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The Castle’s Dark History. A glimpse into the history of Lancaster Castle and its use as a place of punishment offers a revealing insight into the nation’s changing attitudes towards crime in general, as well as religious and cultural beliefs through the centuries. Find out more….
- A Dark History
Lancaster Castle provides a unique snapshot of the history...
- Visiting The Castle
Visiting The Castle - History - Lancaster Castle
- Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster - History - Lancaster Castle
- People & Stories
People & Stories - History - Lancaster Castle
- Royal Visitors
Royal Visitors - History - Lancaster Castle
- Further Articles
Further Articles - History - Lancaster Castle
- Archives
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- Executions
Out of 200 executions at Lancaster Castle, only 43 were for...
- A Dark History
- Seiberling Mansion
- Fowler House
- Lane Place
- Oakhurst at Minnetrista
- Gruenewald Historic House
- Miller House and Garden
- Gaar Mansion and Farm Museum
- John E. Christian House, Samara
- Haan Museum of Indiana Art
- Dr. James Ford Historic Home
1200 W. Sycamore St. in Kokomo. howardcountymuseum.org. 765-452-4314 Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Tours:1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $10 adults, $5 ages 18 and under. Industrialist Monroe Seiberling settled in the home, with its striking tower-like middle, in 1891. Indiana was experiencing its gas boom, which turned Kokomo f...
909 South St. in Lafayette. fowlerhouse.org. 765-400-2002 Tours: Can tour during lunches 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Check their Facebook pagefor updates to the schedule before you go. Formal tours by appointment through info@fowlerhouse.org. Donations recommended. Captured by Gothic Revival architecture, millionaire cattle king Moses Fowler ...
212 S. Water St. in Crawfordsville. lane-mchs.org. 765-362-3416 Tours:Request that people call ahead for an appointment. Walk-ins 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Saturday of the month. $7 adults, $5 ages 7-17. Free ages 6 and under. Henry S. Lane might not be the most recognizable of names today, but he shifted Ame...
Tours start at 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway in Muncie. minnetrista.net. 765-282-4848 Tours:9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Local residents: $8. $6 ages 12 and under. Non-residents: $15. $12 ages 12 and under. Free ages 3 and under. George and Frances Ball built their abode in 1894 on a stretch of family homes along a scenic ben...
626 Main St. in Anderson. Gruenewald Houseon Facebook. 765-648-6875 Tours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and by appointment. Best to call ahead, even if the house is open. $10 adults. $5 ages 10 and under. Brick maker Martin Gruenewald loved to entertain and created a showplace mansion to do just that. In 1873, Gruenewald finished adding a th...
Tour begins at Columbus Area Visitors Center, 506 5th St. in Columbus. columbus.in.us/miller-house-and-garden-tour. 812-378-2622 Tours:See website for tour times. $25. Only ages over 10 can tour. One of the crown jewels in a city known for its architecture, the home was commissionedby industrialist J. Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia Simons Miller i...
2593 Pleasant View Road in Richmond. thegaarhouse.com. 765-966-1262 Tours:Open by appointment with at least 48 to 72 hours notice. $10 adults. $5 ages 18 and under. Abram Gaar, president of the Gaar-Scott and Co. that manufactured steam engines and threshing machines, built the home in 1876. It's in the Second Empire Victorian style — and has the n...
1301 Woodland Ave. in West Lafayette. samara-house.org. 765-409-5522 Tours:By reservation only. New tours need between two and six people. Or email to see what tours you can join. info@samara-house.org. $10 adults. $3 college students. Free ages 17 and under. After falling in love with Frank Lloyd Wright's work in the Usonia village in New York, Pu...
920 State St. in Lafayette. haanmuseum.org. 765-742-6449 Tours:1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. $10 adults, $5 kids. Unlike many of its Hoosier compatriots, this mansion was built without an immediate inhabitant. Instead, it was the Connecticut building at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, upholding the state's desire to showcase an example of a gentlem...
177 W. Hill St. in Wabash. honeywellarts.org/dr-ford-home. 260-563-1102 Tours:Tuesday-Saturday by appointment only. Appointments must be made 48 hours in advance. Call or email mhughes@honeywellfoundation.org. $4 adults, free kids 12 and under. A visit to Dr. James Ford's home is a little more than an hour and a half from Indianapolis, but it still...
- Arts And Creativity Reporter
Lancaster Castle is a medieval castle and former prison in Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. Its early history is unclear, but it may have been founded in the 11th century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the River Lune .
From its origins as a Roman fort to its storied past as a royal residence, a seat of justice, and a symbol of Lancashire’s identity, Lancaster Castle stands as a living testament to England’s rich and diverse historical legacy.
The Well Tower. Also known as the Witches’ Tower, this part of the castle was built in about 1325 and contains two wells and three stone-flagged underground dungeons which, traditions tells us, were used to house the Lancashire Witches prior to their trial in the castle in 1612.
Lancaster Castle, built on the site of a Roman fort, has a rich and varied history dating back almost 1,000 years. Originally constructed in the 11th century, the castle has witnessed numerous events that have shaped the course of English history.
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Lancaster Castle has been many things during its long history; a Roman station, a Saxon timber fort, a Norman motte, a medieval castle of stone, and a notorious prison. The castle's history really begins in 1093 when Roger de Poitou, a kinsman of William the Conqueror, built a castle mound here.
