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Lancaster University (officially The University of Lancaster) [4] is a public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter , [ 5 ] as one of several new universities created in the 1960s.
Lancaster (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ə s t ər /, / ˈ l æ n k æ s-/) [2] is a city [3] in Lancashire, England, and the main cultural hub, economic and commercial centre of City of Lancaster district. . The city is on the River Lune directly inland from Morecambe B
Historic Rock Ford, comprising the General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts, is located in southeastern Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Although the property is surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park, it is privately owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not ...
Lancaster General Health uses EPIC as its electronic medical record (EMR) system. [8] [circular reference] Lancaster General Health is also home to the Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Residency Program, consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top family medicine residency programs in the United States. [9]
The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British Second World War heavy bomber.It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same era.
A watercolour by Thomas Hearne from 1778 of the west of Lancaster's keep.The round tower next to the keep was demolished in 1796. [5]As there are no contemporary documents recording the foundation of the castle, it is uncertain when and by whom it was started, but it is supposed that Roger de Poitou, the Norman lord in control of the Honour of Lancaster, was responsible.
These later additions were designed by Lancaster architects James H. Warner and C. Emlen Urban, respectively. It is an important example of the Romanesque Revival style. [3] [4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and is a contributing property to the Lancaster Historic District. [1]
The 1852 extension includes a relief carving of the coat of arms of Lancaster. Originally known as 'Lancaster Castle Station' in order to distinguish it from the first Lancaster Station (1840–1849), Lancaster station was officially opened on 21 September 1846. The first public service ran into the station on 17 December the same year.