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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, one of the most captivating historical...
- A Plan of The Castle
Lancaster Castle, one of the most captivating historical...
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The Duchy of Lancaster has commissioned a £3m programme of...
- The Castle Buildings
The last major extension to Lancaster Castle was the Female...
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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.
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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- Castle Parade, Lancaster
Still used as a working courtroom on rare occasions, today the Shire Hall is also the centrepiece for one the UK’s finest displays of heraldic shields. Please note that most of Lancaster Castle's...
Nov 18, 2019 · Following a 2-year conservation project, the Duchy of Lancaster has re-opened the historic John O’Gaunt gate and unveiled the new-look Lancaster Castle to the visiting public. The works have included the careful removal of the former Prison Visitors building to reveal a new sweeping piazza, covered cloister walk, purpose-built Visitor café ...
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More prisoners are said to have been sentenced to death at Lancaster Castle than at any other court in the country. Lancaster became known as ‘the hanging town’. Today, the Crown Court and Shire Hall are leased from the Duchy to Lancashire County Council.