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Royal Albert Hospital. / 54.0336; -2.8008. The Royal Albert Hospital was a hospital in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1870 as an institution for the care and education of children with learning problems. By 1909 there were 662 children in residence. Following new legislation in 1913, adults were also admitted.
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune. In 1164 the Honour of Lancaster, including the castle, came under royal control.
Lancaster Royal Infirmary. / 54.0425; -2.8003. The Royal Lancaster Infirmary ( RLI) is a hospital in the city of Lancaster, England. [2] [3] It lies to the south of the city centre, between the A6 road and the Lancaster Canal. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. [4]
Ashton Memorial. / 54.04526; -2.78227. The Ashton Memorial is a folly in Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire, England built between 1907 and 1909 by the millionaire industrialist Lord Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of £87,000 [1] (equivalent to £10.5 million in 2023). [2]
Cockersand Abbey. / 53.977; -2.875. Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.
Lancaster Medical School (LMS) is located in Lancaster, Lancashire in North West England and is part of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University. It is currently the UK's newest public medical school, with its first graduates, a cohort of 31, graduating in 2011. [1] The current head of the medical school is Professor Marina ...
Scotforth. / 54.027; -2.791. Scotforth is a suburb in the south of the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is home to Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary School [1] and St Paul's Church. The civil parish, which does not include the suburb had a population of 239 recorded in the 2001 census, [2] increasing to 321 at the 2011 ...
Early life. Wadeson was born at Bay Horse, near Lancaster, Lancashire, England on 31 July 1826.The son of a blacksmith, he became a tallow chandler’s apprentice before enlisting in the 75th Regiment of Foot (later the Gordon Highlanders) in November 1843, aged 17.