, Stydd - Photo:
Dave Dunford
CCL |
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"It is written on a wall in Rome that
Ribchester was as rich as any town in
Christendom."
This is an ancient saying whose origins have
been lost in time but may refer to a rough
translation of the Latin inscribed on some
artefact long since discovered and lost again.
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Sunderland Point and
Samboo's Grave
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Going to Sunderland Point
is always a bit scary for me.
Just think about the name.
Sunder or asunder means apart and when the
tide comes in this tiny village which was once
a thriving port is now cut off from the
mainland at Overton.
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Sambo's Grave - Photo:
Mr. T
CCL |
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Lancaster Priory & Parish
Church
Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire. LA1 1YZ
Tel: 01524 65338
E-mail:
lancasterpriory@yahoo.co.uk
Web:
www.priory.lancaster.ac.uk
Lancaster Priory & Parish Church dates back to
the 11th century. There has been a place of
worship located on this site since 630 A.D. and
possibly even earlier than that. Open throughout
the year on Monday through to Saturday, from
10.00am to 4.30pm (1630). On Sundays, the first
Service is at 8.00am. The Church may
occasionally close for lunch on Sundays and
during the winter months.
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The Churches Conservation
Trust
E-mail:
central@tcct.org.uk
Web:
www.visitchurches.org.uk
Organisation dedicated to the preservation of
England's Churches. Here you will find a handy
search facility to locate Churches in the area
you plan to visit.
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Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, nr Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8UA
Tel: 01282 771004 Fax:
01282 770178/776663
E-mail:
gawthorpehall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Elizabethan house with
rich interiors and an important textile
collection.
This imposing house, set in tranquil grounds
in the heart of urban Lancashire, resembles
the great Hardwick Hall and is very probably
by the same architect, Robert Smythson.
In the middle of the 19th century Sir Charles
Barry was commissioned to restore the house,
thereby creating the opulent interiors we see
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Gawthorpe Hall -
Photo:
John Darth
CCL |
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River Calder -
Photo:
Dave B
CCL |
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The long gallery is hung with portraits of
society figures from the 17th century, some of
the paintings being on loan from the National
Portrait Gallery.
Several rooms display part of the unparalleled
international collection of needlework, lace
and costume assembled by the last family
member to live here, Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth.
The wooded park and riverside location offer
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Rufford Old Hall
Rufford, nr Ormskirk, L40 1SG
Tel: 01704 821254 Fax:
01704 823823
E-mail:
ruffordoldhall@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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One of Lancashire’s finest
16th-century buildings.
The spectacular Great Hall has an intricately
carved ‘moveable’ wooden screen and dramatic
hammer-beam roof.
Evidence suggests that Shakespeare performed
in this hall for the owner, Sir Thomas
Hesketh, whose family owned Rufford for over
400 years. |
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Rufford Old Hall -
Photo:
Doug Elliot
CCL |
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Rufford Old Hall -
Photo:
Doug Elliot
CCL |
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The house contains
fine collections of 16th- and 17th-century oak
furniture, arms, armour and tapestries.
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grounds are laid out in late Victorian style and
feature a herbaceous border, orchard, topiary,
sculpture and a woodland walk. |
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Browsholme Hall
Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 3DE
Tel: 01254 826719
E-mail:
enquiries@browsholme.co.uk
Web:
www.browsholme.co.uk
The ancestral home of the Parker Family was
built in 1507, today Robert and Amanda Parker
invite guests into their home for conferences,
corporate hospitality, musical events, craft
fairs and open days.
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Leighton Hall
Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9ST
Tel: 01524 734474 Fax:
01524 720357
E-mail:
info@leightonhall.co.uk
Web:
www.leightonhall.co.uk
Home to the Gillow family, known international
for their furniture making skills, Leighton Hall
highlights include the Gothic towers, beautiful
gardens and trained birds of prey. Open to the
public from May through September.
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Samlesbury Hall
Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 OUP
Tel: 01254 812010 Fax:
01254 812174
E-mail:
enquiries@samlesburyhall.co.uk
Web:
www.samlesburyhall.co.uk
A 14th Century Manor House open to the public
every day, except Saturdays (closed for
weddings). Henry VIII hosts free guided tours
every Sunday starting around 11.15am.
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