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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. By the time of the introduction of the National Health Service ...
Edward Denis de Vitre (24 March 1806 – 4 October 1878) was an English physician, twice mayor of Lancaster, England, and one of the founders of the Royal Albert Hospital (originally The Royal Albert Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles of the Northern Counties) in Lancaster. He was born at Irthington, near Carlisle and studied at the University of ...
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]
Greaves Park. Coordinates: Greaves Park in 2012. Greaves House, now known as Greaves Park, is a Grade II listed house in Lancaster, England, now a pub and restaurant, and is also the name of the surrounding public park. [1] [2] [3] It was built in 1843 by the Reverend Samuel Simpson and was the residence of many notable people for the next century.
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]
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy. / 54.0393; -2.8018. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a mixed Church of England high school operating under academy status; it is in the city of Lancaster in the north west of England. The school has over 1700 pupils between 11 and 18 years old, 350 of whom are part of the sixth form.
Leighton Hall and Stable Block. Designated. 2 May 1968. Location in the City of Lancaster district. Leighton Hall is a historic house 0.5 miles (1 km) to the west of Yealand Conyers, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. [1]
Light. Focal height. 6 metres (20 ft) Range. 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Characteristic. Fl W 2s. Plover Scar Lighthouse, also known as the Abbey Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the entrance of the Lune estuary, near Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, England. The lighthouse is maintained by the Lancaster Port Commission.