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Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Lancaster ou Lancastre, en français, est une ville dans le nord-ouest de l'Angleterre, Royaume-Uni, dans le comté du Lancashire sur la rivière Lune. Elle a le statut de Cité. En 2001, elle comptait plus de 45 952 habitants. La ville est très accessible : située près de l'autoroute M6, l'autoroute la plus longue de Royaume-Uni, mais aussi, possédant une gare sur la West Coast Main Line, la plus importante artère ferroviaire du nord-ouest. La ville s'illustre notamment par son université la Lancaster University, la 8e université britannique qui compte plus de 17 000 étudiants. La ville de Lancaster est dans le district non métropolitain de la Cité de Lancaster.

Lancaster City Museum

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Lancaster City Museum is a museum in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is housed in the former town hall in the Market Square.

Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

The Judges' Lodgings, formerly a town house and now a museum, is located between Church Street and Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The building is the oldest existing town house in Lancaster, and was also the first house in Lancaster to have shutters. It was used by judges when they attended the sessions of the Assize Court. Use of the house by visiting judges ended in 1975, and the building was converted into a museum; featuring a museum of childhood, and the Gillow furniture collection. The future of the museum was put in doubt, following an announcement from Lancashire County Council that it would be closed permanently. Closure was initially proposed to take place on 31 March 2016, but it was deferred. In April 2018 it was announced the museum would open to the general public between Easter and the end of October 2019.

Lancaster Town Hall

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Lancaster Town Hall is a municipal building in Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Lancaster Arts at Lancaster University

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by royal charter in 1964, one of several new universities created in the 1960s. The university was initially based in St Leonard's Gate in the city centre, before moving in 1968 to a purpose-built 300 acres campus at Bailrigg, 4 km to the south. The campus buildings are arranged around a central walkway known as the Spine, which is connected to a central plaza, named Alexandra Square in honour of its first chancellor, Princess Alexandra. Lancaster is a residential collegiate university; the colleges are weakly autonomous. The eight undergraduate colleges are named after places in the historic county of Lancashire, and each have their own campus residence blocks, common rooms, administration staff, and bars. Lancaster is ranked in the top ten in all three national league tables, and received a Gold rating in the Government's inaugural Teaching Excellence Framework. The annual income of the institution for 2016-17 was £267.0 million of which £37.7 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £268.7 million. Along with the universities of Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York, Lancaster is a member of the N8 Group of research universities. Elizabeth II, Duke of Lancaster, is the visitor of the University. The current chancellor is Alan Milburn, since 2015.

Ruskin Library

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

The Ruskin Library is a library of the University of Lancaster which houses the Whitehouse Collection of material relating to the English poet, author and artist John Ruskin and his circle. This collection was formed by John Howard Whitehouse, Liberal Member of Parliament.

Château de Lancaster

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Le château de Lancaster, historiquement connu sous le nom de Château de Lancastre est un château médiéval, situé à Lancaster dans le Lancashire en Angleterre. Il est aujourd'hui le siège d'une Cour de la Couronne , tribunal pénal de première instance en Angleterre. Il fut également une prison pour hommes de catégorie C du Royaume-Uni jusqu'en mars 2011. Depuis, il est ouvert au public à travers des visites guidées. Les bâtiments du château sont gérés par le Lancashire County Council , qui en loue la majeure partie au ministère de la Justice. Le site est la propriété du duché de Lancastre, domaine privé du souverain britannique.

Morecambe Town Hall

Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) / Royaume-Uni

Morecambe Town Hall is a municipal building in Marine Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.