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Lancaster Maritime Museum, St George's Quay, Lancaster
i.31 Overlooking the river Lune and '■ the Georgian architecture of St George's Quay sits Lancaster Maritime Museum. The museum is housed in the Port of Lancaster Cus tom House and warehouse build ings, which date from the second half of the 18th century.
i The former Custom House of 1764, designed by Richard Gillow, contains displays on the history of the Port of Lancaster and the local fishing industry and the adjacent
-j warehouse houses focuses on the Lancaster Canal and the ecology of Morecambe Bay
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Several preserved vessels are also: displayed, including 'Sir William Priestley' and 'Coronation Rose'.- ....
Open: Sunday, September. 14: 11am-5pm
and heritage-rich towns and cities. Now, all we have to do is pledge to make , the most of what we have on our doorstep,
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. The Priory, Roman Bath House and Wery Wall, St Mary's Parade, Priory Close, Lancaster : The 15th century priory holds Viking ornaments, crusaders' coffins and part of a Jacobean 'three-decker' pulpit. There are carved choir stalls P with their misericords, which are
^ nationally famous, making it one of the most frequently visited parish churches in the North West.
Close by you will find the remains
® of the Roman Bath House and Wery Wall, which formed a fort wall -
probably dating from the fourth ■ century. As a bonus, the priory has magnificent views across the city and Morecambe Bay. Open: Thursday, September 11
to Sunday, September 14:10am -4pm
Chapel of the King's Own Royal Regiment, The Priory Church of St
• Mary, Lancaster, Church Street, Lancaster
The Regimental Chapel of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regi ment was built as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the South African
War (1899-1902). The Chapel is an extension to Lancaster Priory Church and, over the years, has ex panded so it is now also a memorial to the King's Own Royal Regiment, its soldiers and history. Around the
® walls are memorials to soldiers and suspended from the roof is the larg
est collection of regimental colours under a single roof. Join curator Peter Donnelly in a guided tour of < r the Regimental Chapel to discover
. ■' more. Eyent not suitable for children under.13.
Open: Friday, September 12: Tours 10.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm
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Judges Lodgings, Church Street, Lancaster Built in the centre of Lancaster against the backdrop of Lancas ter Castle and Lancaster Priory
. this elegant, Grade I listed build ing is Lancaster's oldest town house. The house was originally home to Thomas Covell, Keeper of Lancaster Castle and notorious witch hunter.
Between 1776 and 1975 the house became an impressive residence forjudges visiting the
. Assize Court at nearby Lancaster.
Castle.The museum is now home
-to a renowned collection of Gil- • low furniture. • As part of National Carers Day on the Sunday, advisors will be on hand to talk to visitors about dementia and encourage suffer-
• ers and their carers to make use of museums and gallerieg. ; Open: Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14: : noon - 4pm •
The Storey Gardens, Castle Park, Lancaster
The Storey Gardens in the centre of Lancaster have been closed to the public for several years. There is a magnificent copper beech in
the first garden plus a large insect house and various self-seeded trees. In the second garden there is. the remains of the art work The Tasting Garden by Mark Dion.' This is surrounded by a flowering border, heritage fruit trees, herb garden and soft fruit trees. •
Open: Saturday, September 13: noon - 4pm
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j ter Campus, Bowerham Road, i Lancaster The university is inviting the public to take a tour behind the scenes to discover some fascinating artworks and hear the stories behind them. These seldom-seen artistic treas ures include a large-scale painting
by acclaimed'kitchen sink'artist John Bratby in St Martin’s Chapel • and a maquette (scale model) by
Barbara Hepworth for her Winged Figure of 1962 on the John Lewis
store in London's Oxford Street. Children must be over age of six. Meet at University of Cumbria's Bowerham Road campus, outside ■
the chapel.
From .the Romans to the modern day, the county boasts a history and culture others can only envy
and what better chance is there than the an nual Heritage Open Days. This runs over four days next month - from
September 11 to 14-and offers people a chance to visit free of charge some of the buildings that normally either charge an
entrance fee or which are not open to the public. Read on to find out about some of the
buildings that are taking part so you can plan ' : at least one visit to somewhere you might .• never otherwise go.
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Open: Saturday, September 13: Tours noon and 2pm
Whalley Abbey, The Sands, Whalley, Clitheroe The Cistercian Abbey of Stanlow, in Cheshire, moved to Whalley in 1296 and the church was built between 1330 and 1380, with the Abbot's lodging and infirmary completed in about 1440. After the dissolution of the Monasteiy in 1537, the property passed into private hands and it remained a
: private residence until 1923, when the Church of England acquired it. Open: Thursday, September 11
to Sunday, September 14:9am -6pm
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Hvery year mjhe second week of September Lancaster Priory celebrates w ih a week of concerts and redials. The festival aims - to Aow<ase the P n o i/s own musical talent, and give other local musraans the opportunity to perform in such a beautiful venue. 2007 the final concert of the week ■
I has alw ys featu itred the 60-stronrgv Priory _1._____ .
—.— -*wuruiviuioud, ivuuvveex concerts have featured individuals ranging from choir members, to nationally-known trumpieter John Miller and promising local
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talent such as Imogen Mechie. (now known aslmogen err?— 1-------- Rae)-
featuredin Lancaster
■Guardian last week
The Priory has welcomed back many °f its past choir-members now making their way in musical careers, and (his year's final concert features Beth Fuller-Teed
playing the ever-popular The Lark ascending, while James Cave who ^rigat King's College Cambridge after leaving Lancaster, takes a major role in fee opening concert on Sunday Zth. It's great to see them • return, and they enjoy coming back •o work with’old friends. The young
people in the choir also get a lot
out of working wife people they remember singing with as children. It's great to work with them in
Ruskin Library, Lancaster
University, Lancaster The gallery and the reading room will be open to the public to view the exhibition, 'This Mountain
Paradise: Ruskin on the Continent, •1835. ■
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Open: Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12: 10am-4pm -
there are 50 players in • • . this year's concert
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The week opens wi fe sjiedal services, including Eucharist at 10.00 ' - ' wfe special Preacher Peter Moger from Yprk Minster, and choir
the orchestra too. The ■ . t«u.iA,j,imeaiunng James Priory Orchestra began . . Prasad and Uz«e Weedy, as a small group of
■ ■ <u ? eS^!,S1^ f irl^ Haydn's little Oigan Mass. After evensong, ’ ra^ffeech^g.v^complefeevenmgofmrisicbyJSBa^^': “i
.playerawhocameto . ' Jbe Festival is fee start of a Busy musical season at the Priory ' play at Midnight Mass
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TICKETS TO EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:
The Church Office
Tuesday - Thursday before 3pm. Tel. 01524 65338
Lancaster Priory, Priory Close, Lancaster, LA11YZ
Lancaster Priory Website
www.lancasterprioiy.oig
. On the door featuring later in fee year, feeir annual se l l-o i .t rh r ic ^ i i r7 L .
Doors open 30 minutes before concert starts. Disabled Parking is available by the church tower. Vie nearest Secure Parking is Park Safe on Damside Sheet only a short zvalkfrom the Priory. - -
Seats are numbered for dhe Concerts on September 13th ’ and the Qirishnas Concerts. Othenvise there is no
reserved seating. Tickets are normally available fmm one month before each event.
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Choir and its past membeis, plus a specially by Georee ButtenvnrthTlI11116 recruited Festival Orchestra Midweek^ ^
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E are incredibly fortunate in Lancashire. Not only do we have some marvellous countryside, but: also stunning stretches of coastline
St Thomas and St Elizabeth RC Church, Thurnham, Lancaster This Catholic church was built in 1848 on a private estate. It houses a collection of vestments and church silver, including Pugin monstrance, and a processional cross believed to be from Cock- ■ ersand Abbey as well as windows by William Wailes. The grounds contain the Gillow family mauso- • leum (pictured) and a stone cross
from the abbey. The chancel arch painting is by Henry Doyle, who was uncle to Sherlock Holmes author Sir ■ ArthurConan Doyle. 'ifvOpen: Friday, September; 12 to Sunday, September
14: 10am-16pm
JnnWhrT T d CnJ°y fhe SpeClal S‘fts 0Ur musiaans have to offer You would be welcome to worship with us at any of our choral services or
come and enjoy an organ recital, a concert by our young performed or experienced professional musicians
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We guarantee that your hearts will be uplifted by wonderful music m the ery special atmosphere of Lancaster's historic pansh church
Tlie Revd Chris Newlands, Vicar of Lancaster
mu atronal Festival rught asthe real Last night of the proms, and will indude fee old
To wden fte p^ularity o/ the concerts, ^ nWit ™ a 1 °f ‘h Proms" ^
Julian nairi«c year W£ . J j . ^ ProSramme- This will be on thf same
. favourites Land of hope and gloiy and Jerusalem, plus a brand new Fantasia on British Songs and Dances bv well knnum irv~*i • •
Bufte™orth who was killed in WWI. The choir will on 1914, including music
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