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The castle today. Click here to view the Lancaster Castle Plan and Brochure. Take a Tour. Since HMP Lancaster Castle was decommissioned by the Ministry of Justice and the Castle returned to the Duchy of Lancaster in 2012, the focus has very much been on the preservation and restoration of the fabric of these historic buildings.
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Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, Lancashire. 11,992 likes · 37 talking about this · 37,826 were here. Lancaster Castle welcomes visitors of all ages for daily tours, special events and group bookings....
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The castle is now open to the public seven days a week and is undergoing a large-scale refurbishment. There is a large sweeping public piazza, allowing access to the cloistered area, renovated in 2019.
The courtroom is still in use today. Shire Hall Joseph Gandy's masterpiece, this magnificent ten-sided room, showcases a semi-circle of Gothic pillars that support the arches over the main part of the court and the arches of the plaster vault over the surrounding aisle.
Nov 22, 2023 · Is Lancaster Castle still a prison? No, Lancaster Castle stopped operating as an active prison in 2011. After centuries of use as a prison, the castle was opened to visitors for tours and underwent renovations to restore many historical aspects of the site.
Since being established by the Romans the castle has been a home to monarchs, a place of trial and execution, and a working prison right up until 2012. Still a crown court, the majority of the castle is now open to the public for the first time in over 1,000 years. Duration: 1-2 hours.
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Mar 30, 2022 · Lancaster Castle is already adorned with his work: sculpted Lancashire witches’ heads, created when Alan’s studio was in the Well Tower, and the sculpted heads of prison reformer, Elizabeth Fry and Quaker founder, George Fox who was imprisoned there are on show in the courtyard.