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T 4 N L E M Maritime ST GEORGE’S QUAY A 1 I T Let’s begin outside theD Priory Church. Walk over to the top Carry on up Great John Street and when you get to Dalton U L 8 E A Museum E R of the steps. From hereO you can see the history of the city Square, stop and ponder the Town Hall, another gift to the R A R T P K N S E N S city from , to house the city council, its public laid out before you. The magnificent GeorgianW buildings tell Lord Ashton E O I C G N D K U of the riches that wereT Re madetail during Lancaster’s R heyday as a services, a court, banqueting suites and a large concert hall. R L A A O E A E C Park O D Y bustling port on the spice R route. As your eyes travel The monument of Queen Victoria in Dalton Square was QUAY H K O MEADOW upwards, notice the rows andL rows of Victorian terraces that given to the city at the same time and features 53 eminent M U GREEN U N U were built by the Victorian ownersB of the thundering cotton Victorians at its base. I D AYRE B R mills to house the workers who toiled for them. On the I D G skyline you can see The Ashton MemorialRIDG, completed inE Cross over and turn left into Gage Street. continue through E

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A Canal E T U L S Let’s begin outside the Priory Church. Walk over to the top Carry on up Great John Street and when you get to Dalton of the steps. From here you can see the history of the city Square, stop and ponder the Town Hall, another gift to the laid out before you. The magnificent Georgian buildings tell city from Lord Ashton, to house the city council, its public of the riches that were made during Lancaster’s heyday as a services, a court, banqueting suites and a large concert hall. bustling port on the spice route. As your eyes travel The monument of Queen Victoria in Dalton Square was upwards, notice the rows and rows of Victorian terraces that given to the city at the same time and features 53 eminent were built by the Victorian owners of the thundering cotton Victorians at its base. mills to house the workers who toiled for them. On the skyline you can see The , completed in Cross over and turn left into Gage Street. continue through 1909, after being commissioned by Lancaster’s foremost Ffrances Passage (yes spelt correctly), into Penny Street, entrepreneur Lord Ashton. Sometimes referred to as turn right until you reach the crossroads with Market Street. Lancaster’s Taj Mahal, it is believed to have been built in Here you will see a horseshoe set into the pavings. Legend tribute to his wife Jessie. Around it spreads a spectacular has it that it was John O’Gaunt’s horse that cast its shoe park with a café and butterfly house, an atmospheric place when galloping to the Castle. to while away an afternoon Carry on up Market Street to Market Square. On the wall of Now, turn around and look at the Priory itself. You are standing the 1725 pub you will see a plaque that tells you that Bonnie on ancient hallowed ground - it is believed that Christian Prince Charlie was declared Regent near this site in 1745. worship has been taking place on this site since the 2nd century The City Museum, once the Town Hall, is also in this square. - the Romans arrived in Lancaster in about 80AD. The Priory itself is very old and was granted a charter as a Benedictine Keep walking up Market Street until you see a small ginnel Priory in 1094. You can find out more inside the Church. on your right behind Barclays Bank. This is Sun Street, it was built around 1780 and it cuts through what would once have Turn again and look at the Castle. It started life as a Roman been the dramatic gardens of a prosperous Georgian fort and has a thrilling history of dungeons, witches, knights lawyer. You will see The Music Room on your left, this would and martyrs. It is here that the Pendle witches were tried have been a beautiful folly in the ornamental gardens. The and condemned to the gallows which in those days were nine muses decorate its interior walls in stunning near The Ashton Memorial. From where you are standing plasterwork and it can now be rented as holiday you can see Hanging Corner where the public executions accommodation via The Landmark Trust. The Atkinson’s were held in the 18th-19th centuries - imagine the coffee roaster wafts its rich aroma into the streets of thousands of people who gathered where you are standing Lancaster, as it has done since Thomas and Jane Atkinson to watch. opened the Grasshopper Tea Warehouse in 1837.

On the right you can see the Shire Hall which is still used as Continue on down Sun Street, noticing the tiny Georgian a Crown Court. The older part of the Castle dates back to the properties that would once have been thriving shops. At the mid-12th century. You can take a tour around the Castle - end you reach Church Street which follows the line of the see the old prison wings which only closed in 2011 and be original Roman Road where Roman legions marched to the locked in the pitch black dungeons - fort. Turn left and walk up the street, you will see the house where Bonnie Prince Charlie is supposed to have stayed, Time to move on. With the entrance to the Priory on your (number 76). right, walk around the clock tower noticing the spectacular view of the coast - it’s easy to see why the Romans chose At the head of the street you will see the majestic Judges’ this site for their defences. You will see a lane in front of you Lodgings which was originally built in 1630 as the house of - follow it down; on your right amongst the undergrowth is the Governor of the Castle. Following this it was used as the spot of a Roman Bath House. Keep going until you accommodation for judges who travelled to cast their reach the Quay. verdicts at the Assizes courts at the Castle.

Transport your mind back to the 1750s, Lancaster’s Take the fork to the left of the Judges’ Lodgings and bustling quayside was England’s 4th largest port - you approach the Castle. You will see the former Dispensary of would have seen jostling crowds of sailors, merchants, 1785 (number 19) which provided healthcare for the poor. errand boys, traders and ladies of both good and ill repute. Legend has it that there were 50 hostelries along this quay, As you reach the top you will see Lancaster’s picture book catering for the crews that brought cargoes of rum, spices Castle in all its glory - the epitome of a true English sugar and tobacco from the colonies. You can still see the stronghold. The portcullis is known as John O’Gaunt’s Gate Custom House which is now The Maritime Museum. and renders the castle a dominating force over the town. On the right of the gate is some older stonework - this is the Follow the riverside path staying on this side of the river, Well Tower but locally it is known as the Witches Tower take the walkway onto and back off the Millennium Bridge because this is where the famous Pendle Witches spent until you turn right into Water Street and cross over Cable their last days before their demise. Street (where the sailors hung their ropes to dry). Cross the main road into Chapel Street and notice St John’s Church Keep the Castle on your right and continue to walk down the which was built in 1754 when the port was expanding. Every hill. You will come to the side entrance of The Storey in Sunday rich merchants came here to make their peace. which you will find The Print Room Café Bar (open Tuesday-Friday 8am-6pm & Saturday 9am–6pm) Keep to the right and walk up ‘Stinking Lane’ which at and Lancaster Visitor Information Centre some stage in its history was renamed as the current (and (open Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm). more fragrant) ‘Rosemary Lane’. Before you cross, look up St Leonardgate to your left to see more Georgian merchants’ Pop into the Print Room for delicious home cooked food and houses and the renowned Grand Theatre built in 1782. fresh coffee, and then call into the Visitor Information Centre where our friendly and knowledgeable staff will be pleased to help you find out more about anything that has captured your imagination during the trail.

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